Transaction in Own Shares

Global Smaller Cos. Trust PLC (The)

15 July 2024

 

15 July 2024

THE GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEI: 2138008RRULYQP8VP386

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Information disclosed in accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6

The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc (the 'Company') announces that today it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of 2.5 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through Stifel Nicolaus Europe Limited, to be held in treasury.

Date of purchase:	15 July 2024
Number of ordinary shares purchased:	400,000
Lowest price per share:	163.80p
Highest price per share:	164.60p
Weighted average price paid:	164.31p

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 137,511,635 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 483,022,135 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 483,022,135. The above figure (483,022,135) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

Name of contact and telephone number for enquiries:

Ian Ridge

For and on behalf of

Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,

Company Secretary

Telephone: [phone]

 

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