Henderson Smaller Companies Trust Regulatory News (HSL)

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998

2 April 2024

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

Market Purchase by the Company of its Own Shares

Notification is given that, pursuant to the authority granted at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 5 October 2023 to make market purchases of the Company's own ordinary shares up to a maximum of 14.99%, a market purchase of 5,374 ordinary shares in the capital of the Company was made today at a price of 764.6051p per share. The purchased shares will be cancelled. 

Following the above purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital will be 74,684,057 ordinary shares of 25p each, with voting rights totalling the same. Holders of the Company's ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for every share held. There are 4,257 preference stock units in issue, which do not carry voting rights. No shares are held in Treasury.

For further information please call:

Neil Hermon

Fund Manager

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust Plc

Telephone: 020 7818 4351

Johana Woodruff

For and on behalf of Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited

Corporate Secretary

Telephone: 020 7818 2220

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Telephone: 020 7818 2636