19th May 2026 17:16
JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998
19 May 2026
THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC
(the "Company")
Market Purchase by the Company of its own Shares
The Company announces that, pursuant to the authority granted by shareholders at the general meeting held on 4 March 2026 to make market purchases of up to 14.99% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital, it purchased 44,241 ordinary shares of 25p each in the capital of the Company on 19 May 2026 at a price of 872.3493p per share. The purchased shares will be held in Treasury.
Following this purchase, the Company's issued ordinary share capital remains 74,385,131 ordinary shares of 25p each, of which 18,662,763 ordinary shares are held in Treasury. Treasury shares do not carry voting rights. There are also 4,257 preference stock units in issue, which do not carry voting rights.
Holders of the Company's ordinary shares are entitled to one vote for every share held. As Treasury shares have no voting rights, the total number of voting rights is 55,722,368. Shareholders should use this figure for notifications in keeping with the provisions of DTR 5.
For further information please call:
Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Limited
Corporate Secretary
Telephone: 020 7818 1818
Harriet Hall
PR Director, Investment Trusts
Janus Henderson Investors
Telephone: 020 7818 2919
Related Shares:
Henderson Smaller Companies Trust