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RNS Number : 6447O

Global Smaller Cos. Trust PLC (The)

01 February 2023

1 February 2023

THE GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEI: 2138008RRULYQP8VP386

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

In accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6, The Global Smaller Companies Trust plc (the 'Company') announces today that 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.

   Date of purchase:                                                   1 February 2023 
   Number of ordinary shares purchased:                  94,000 
   Lowest price per share:                                           155.30p 
   Highest price per share:                                          155.60p 
   Trading venue:                                                        London 
   Aggregate volume per trading venue:                    94,000 
   Weighted average price per trading venue:            155.41383p

The Company intends to hold the purchased shares in treasury.

Following the above transaction, the Company holds 87,875,296 of its ordinary shares in treasury and has 532,658,474 ordinary shares in issue (excluding treasury shares).

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 532,658,474. The above figure ( 532,658,474) 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:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,

Company Secretary

Telephone: 0 20 7628 8000

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