European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Report Publication Announcement • Oct 19, 2023

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90

19 October 2023

THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2023

The annual report and audited financial statements for the year ended 30 June 2023 has been sent to shareholders together with the Notice of Annual General Meeting.

Copies of the annual report and the Notice of Annual General Meeting have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the Company's website at www.europeansmallercompaniestrust.com.

For further information, please call:

Harriet Hall PR Manager Janus Henderson Investors Telephone: 020 7818 2919

Dan Howe Head of Investment Trusts Janus Henderson Investors Telephone: 020 7818 4458

Neither the contents of the Company's website nor the contents of any website accessible from hyperlinks on the Company's website (or any other website) is incorporated into, or forms part of, this announcement.