The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC

AGM Information • Jul 28, 2022

National Storage Mechanism | Additional information

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Global Smaller Cos. Trust PLC (The)

28 July 2022

THE GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

(the "Company")

LEI: 2138008RRULYQP8VP386

28 July 2022

Results of Annual General Meeting

Following the Annual General Meeting of the Company, which was held today, the Board is pleased to announce that all of the Ordinary Resolutions put to shareholders were voted on by Poll and passed.  In addition, the following items of Special Business were also voted on by Poll and passed; which:

i)     allow the Directors of the Company to exercise all powers of the Company to allot shares in the Company up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,367,441, representing approximately 10% of the Company's issued ordinary share capital as at the date of the passing of the resolution;

ii)    allow the disapplication of pre-emption rights on the allotment of new ordinary shares up to an aggregate nominal amount of £1,367,441;

iii)    allow the Company to make market purchases of up to 81,650,669 ordinary shares, representing 14.99% of the Company's issued share capital;

The full text of all the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting set out in Annual Report for the year ended 30 April 2022, copies of which are available on the Company's website www.globalsmallers.com. The Annual Report is also available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

A copy of the poll results will shortly be available on the Company's website www.globalsmallers.com

28 July 2022

For further information please contact:

Jonathan Latter

For and on behalf of Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited,

Company Secretary

Telephone: 020 7628 8000

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