The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC

Proxy Solicitation & Information Statement • Jul 2, 2025

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The Annual General Meeting of the Company will be held at Chartered Accountants' Hall, 1 Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA on Friday, 15 August 2025 at 12.00 noon.

Please detach this portion before posting this proxy form.

Form of Proxy - Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday, 15 August 2025

14 July 2025

Dear Shareholder

The 2025 Annual Report and Financial Statements, including the Notice of Annual General Meeting, has now been published. You will fi nd it enclosed or a notifi cation which explains where you can view the full information online.

The AGM will take place at Chartered Accountants' Hall, 1 Moorgate Place, London EC2R 6EA on Friday, 15 August 2025 at 12.00 noon. We hope as many shareholders as possible will attend. The Manager will, as usual, give a review of the year together with his view on the outlook. This year we will also be streaming the meeting live on the internet so that those shareholders who cannot attend in person will be able to view the proceedings. Please note that those viewing the proceedings online will not be entitled to vote on the resolutions proposed at the meeting.

You are welcome to view the meeting online by registering online and adding the Company by following this link: https://www.investormeetcompany.com/the-global-smaller-companies-trust-plc/register.

Voting at this year's AGM will be conducted by way of a poll and therefore you are requested to lodge your votes ahead of the meeting by completing and returning this Form no later than 12.00 noon on Wednesday, 13 August 2025. Its completion and return will not preclude you from attending the meeting and voting in person.

Yours faithfully

Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited Company Secretary

Kindly Note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specific to the All Named Holders unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services PLC accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.

All Named Holders

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Explanatory Notes:

• 1. Every holder has the right to appoint another person or persons of their choice, who need not be a shareholder, as their proxy to exercise all or any of their rights, to attend, speak and vote on their behalf at the meeting. If you wish to appoint a person other than the Chairman, please insert the name of your chosen proxy in the space provided. If the proxy is being appointed in relation to less than your full voting entitlement, please enter in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. If left blank your proxy will be deemed to be authorised in respect of your full voting entitlement (or if this Proxy Form has been issued in respect of a designated account for a shareholder, the full voting entitlement for that designated account(s)).
• 2. To appoint more than one proxy, (an) additional Proxy Form(s) may be obtained by contacting the Registrar's helpline on 0370 889 4088 or you may photocopy this form. Please indicate in the box next to the proxy holder's name the number of shares in relation to which they are authorised to act as your proxy. Please also indicate by ticking the box provided if the proxy instruction is one of multiple instructions being given. All forms must be signed and should be returned together in the same envelope.

• 3. The 'Vote Withheld' option is provided to enable you to abstain on any particular resolution. However, it should be noted that a 'Vote Withheld' is not a vote in law and will not be counted in the calculation of the proportion of the votes 'For' and 'Against' a resolution.

• 4. Pursuant to regulation 41 of the Uncertifi cated Securities Regulations 2001, entitlement to attend and vote at the meeting and the number of votes which may be cast thereat will be determined by reference to the Register of Members of the Company at close of business on Wednesday 13 August 2025. Changes to entries on the Register of Members after that time shall be disregarded in determining the rights of any person to attend and vote at the meeting.

• 5. To appoint one or more proxies or to give an instruction to a proxy (whether previously appointed or otherwise) via a designated voting platform, any such messages must be received by the issuer's agent prior to the specifi ed deadline within the relevant system. For this purpose, the time of receipt will be taken to be the time (as determined by the timestamp generated by the relevant designated voting platform) from which the issuer's agent is able to retrieve the message. The Company may treat as invalid a proxy appointment sent via a designated voting platform in the circumstances set out in Regulation 35(5)(a) of the Uncertifi cated Securities Regulations 2001.
• 6. The address overleaf is how it appears on the Register of Members. If this information is incorrect please ring the Registrar's helpline on 0370 889 4088 to request a change of address form or go to www.investorcentre.co.uk to use the online Investor Centre service.
• 7. Any alterations made to this form should be initialled.
• 8. Completion of this form of proxy will not prevent a shareholder from attending the AGM and voting in person should they so wish.

Kindly note: This form is issued only to the addressee(s) and is specifi c to the unique designated account printed hereon. This personalised form is not transferable between different (i) account holders; or (ii) uniquely designated accounts. The Company and Computershare Investor Services PLC accept no liability for any instruction that does not comply with these conditions.

Form of Proxy

Please complete this box only if you wish to appoint a third party proxy other than the Chairman. Please leave this box blank if you want to select the Chairman. Do not insert your own name(s).

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I/We hereby appoint the Chairman of the Meeting OR the person indicated in the box above as my/our proxy to attend, speak and vote in respect of my/our full voting entitlement* on my/our behalf at the Annual General Meeting of The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC to be held at Chartered Accountants' Hall, 1 Moorgate Place, London, EC2R 6EA on Friday 15 August 2025 at 12.00 noon and at any adjourned meeting.

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* For the appointment of more than one proxy, please refer to Explanatory Note 2. Please mark here to indicate that this proxy appointment is one of multiple appointments being made.							Please use a black pen. Mark with an X X inside the box as shown in this example.
1.	Ordinary Resolutions To receive and adopt the audited fi nancial statements for the year ended 30 April 2025	For		Vote Against Withheld	9. To re-elect Graham Oldroyd as a Director.		For		Vote Against Withheld
	and the reports of the directors and the auditor.				10. To re-appoint BDO LLP as auditor of the Company.
2.	To approve the Directors' Remuneration Policy.				11. To authorise the Audit and Management Engagement Committee to determine the
3.	To approve the Directors' annual Remuneration Report.				remuneration of the auditor.
4.	To declare a fi nal dividend of 2.30 pence				12. Authority to allot shares. Special Resolutions
	per ordinary share for the year ended 30 April 2025.				13. Disapplication of pre-emption rights.
5.	To re-elect Nick Bannerman as a Director.				14. Share buyback authority.
6.	To re-elect Bulbul Barrett as a Director.				15. Notice period for general meetings.
7.	To re-elect Randeep Grewal as a Director.				16. Cancellation of share premium account and capital redemption reserve.
8.	To elect Zoe King as a Director.

I/We instruct my/our proxy as indicated on this form. Unless otherwise instructed the proxy may vote as he or she sees fit or abstain in relation to any business of the meeting. Signature Date

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In the case of a corporation, this proxy must be given under its common seal or be signed on its behalf by an attorney or offi cer duly authorised, stating their capacity (e.g. director, secretary).

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