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Henderson Smaller Companies Investment TrustAnnouncement

04/03/2026 14:46

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RNS Number : 3616V  Henderson Smaller Cos Inv Tst PLC  04 March 2026

JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK LIMITED

 

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

LEGAL ENTITY IDENTIFIER: 213800NE2NCQ67M2M998

 

4 March 2026

 

 

THE HENDERSON SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

 

General Meeting held on Wednesday, 4 March 2026

 

The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc (the "Company") announces
that, at the General Meeting held at 9.30 am on Wednesday, 4 March 2026, the
special resolution set out in the Notice of General Meeting issued on 28
January 2026 was duly passed on a poll.

 

The resolution authorises the Company to undertake market purchases of the
Company's ordinary shares of up to a maximum of 8,674,958 (or if less, 14.99%
of the number of ordinary shares in issue (excluding shares held in Treasury)
immediately prior to the passing of this resolution), at the maximum price per
share (exclusive of expenses) not exceeding the higher of: a) 105% of the
average middle market quotations for the five business days preceding the date
of purchase; and b) the higher of the last independent bid and the highest
current independent bid on the London Stock Exchange. This authority shall
expire at the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting, expected to be
held in October 2026.

 

The poll results received were as follows:

   Special resolution                                                              Number of votes FOR  % of votes FOR  Number of votes AGAINST  % of votes AGAINST  Total votes cast  % of Issued capital  Number of votes withheld
   To authorise the directors to make market purchases of its own ordinary shares  19,360,633           98.01%          393,348                  1.99%               19,753,981        34.25%               11,252
   (14.99%)

 

 

For the purposes of s341 Companies Act 2006, the votes validly cast are
expressed in the table above as a percentage of the Company's total voting
rights as at close of business on 2 March 2026, being the time at which a
shareholder had to be registered in the register of members to attend and vote
at the General Meeting. A vote 'withheld' is not a vote in law and has
therefore not been counted as a vote 'for' or 'against' any resolutions.

 

The aggregate number of ordinary shares in issue at the date of this
announcement is 74,385,131, of which 16,834,663 were held in Treasury at close
on 3 March 2026. Each ordinary share carries one vote.

 

The full poll results will also be available on the Company's website at
www.hendersonsmallercompanies.com (http://www.hendersonsmallercompanies.com) .
The full text of the resolution is in the Notice of General Meeting issued on
28 January 2026 and also available on the Company's website. The special
business resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism
("NSM") and will shortly be available for inspection on the NSM website at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) .

 

For further information please contact:

 

Janus Henderson Secretarial Services UK Ltd

Corporate Secretary to The Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

Tel: 020 7818 1818

 

Harriet Hall

PR Director, Investment Trusts

Janus Henderson Investors

Tel: 020 7818 2919

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