JANUS HENDERSON FUND MANAGEMENT UK
LIMITED
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST
PLC
Legal Entity Identifier:
213800N1B1HCQG2W4V90
28 January 2025
THE EUROPEAN SMALLER
COMPANIES TRUST PLC
("ESCT"
or the "Company")
ISS Recommends shareholders
VOTE AGAINST ALL Resolutions at the Requisitioned General
Meeting
The Board of The European Smaller
Companies Trust PLC notes the publication of the voting
recommendation from ISS, the independent proxy adviser, in relation
to the Company's forthcoming general meeting to be held on 5
February 2025 at 12.30 p.m (the "Requisitioned General
Meeting").
ISS
has recommended that ESCT shareholders VOTE AGAINST ALL resolutions
at the Requisitioned General Meeting due to be held on 5 February
2025.
This recommendation is in line with
the unanimous recommendation of the Company's Board which has
previously encouraged shareholders to VOTE AGAINST All resolutions proposed at the Requisitioned General
Meeting for the reasons set out in the Circular posted to
shareholders on 8 January 2025 and available on the Company's
website here: www.janushenderson.com/general-meeting-esct/
James Williams, Chairman of The European Smaller Companies
Trust PLC, said:
"Alongside the Glass Lewis
recommendation, the independent advice of ISS affirms the views of
the Board, which has recommended that shareholders vote against all
resolutions proposed by Saba.
I once again urge all shareholders
to exercise their right to vote to ensure their views are fully
represented in the final voting numbers."
YOUR VOICE
MATTERS:
STAND AGAINST SABA, SAFEGUARD
YOUR INVESTMENT
Enquiries:
Janus Henderson Secretarial Services
UK Limited
Corporate Secretary to The European
Smaller Companies Trust PLC
+44 (0)20 7818
1818
ESCT@janushenderson.com
Dan Howe
Head of Investment Trusts, Janus
Henderson Investors
+44 (0)20 7818 1818
Winterflood Securities
Limited
Neil Langford / Rose Ramsden
(Corporate Finance)
Darren Willis / Innes Urquhart
(Corporate Sales)
+44 (0)20 3100 0000
Edelman Smithfield
John Kiely / Latika Shah
+44 (0)7785 275 665 / +44 (0)7950
671 948
Georgeson
esct@georgeson.com
