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The European Smaller Companies Trust plc (ESCT) ORD GBP0.015625

Sell:180.80p Buy:181.80p 0 Change: 0.80p (0.44%)
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Ex-dividend | Tender Offer

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc ORD GBP0.015625

Type:
Tender Offer
Shareholder action required:
Yes
Status:
Client deadline
Details (last updated 25 Apr 2025)

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc is offering to buy up to 42.5% of its shares. This is called a tender offer.

 

You can ask to sell all or part of your holding in the offer. You’ve got a guaranteed entitlement to tender (i.e. elect to sell) 42.5% of your shareholding. You can ask to sell more or less than this, but you might not successfully sell all the shares you tender above this entitlement.

 

The tender price will be calculated at the close of business on 19 May 2025, and will be based on the value of the assets set aside for shareholders who choose to sell their shares for cash in the tender offer (the Cash Exit Pool), minus the associated costs, taxes, and liabilities. The tender price is expected to be announced on or around 25 June 2025.

 

If you don’t want to sell any shares, you don’t need to do anything.

 

Sell shares in the offer – Act by noon on Thursday 15 May 2025

 

Any shares you ask to sell will be removed from your portfolio from 15 May 2025. You’ll receive cash from shares successfully sold at a date to be determined on or around 25 June 2025, and any shares not successfully sold will be returned to your account around the same time.

 

As your shares are held with Hargreaves Lansdown, scaling back of excess tenders may not be on the same terms as those announced by the company.

 

Full details of this event will be sent to Qualifying Hargreaves Lansdown clients by either post or secure message. Please note that any instruction you give must be based on the full details provided in the letter/message and not on the summary information outlined above.

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Ex-dividend | Tender Offer

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc ORD GBP0.015625

Type:
Tender Offer
Shareholder action required:
Yes
Status:
Client deadline
Details (last updated 25 Apr 2025)

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc is offering to buy up to 42.5% of its shares. This is called a tender offer.

 

You can ask to sell all or part of your holding in the offer. You’ve got a guaranteed entitlement to tender (i.e. elect to sell) 42.5% of your shareholding. You can ask to sell more or less than this, but you might not successfully sell all the shares you tender above this entitlement.

 

The tender price will be calculated at the close of business on 19 May 2025, and will be based on the value of the assets set aside for shareholders who choose to sell their shares for cash in the tender offer (the Cash Exit Pool), minus the associated costs, taxes, and liabilities. The tender price is expected to be announced on or around 25 June 2025.

 

If you don’t want to sell any shares, you don’t need to do anything.

 

Sell shares in the offer – Act by noon on Thursday 15 May 2025

 

Any shares you ask to sell will be removed from your portfolio from 15 May 2025. You’ll receive cash from shares successfully sold at a date to be determined on or around 25 June 2025, and any shares not successfully sold will be returned to your account around the same time.

 

As your shares are held with Hargreaves Lansdown, scaling back of excess tenders may not be on the same terms as those announced by the company.

 

Full details of this event will be sent to Qualifying Hargreaves Lansdown clients by either post or secure message. Please note that any instruction you give must be based on the full details provided in the letter/message and not on the summary information outlined above.

×
Sell:180.80p
Buy:181.80p
Change: 0.80p (0.44%)
Market closed |  Prices as at close on 25 April 2025 Prices delayed by at least 15 minutes | Switch to live prices |
Ex-dividend | Tender Offer

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc ORD GBP0.015625

Type:
Tender Offer
Shareholder action required:
Yes
Status:
Client deadline
Details (last updated 25 Apr 2025)

The European Smaller Companies Trust plc is offering to buy up to 42.5% of its shares. This is called a tender offer.

 

You can ask to sell all or part of your holding in the offer. You’ve got a guaranteed entitlement to tender (i.e. elect to sell) 42.5% of your shareholding. You can ask to sell more or less than this, but you might not successfully sell all the shares you tender above this entitlement.

 

The tender price will be calculated at the close of business on 19 May 2025, and will be based on the value of the assets set aside for shareholders who choose to sell their shares for cash in the tender offer (the Cash Exit Pool), minus the associated costs, taxes, and liabilities. The tender price is expected to be announced on or around 25 June 2025.

 

If you don’t want to sell any shares, you don’t need to do anything.

 

Sell shares in the offer – Act by noon on Thursday 15 May 2025

 

Any shares you ask to sell will be removed from your portfolio from 15 May 2025. You’ll receive cash from shares successfully sold at a date to be determined on or around 25 June 2025, and any shares not successfully sold will be returned to your account around the same time.

 

As your shares are held with Hargreaves Lansdown, scaling back of excess tenders may not be on the same terms as those announced by the company.

 

Full details of this event will be sent to Qualifying Hargreaves Lansdown clients by either post or secure message. Please note that any instruction you give must be based on the full details provided in the letter/message and not on the summary information outlined above.

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Year ending: 30/06/2025 30/06/2024 30/06/2023 30/06/2022 30/06/2021 30/06/2020
Dividend payments  
Final: - 3.35p 3.25p 3.10p 16.80p 14.20p
Interim: 1.45p* 1.45p 1.45p 1.25p 8.20p 7.80p
Total dividend for year: - 4.80p 4.70p 4.35p 25.00p 22.00p
Dividend metrics  
Dividend growth: n/a 2.13% 8.05% -82.60% 809.09% n/a
Dividend yield: n/a 2.70% 3.10% 3.10% 13.50% 2.60%
Dividend cover: n/a 1.13 1.11 1.19 0.83 0.63

* Dividend has not yet been paid but has been declared by The European Smaller Companies Trust plc.

All dividend metrics data is calculated excluding any special dividends. Historical dividends may be adjusted to reflect any subsequent rights issues and corporate actions.

Future dividend dates can be found in company information when announced by The European Smaller Companies Trust plc.

Financial year end Type Amount Ex-dividend date Payment date
30/06/2024 Total 4.80p  
  Final 3.35p 31/10/2024 29/11/2024
  Interim 1.45p 04/04/2024 03/05/2024
30/06/2023 Total 4.70p  
  Final 3.25p 02/11/2023 01/12/2023
  Interim 1.45p 30/03/2023 28/04/2023
30/06/2022 Total 4.35p  
  Final 3.10p 20/10/2022 02/12/2022
  Interim 1.25p 31/03/2022 29/04/2022
30/06/2021 Total 25.00p  
  Final 16.80p 21/10/2021 03/12/2021
  Interim 8.20p 25/03/2021 23/04/2021
30/06/2020 Total 22.00p  
  Final 14.20p 22/10/2020 27/11/2020
  Interim 7.80p 26/03/2020 17/04/2020

Historical dividends may be adjusted to reflect any subsequent rights issues and corporate actions.

Data policy - All information should be used for indicative purposes only. You should independently check data before making any investment decision. HL cannot guarantee that the data is accurate or complete, and accepts no responsibility for how it may be used. Past dividends do not offer any guarantee of future dividends. Dividends are likely to vary year on year depending on company performance and could increase, decrease or stop altogether. Dividend data provided by Digital Look.

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