Financial

Key TakeawaysIssuer: BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (LSE:BRSC), a UK-listed closed-end smaller companies trust.Number of Ordinary Shares purchased today: 15,000 at an average price of 1,328.00p.Settlement date: 28 May 2026; shares to be held in treasury rather than cancelled.IssuedCapital/">Share Capitalafter settlement: 60,525,371 Ordinary Shares …

Key TakeawaysIssuer: BlackRock Greater EuropeInvestmentTrust plc (LSE:BRGE), a UK-listed closed-end European equities investment trust.Number of Ordinary Shares purchased today: 16,289 at an average price of 582.01p.Settlement date: 28 May 2026; shares to be held in treasury rather than cancelled.IssuedShare Capitalafter settlement: 91,115,086 Ordinary Shares …

Key TakeawaysBNKR continued share buyback activity, repurchasing 400,000 ordinary shares on 26 May 2026.The purchase was made at 148.9041p per share, with shares to be held in treasury rather than cancelled.The buyback authority was granted at the Trust’s AGM on 25 February 2026.Total voting …

Key TakeawaysIEM continued its buyback programme, repurchasing 100,000 ordinary shares on 26 May 2026.The price paid was 459.04 pence per share, with the shares to be held in treasury.Total voting rights in the Company are now 40,166,307, the figure relevant for DTR thresholds.The buyback …

The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC(LSE:GSCT), a UK-listedInvestmenttrust focused on smaller companies around the world, released a Transaction in Own Shares announcement on 26 May 2026. The notice was published via the LSE’s Regulatory News Service at 17:09:14 under RNS Number 7684F.

Key TakeawaysLLOY repurchased 4,000,000 ordinary shares on 26 May 2026 through Goldman Sachs International.Volume-weighted average price was 101.4687p, with prices ranging from 101.0000p to 101.8000p.The Company intends to cancel the shares, lowering its total ordinary shares in issue.The transaction is part of the buyback …

Key TakeawaysLGEN repurchased 12,578,843 ordinary shares of 2.5p each over a five-day window from 18 to 22 May 2026.BarclaysCapitalSecurities Limited acted as broker, executing trades on XLON, BATE, TRQX, AQXE and CHIX venues.All shares will be cancelled, not held in treasury, leaving 5,560,642,468 ordinary …