Royce Value Trust Solicits Proxies from the Shareholders

Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (the Fund), formerly Royce Value Trust, Inc., is a diversified, closed-end investment company. The investment objective of the Fund is long-term growth of capital. The Fund primarily invests in small-cap securities. Under normally circumstances, the Fund invests approximately 80% of its assets in the equity securities of small-cap companies. The Fund may also invest up to 25% of its assets in securities of issuers headquartered outside the United States. The Fund invests in various sectors, which include industrials, financials, information technology, health care, consumer discretionary, materials, real estate, communication services, energy, consumer staples and utilities. The Fund’s investment advisor is Royce & Associates, LP. Royce & Associates, LP primarily conducts business using the name Royce Investment Partners.