Franz Leibenfrost Retires from the Board of F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC

The Global Smaller Companies Trust PLC is a United Kingdom-based investment trust. The Company's objective is to secure a high total return by investing in smaller companies worldwide. The Company seeks to create a portfolio avoiding over exposure to any one company, sector, or market. The Company is suitable for retail investors in the United Kingdom, professionally advised private clients and institutional investors who seek growth over the long term and who understand and are willing to accept the risks, as well as the rewards, of exposure to smaller companies. The Company's investment portfolio includes sectors, such as industrials, collective investments, financials, consumer discretionary, technology, healthcare, basic materials, consumer staples, real estate, energy, telecommunications, and utilities. The Company's investment manager is Columbia Threadneedle Investment Business Limited.