Henderson Smaller Companies Investment Trust PLC announced it will request the cancellation of listing for its preference shares from the FCA and London Stock Exchange.
The preference shares, ticker 44IO, ISIN GB0009065284, will be delisted from the Official List and Main Market.
The company acquired the remaining 4,257 preference shares, representing £4,000 nominal value, from shareholders unreachable during a 1999 buyback.
The Board approved the acquisition and cancellation. No preference shares will remain in issue.
The ISIN will be disabled in CREST on Thursday, with buyback and cancellation on Friday. Delisting is scheduled for 8:00 a.m. on May 27, 2026.
The shares have not been actively traded. No suspension is expected.
The board described the move as administrative to simplify capital structure. Ordinary shares are unaffected.
