NEW YORK, March 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (NYSE-RVT) has declared a quarterly distribution of $0.30 per share on its Common Stock. The distribution, optionally payable in additional shares of Common Stock, or in cash by specific stockholder election, is to be paid on March 30, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 12, 2026 (ex-dividend on March 12, 2026). The price of shares issued for reinvestment will be determined on March 20, 2026.

The Fund has adopted a Distribution Policy of paying quarterly distributions on its Common Stock. Distributions are being made at the annual rate of 7% of the rolling average of the prior four calendar quarter-end net asset values (NAVs), with the fourth quarter distribution being the greater of 1.75% of the rolling average or the minimum distribution required by IRS regulations. The policy, including the annual rate, is subject to change at the discretion of the Fund's Board of Directors.

The Fund's estimated sources of the distribution to be paid on March 30, 2026 and for 2026 year-to-date are as follows

Estimated Allocations as of February 28, 2026

 
                           Net       Net Realized    Net Realized 
         Distribution   Investment    Short-Term       Long-Term      Return of 
  Fund    Per Share       Income         Gains           Gains         Capital 
------  -------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 RVT        $0.30      $0.00 (0 %)  $0.0953 (32 %)  $0.2047 (68 %)  $0.00 (0 %) 
------  -------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 

Estimated Allocations for 2026 through February 28, 2026

 
                           Net       Net Realized    Net Realized 
         Distribution   Investment    Short-Term       Long-Term      Return of 
  Fund    Per Share       Income         Gains           Gains         Capital 
------  -------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 RVT        $0.30      $0.00 (0 %)  $0.0953 (32 %)  $0.2047 (68 %)  $0.00 (0 %) 
------  -------------  -----------  --------------  --------------  ----------- 
 

You should not draw any conclusions about the Fund's investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the Fund's Distribution Policy. The amounts and sources of distributions reported herein are only estimates and are not being provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual amounts and sources of the amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund's investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. The Fund will send you a Form 1099-DIV for the calendar year that will tell you how to report these distributions for federal income tax purposes.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

 
         Average Annual      Annualized                          Cumulative 
          Total Return        Current       Cumulative Total    Fiscal Year 
         (in relation to    Distribution       Return (in       Distribution 
           NAV for the    Rate (expressed   relation to NAV      Rate (as a 
          5-year period   as a percentage    for the fiscal    percentage of 
            ending on       of NAV as of      year through       NAV as of 
  Fund    2/28/2026)(1)    2/28/2026)(2)     2/28/2026)(3)     2/28/2026)(4) 
-------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
  RVT        8.27 %            6.13 %           10.63 %            1.53 % 
-------  ---------------  ----------------  ----------------  ---------------- 
 
 
(1) Average Annual Total Return in relation to NAV represents the compound 
average of the Annual NAV Total Returns of the Fund for the five-year period 
ended February 28, 2026. Annual NAV Total Return is the percentage change in 
the Fund's NAV over a year, assuming reinvestment of distributions paid. 
(2) The Annualized Current Distribution Rate is the current fiscal period's 
distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of February 
28, 2026. 
(3) Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund's NAV from 
December 31, 2025 to February 28, 2026, assuming reinvestment of distributions 
paid. 
(4) The Cumulative Fiscal Year Distribution Rate is the dollar value of 
distributions for the fiscal year period (January 1, 2026 to February 28, 
2026), as a percentage of the Fund's NAV as of February 28, 2026. 
 

About Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc.

Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. (the "Fund") is a closed-end diversified management investment company whose shares of Common Stock are listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange. The Fund's primary investment goal is long-term capital growth. The Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in equity securities of small-cap companies (i.e., those that have a market capitalization not greater than that of the largest company in the Russell 2000$(R)$ Index at the time of its most recent reconstitution) under normal circumstances.

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SOURCE Royce Small Cap Trust

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