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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company
23rd December 2024, 14:23
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BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0006436108

Issuer Name

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Rathbones Investment Management Ltd

City of registered office (if applicable)

London

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United Kingdom

+------------------------+----------+----------------------------+
|Name                    |City of   |Country of registered office|
|                        |registered|                            |
|                        |office    |                            |
+------------------------+----------+----------------------------+
|Investec Wealth &       |St Peter  |Guernsey                    |
|Investment (Channel     |Port      |                            |
|Islands)                |          |                            |
+------------------------+----------+----------------------------+
|Investec Wealth &       |London    |United Kingdom              |
|Investment Limited      |          |                            |
+------------------------+----------+----------------------------+
|Rathbones Investment    |St Helier |Jersey                      |
|Management International|          |                            |
|Limited                 |          |                            |
+------------------------+----------+----------------------------+

4. Details of the shareholder

+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|Name                     |City of registered office|Country of registered
office|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|Torch Nominees Limited   |St Peter Port            |Guernsey
|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|Hero Nominees Limited    |St Peter Port            |Guernsey
|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|Ferlim Nominees Limited  |London                   |United Kingdom
|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|BNP Paribas Limited      |London                   |United Kingdom
|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+
|Rathbone Nominees Limited|London                   |United Kingdom
|
+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------------------------
-+

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

20-Dec-2024

6. Date on which Issuer notified

23-Dec-2024

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

+----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+
|.               |% of voting|% of voting rights|Total of |Total      |
|                |rights     |through financial |both     |number of  |
|                |attached to|instruments (total|in % (8.A|voting     |
|                |shares     |of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |+        |rights held|
|                |(total     |                  |8.B)     |in issuer  |
|                |of 8.A)    |                  |         |           |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+
|Resulting       |17.170500  |0.000000          |17.170500|8059790    |
|situation on the|           |                  |         |           |
|date on         |           |                  |         |           |
|which threshold |           |                  |         |           |
|was crossed or  |           |                  |         |           |
|reached         |           |                  |         |           |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+
|Position of     |18.007800  |0.000000          |18.007800|           |
|previous        |           |                  |         |           |
|notification    |           |                  |         |           |
|(if applicable) |           |                  |         |           |
+----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+
|Class/Type  |Number of direct|Number of indirect|% of direct  |% of indirect|
|of shares   |voting rights   |voting rights     |voting rights|voting rights|
|ISIN code(if|(DTR5.1)        |(DTR5.2.1)        |(DTR5.1)     |(DTR5.2.1)   |
|possible)   |                |                  |             |             |
+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+
|GB0006436108|                |8059790           |             |17.170500    |
+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+
|Sub Total   |8059790                            |17.170500%                 |
|8.A         |                                   |                           |
+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

+----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+
|Type of   |Expiration|Exercise/|Number of voting rights that may be|% of  |
|financial |date      |conve    |acquired if the instrument is      |voting|
|instrument|          |rsion    |exercised/converted                |rights|
|          |          |period   |                                   |      |
+----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+
|          |          |         |                                   |      |
+----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+
|Sub Total |                    |                                   |      |
|8.B1      |                    |                                   |      |
+----------+----------+---------+-----------------------------------+------+

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+
|Type of       |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Physical or|Number of|% of  |
|financial     |date      |rsion period  |cash       |voting   |voting|
|instrument    |          |              |settlement |rights   |rights|
+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+
|              |          |              |           |         |      |
+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+
|Sub Total 8.B2|                                     |         |      |
+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+------+

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as
necessary)

+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+
|Ultimate   |Name of      |% of voting rights|% of voting|Total of both if|
|controlling|controlled   |if it equals or is|rights     |it equals or is |
|person     |undertaking  |higher than the   |through    |higher than the |
|           |             |notifiable        |financial  |notifiable      |
|           |             |threshold         |instruments|threshold       |
|           |             |                  |if it      |                |
|           |             |                  |equals or  |                |
|           |             |                  |is higher  |                |
|           |             |                  |than the   |                |
|           |             |                  |notifiable |                |
|           |             |                  |threshold  |                |
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+
|Rathbones  |Rathbones    |9.905900          |           |9.905900%       |
|Group Plc  |Investment   |                  |           |                |
|           |Management   |                  |           |                |
|           |Limited      |                  |           |                |
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+
|Rathbones  |Rathbones    |0.125500          |           |0.125500%       |
|Group Plc  |Investment   |                  |           |                |
|           |Management   |                  |           |                |
|           |International|                  |           |                |
|           |Limited      |                  |           |                |
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+
|Rathbones  |Investec     |7.114100          |           |7.114100%       |
|Group Plc  |Wealth &     |                  |           |                |
|           |Investment   |                  |           |                |
|           |Limited      |                  |           |                |
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+
|Rathbones  |Investec     |0.025100          |           |0.025100%       |
|Group Plc  |Wealth &     |                  |           |                |
|           |Investment   |                  |           |                |
|           |(Channel     |                  |           |                |
|           |Islands)     |                  |           |                |
+-----------+-------------+------------------+-----------+----------------+

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

None

12. Date of Completion

23-Dec-2024

13. Place Of Completion

Port of Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3 1NW

Contact    Graham Venables
name:      for and on behalf of BlackRock
           Investment Management (UK)
           Limited
           Company Secretary
Contact    0203 649 3432
Telephone
Number:
Date:      23 December 2024

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