Director/PDMR Shareholding

SCHEDULE 11                                  
                                                                               
         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS          

1) Name of company

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

2) Name of director

Robert Robertson

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

Above named director

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them (if notified)

Pershing Keen Nominees Limited

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected
with the Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

N/A

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions
please indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
discretionary of ordinary shares

Purchase of ordinary shares

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

25,000

8) Percentage of issued class

0.05%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

N/A

10) Percentage of issued class

N/A

11) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25p each

12) Price per share

341.00p

13) Date of transaction

1 May 2008

14) Date company informed

2 May 2008

15) Total holding following this notification

25,000

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.05%

17) Any additional information

None

18) Contact name for queries

Mrs K V Higgins

19) Contact telephone number

020 7743 1089

20) Name of authorised company official responsible for making notification

Mrs K V Higgins
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

2 May 2008