Holding(s) in Company

TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

            BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: ( )

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: ( )

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify) : ( x )  Change in our Terms & Conditions restricting
the exercise of Voting Rights to Discretionary client holdings


(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

            Investec Wealth & Investment Limited

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

            n/a

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

            1 June 2015

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            2 June 2015

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

            5%

(8). Notified details:


A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code):  Ord 25p/GB0006436108

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
     Number of Shares:  2,731,824
     Number of Voting rights(viii): 2,731,824

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares: 
          DIRECT:   2,449,335
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x): 2,449,335
          Indirect (xi): 

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  5.12%
     Indirect: 

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument: 

Expiration date (xiii): 

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv): 

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

C.  Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Instruments (xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument: 

Exercise Price: 

Expiration date (xvii): 

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii): 

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix) (xx):


Nominal: 
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights:  2,449,335

Percentage of voting rights:  5.12%


(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Discretionary client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100%
owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited. 
 

Proxy Voting:

(10). Name of the proxy holder:

            N/A

(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

            N/A

(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

            N/A


(13). Additional information:

            N/A

(14). Contact name:

            Ms S Beynsberger
            For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
            Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 2639

 

2 June 2015