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: ( x )

An acquisition or disposal of 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) : ( )  

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

            East Riding of Yorkshire Council

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

            State Street Nominees Limited

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

            4 June 2015

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

            10 June 2015

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

            4%

(8). Notified details:  

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
     Number of Shares:  1,938,000
     Number of Voting rights(viii):  1,938,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
     Number of shares:  1,880,500
     Number of voting rights (ix):
          Direct (x):  1,880,500
          Indirect (xi):   n/a

% of voting rights:
     Direct:  3.93%
     Indirect:  n/a
 
B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii): N/A

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 Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion period (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix, xx):

Nominal:

Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights:  1,880,500

% of voting rights:  3.93%

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

n/a

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:

            Sarah Beynsberger
            For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
            Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

            020 7743 2639


10 June 2015