Result of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 9 June 2016, we are pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including ordinary resolution 9, and special resolutions 10, 11 and 12 as special business of the Company:

(Res. 9)    To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 10)  To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury.
(Res. 11)  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 12)  To adopt new Articles of Association.

In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for inspection at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:
 

	For	Against
Resolution 1:	100.00%	0.00%
Resolution 2:	99.52%	0.48%
Resolution 3:	100.00%	0.00%
Resolution 4:	99.97%	0.03%
Resolution 5:	99.58%	0.42%
Resolution 6:	99.99%	0.01%
Resolution 7:	99.93%	0.07%
Resolution 8:	99.98%	0.02%
Resolution 9:	99.93%	0.07%
Resolution 10:	99.47%	0.53%
Resolution 11:	99.92%	0.08%
Resolution 12:	99.95%	0.05%

9 June 2016