Result of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
(LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082)

Results of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc announces that, at the Annual General Meeting held today, all 15 resolutions were duly passed on a poll.

The full text of the resolutions can be found in the Notice of Annual General Meeting set out in the Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 28 February 2023, which has previously been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and is available for inspection at:

https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism

The results of the poll were as follows:

	Votes For & Discretionary	%	Votes Against	%	Votes Total	% of Available voting rights*	Votes Withheld
Resolution 1	21,788,496	93.33	1,556,615	6.67	23,345,111	48.03	0
Resolution 2	23,274,181	99.87	29,714	0.13	23,303,895	47.94	41,216
Resolution 3	23,262,005	99.78	51,196	0.22	23,313,201	47.96	31,910
Resolution 4	23,343,583	99.99	1,528	0.01	23,345,111	48.03	0
Resolution 5	23,058,704	98.80	280,599	1.20	23,339,303	48.01	5,808
Resolution 6	22,636,346	96.99	702,698	3.01	23,339,044	48.01	6,067
Resolution 7	23,032,559	98.69	306,744	1.31	23,339,303	48.01	5,808
Resolution 8	23,057,974	98.79	281,329	1.21	23,339,303	48.01	5,808
Resolution 9	20,613,857	88.32	2,725,445	11.68	23,339,302	48.01	5,809
Resolution 10	21,775,460	93.28	1,568,456	6.72	23,343,916	48.02	1,195
Resolution 11	23,339,041	99.98	4,869	0.02	23,343,910	48.02	1,201
Resolution 12	23,222,173	99.57	99,311	0.43	23,321,484	47.98	22,327
Resolution 13	23,327,713	99.93	17,018	0.07	23,344,731	48.02	380
Resolution 14	23,312,368	99.86	31,558	0.14	23,343,926	48.02	1,185
Resolution 15	21,772,499	93.27	1,571,069	6.73	23,343,568	48.02	1,543

*Available Voting Rights (exc. Treasury) equals 48,609,792

20 June 2023