Total Voting Rights

1 June 2012

                     BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC                     

                                (the "Company")                                

TOTAL VOTING RIGHTS

In conformity with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules ("the Rules")
provision 5.6.1, the Company would like to notify the market that as at 
31 May 2012 its issued share capital consisted of 47,879,792 Ordinary Shares of 
25 pence each (excluding treasury shares), carrying one vote per share. As at 
31 May 2012, the Company held 2,113,731 ordinary shares in treasury.

Shareholders should use 47,879,792 as the denominator for the calculations by
which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or
a change to their interest in, the Company under the Rules.

All enquiries:

Barbara Powley
Company Secretary
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Tel: [phone]