BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC - 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 event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )

Other (please specify): ( )

Baseline notification required as a result of the implementation of changes to the transparency directive

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

BlackRock, Inc.

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


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

4 March 2016

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

8 March 2016 (after close of business)

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

Total holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 13%. Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 13%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: 6,450,255
Number of Voting rights(viii): 6,450,255

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
Direct: N/A
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): N/A
Indirect (xi): 5,961,697

% of voting rights:
Direct: N/A
Indirect: 12.45%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument: Securities Lending

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted: 8,276

% of voting rights: 0.01%

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: 5,969,973

% of voting rights: 12.46%


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

See Annex

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:

BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team

(14). Contact name:

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

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2639


9 March 2016