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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - 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 14 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 29 February   2024, 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                                          % of
              For &               Votes          Votes Total Available Votes
              Discretionary %     Against   %                voting    Withheld
                                                             rights*

Resolution 1  19,808,247    92.60 1,582,027 7.40 21,390,274  45.41     7,190

Resolution 2  21,336,064    99.84 33,737    0.16 21,369,801  45.37     27,663

Resolution 3  21,389,361    99.99 2,320     0.01 21,391,681  45.42     5,783

Resolution 4  21,117,892    98.79 258,608   1.21 21,376,500  45.39     20,964

Resolution 5  21,115,753    98.78 260,147   1.22 21,375,900  45.38     21,564

Resolution 6  21,112,828    98.77 263,292   1.23 21,376,120  45.38     21,344

Resolution 7  21,119,528    98.80 256,592   1.20 21,376,120  45.38     21,344

Resolution 8  21,117,671    98.79 258,529   1.21 21,376,200  45.39     21,264

Resolution 9  21,351,516    99.88 25,431    0.12 21,376,947  45.39     20,517

Resolution 10 19,781,502    92.53 1,595,900 7.47 21,377,402  45.39     20,062

Resolution 11 21,370,539    99.97 7,078     0.03 21,377,617  45.39     19,847

Resolution 12 21,368,348    99.90 22,441    0.10 21,390,789  45.42     6,675

Resolution 13 21,344,947    99.80 43,229    0.20 21,388,176  45.41     9,288

Resolution 14 21,379,615    99.94 12,066    0.06 21,391,681  45.42     5,783




*Available Voting Rights (exc. Treasury) equals 47,099,792


20 June 2024