BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Result of GM
Results of General Meeting
LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082
The Board of
(i) the ordinary resolution relating to the issue of New Shares in connection with the proposed combination of the assets of the Company with the assets of BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc (" THRG ");
(ii) the ordinary resolution relating to the adoption of the New Investment Policy;
(iii) the ordinary resolution relating to the five for one sub-division of the Shares; and
(iv) the special resolution relating to the proposed Tender Offer for up to 28 per cent. of the Company's Shares in issue (excluding Shares held in treasury).
For the avoidance of doubt, the Scheme Issue remains conditional upon, amongst other things, the passing of the resolution to be proposed at the Second THRG General Meeting to be held on
Details of the number of votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolutions, which were voted on by way of poll, are set out below and will also be published on the Company's website: www.blackrock.com/uk/brsc.
______________________________________________________________________________ | | Votes For | | Votes | | | % Issued| Votes | | Resolution |(including | % |Against| % | Votes Total|Share |Withheld| | |discretionary)| | | | |Capital | | |____________|______________|_____|_______|____|____________|_________|________| |Authority to| | | | | | | | |allot New | | | | | | | | |Shares in | | | | | | | | |connection |15,213,330 |99.73|40,644 |0.27|15,254,194 |38.31 |12,107 | |with the | | | | | | | | |Scheme Issue| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____________|______________|_____|_______|____|____________|_________|________| |Adoption of | | | | | | | | |the New | | | | | | | | |Investment |15,217,294 |99.76|36,564 |0.24|15,253,858 |38.31 |12,443 | |Policy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____________|______________|_____|_______|____|____________|_________|________| |Sub-division| | | | | | | | |of Shares |15,216,981 |99.74|40,072 |0.26|15,257,053 |38.32 |9,248 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |____________|______________|_____|_______|____|____________|_________|________| |Tender Offer| | | | | | | | |for up to 28| | | | | | | | |per cent. of| | | | | | | | |Shares in |15,216,124 |99.74|39,303 |0.26|15,255,427 |38.32 |10,874 | |issue | | | | | | | | |(excluding | | | | | | | | |treasury | | | | | | | | |Shares) | | | | | | | | |____________|______________|_____|_______|____|____________|_________|________|
The full text of the resolutions can be found in the notice of General Meeting contained in the Company's circular to Shareholders dated
A copy of the resolutions will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for viewing at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism .
Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Circular unless the context otherwise requires.
Enquiries:BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited +44 (0)20 7743 3000 Sarah BeynsbergerLucy Dina Investec Bank plc (Financial adviser and Corporate +44 (0)20 7597 4000 Broker)David Yovichic Helen GoldmsithDenis Flanagan
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