BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Holding(s) in Company
LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082
TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0006436108
Issuer
BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
2. Reason for Notification
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments
3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation
City of registered office (if applicable)
Country of registered office (if applicable)
4. Details of the shareholder
______________________________________________________________________________ | Name | City of registered office| Country of registered| | | |office | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital CEF | |Cayman Islands | |Opportunities 2, Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital CEF | |Cayman Islands | |Opportunities 1, Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Arcadia Master | |Cayman Islands | |Fund, Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Bluebird Fund, | |Cayman Islands | |Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Income & | |United States | |Opportunities Fund | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital CEF Special | | | |Opportunities Master Fund 1,| |Cayman Islands | |Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital CEF Special | | | |Opportunities Master Fund 2,| |Cayman Islands | |Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Income & | |United States | |Opportunities Fund II | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital M Fund, Ltd. | |Cayman Islands | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba K Fund, LP | |United States | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Pine Creek | |United States | |Fund, LP | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Stone Ridge Archimedes | |United States | |Sub-Master (Red) LP | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Investment | |Ireland | |Trusts UCITS ETF | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |I-94 Partners Fund LP | |United States | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________| |Saba Capital Master Fund, | |Cayman Islands | |Ltd. | | | |____________________________|__________________________|______________________|
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
6. Date on which Issuer notified
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation
_____________________________________________________________________________ | | | % of voting | | | | | % of voting |rights through | Total of both| Total number | | . |rights attached|financial |in % (8.A + |of voting | | |to shares |instruments |8.B) |rights held in| | |(total of 8.A) |(total of 8.B 1| |issuer | | | |+ 8.B 2) | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|______________|______________| |Resulting | | | | | |situation on | | | | | |the date on |2.568941 |9.037663 |11.606604 |4620913 | |which threshold| | | | | |was crossed or | | | | | |reached | | | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|______________|______________| |Position of | | | | | |previous |2.311881 |7.751134 |10.063015 | | |notification | | | | | |(if applicable)| | | | | |_______________|_______________|_______________|______________|______________|
8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
_____________________________________________________________________________ | Class/Type of | Number of | Number of | % of direct | % of indirect| |shares ISIN code|direct voting |indirect voting|voting rights|voting rights | |(if possible) |rights (DTR5.1)|rights |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) | | | |(DTR5.2.1) | | | |________________|_______________|_______________|_____________|______________| |GB0006436108 |1022767 |0 |2.568941 |0.000000 | |________________|_______________|_______________|_____________|______________| |Sub Total 8.A |1022767 |2.568941% | |________________|_______________________________|____________________________|
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))
____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | Number of voting | | | Type of | Expiration| Exercise/conversion|rights that may be | % of voting| |financial |date |period |acquired if the |rights | |instrument| | |instrument is | | | | | |exercised/converted| | |__________|___________|____________________|___________________|____________| | | | | | | |__________|___________|____________________|___________________|____________| |Sub Total | | | | |8.B1 | | | | |__________|________________________________|___________________|____________|
8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
____________________________________________________________________________ | Type of | Expiration| Exercise/conversion| Physical | Number of| % of | |financial |date |period |or cash |voting |voting | |instrument | | |settlement|rights |rights | |___________|___________|____________________|__________|__________|_________| |Total |12/15/2026 | |Cash |3598146 |9.037663 | |Return Swap| | | | | | |___________|___________|____________________|__________|__________|_________| |Sub Total | |3598146 |9.037663%| |8.B2 | | | | |___________|___________________________________________|__________|_________|
9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation
2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)
_____________________________________________________________________________ | | | | % of voting | | | | | % of voting |rights through | Total of both | | Ultimate | Name of |rights if it |financial |if it equals or| |controlling |controlled |equals or is |instruments if |is higher than | |person |undertaking |higher than the|it equals or is|the notifiable | | | |notifiable |higher than the|threshold | | | |threshold |notifiable | | | | | |threshold | | |______________|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________| | |Saba Capital | | | | |Boaz Weinstein|Management GP,| | | | | |LLC | | | | |______________|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________| |Saba Capital |Saba Capital | | | | |Management GP,|Management, LP| | |11.606604% | |LLC | | | | | |______________|______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|
10. In case of proxy voting
The number and % of voting rights held
The date until which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
12. Date of Completion
13. Place Of Completion
Graham Venables
Contact name: for and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management
(UK) Limited
Company Secretary
Contact Telephone Number: 0203 649 3432
Date: 14 April 2026
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