18 Apr 2018 11:56
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asset Value(s)BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Net Asset Value(s)
PR Newswire
London, April 17
NET ASSET VALUE BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC549300MS535KC2WH4082 The unaudited net asset values for BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc atclose of business on 17 April 2018 were: 1506.98p Capital only and including debt at par value1499.44p Capital only and including debt at fair value1531.54p Including current year income and debt at par value1524.00p Including current year income and debt at fair value Notes: 1. Investments have been valued on a bid price basis. 2. The total number of ordinary shares in issue excluding treasuryshares is 47,879,792. The total amount of ordinary sharesheld in treasury is 2,113,731. 3. For the latest daily net asset value, previous month end performancestatistics, asset allocation and ten largest holdings of the BlackRock managedInvestment Trusts; see BLRKINDEX on Reuters or page 8800 on ICB (Topic 3). 4. Effective 17th April 2018 the Company will pay an investmentmanagement fee calculated at a rate of 0.60% on the first £750 million of totalassets less current liabilities, reducing to 0.50% thereafter; and aperformance fee will no longer be paid. The change has been backdated to the beginning of the Company's accountingyear, 1st March 2018. This change in fee structure has contributed to anincrease of 4.14p (00.27%) in the Company's net asset value as at 17th April2018.