Statement re Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC - Statement re Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

PR Newswire

London, August 4

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

Portfolio Holdings

A full disclosure of portfolio investments for the BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc as at 30 June 2016 has been made available on the Company's website on the links listed below:

http://www.blackrock.com/uk/individual/literature/fund-update/brsct-portfolio-disclosure.pdf

Barbara PowleyBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited,Secretary

Tel: 020 7743 5610

4 August 2016

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