Statement re Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Statement re Disclosure of Portfolio Holdings

PR Newswire

London, August 1

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082)

Portfolio Holdings

A full disclosure of portfolio investments for the BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc as at 30 June 2017 has been made available on the Company's website on the link listed below:

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

Sarah Beynsbergerfor and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) LimitedCompany Secretary

Tel: 020 7743 2639

1 August 2017

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