BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
TR-1(i): NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
(2). Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: ( X )
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result
in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached: ( )
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
qualifying financial instruments: ( )
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: ( )
Other (please specify) : ( )
(3). Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):
BlackRock, Inc.
(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):
(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):
30 December 2016
(6). Date on which issuer notified:
3 January 2017
(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:
Voting rights attached to shares holding for BlackRock, Inc. has gone below 12%
(8). Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB0006436108
Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: 5,766,573
Number of Voting rights(viii): 5,766,573
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
Direct: n/a
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): n/a
Indirect (xi): 5,728,877
% of voting rights:
Direct: n/a
Indirect: 11.96%
B. Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):
Type of financial instrument: Securities Lending
Expiration date (xiii):
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):
Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted: 35,000
% of voting rights: 0.07%
C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying
Instruments (xv), (xvi)
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:
Type of financial instrument:
Exercise Price:
Expiration date (xvii):
Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):
Number of voting rights instrument refers to:
% of voting rights (xix) (xx):
Nominal:
Delta:
Total (A + B + C):
Number of voting rights: 5,763,877
% of voting rights: 12.03%
(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):
See Annex
Proxy Voting:
(10). Name of the proxy holder:
n/a
(11). Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
n/a
(12). Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
n/a
(13). Additional information:
BlackRock Regulatory Threshold Reporting Team
(14). Contact name:
Ms S Beynsberger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary
(15). Contact telephone number:
020 7743 2639
4 January 2017
Annex:
Name % of voting % of voting rights Total of both if
rights if it through financial it equals or is
equals or is instruments if it higher than the
higher than the equals or is higher notifiable
notifiable than the notifiable threshold
threshold threshold
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) 10.84% 10.84%
Limited
BlackRock, Inc.
BlackRock Holdco 2, Inc.
BlackRock Financial Management, Inc.
BlackRock International Holdings, Inc.
BR Jersey International Holdings L.P.
BlackRock Group Limited
BlackRock Advisors (UK) Limited
BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANI : S TRUST PLC - Holding(s) in Company
January 04, 2017 at 06:07 pm IST
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