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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
Legal Entity Identifier: 549300MS535KC2WH4082
19 June 2026
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
Share Sub-division
Share Sub-division
The Company confirms that, following approval at the general meeting held on 30 March 2026, it will implement a five-for-one Share Sub-division to become effective on Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The Sub-division is conditional on the new Sub-divided Shares being admitted to the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market of the London Stock Exchange. Applications for such admissions have been made and, if accepted, it is proposed that the last day of dealings in the Existing Shares will be Tuesday 30 June 2026, with the record date for the Sub-division being 6.00 p.m. on that date (the " Record Date "). It is expected that the new Sub-divided Shares will be admitted to the Official List, and that dealings in the new Sub-divided Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on Wednesday 1 July 2026.
The Sub-divided Shares will have a new ISIN and SEDOL as follows:
ISIN: GB00BWQGKH23
SEDOL: BWQGKH2
The ticker for the Sub-divided Shares will remain the same as that for the Existing Shares (BRSC).
Following the Sub-division, each Shareholder will hold five new Sub-divided Shares for each Existing Share that they hold at the Record Date. The new Sub-divided Shares will rank pari passu with each other and will carry the same rights and be subject to the same restrictions (save as to nominal value) as the Existing Shares, including the same rights to participate in dividends paid by the Company. Communication preferences and mandates and other instructions for the payment of dividends will, unless and until revised, continue to apply.
Expected Timetable
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Last day of dealings in the Existing Shares |
30 June 2026 |
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Record date for the Sub-division and Existing Shares disabled in CREST |
6.00 p.m. on 30 June 2026 |
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Announcement of Sub-division becoming effective |
1 July 2026 |
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Admission of Sub-divided Shares effective and dealings commence in new Sub-divided Shares |
8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2026 |
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CREST accounts credited with, and dealings commence in, Sub-divided Shares |
8.00 a.m. on 1 July 2026 |
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Issue of new share certificates in respect of the new Sub-divided Shares to be issued to those Shareholders who hold their Existing Shares in certificated form |
by 11 July 2026 |
Enquiries:
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BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc Ronald Gould via Burson Buchanan
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Company Secretary to BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc |
+44 (0)20 7743 1869
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Investec Bank plc (Financial adviser and Corporate Broker) David Yovichic Helen Goldsmith Denis Flanagan
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+44 (0)20 7597 4000 |
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