BLACKROCK
SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
LEI:
549300MS535KC2WH4082
TR-1:
Standard form for notification of major holdings
1. Issuer Details
ISIN
GB0006436108
Issuer
Name
BLACKROCK
SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC
UK
or Non-UK Issuer
UK
2. Reason for Notification
An
acquisition or disposal of voting rights
3. Details of person subject to the notification
obligation
Name
Rathbones
Investment Management Ltd
City of
registered office (if applicable)
London
Country of
registered office (if applicable)
United Kingdom
|
Name
|
City of
registered office
|
Country of
registered office
|
|
Investec
Wealth & Investment (Channel Islands)
|
St Peter
Port
|
Guernsey
|
|
Investec
Wealth & Investment Limited
|
London
|
United
Kingdom
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Rathbones
Investment Management International Limited
|
St
Helier
|
Jersey
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4. Details of the shareholder
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Name
|
City of
registered office
|
Country of
registered office
|
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Torch
Nominees Limited
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St Peter
Port
|
Guernsey
|
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Hero
Nominees Limited
|
St Peter
Port
|
Guernsey
|
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Ferlim
Nominees Limited
|
London
|
United
Kingdom
|
|
BNP
Paribas Limited
|
London
|
United
Kingdom
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Rathbone
Nominees Limited
|
London
|
United
Kingdom
|
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or
reached
20-Dec-2024
6. Date on which Issuer notified
23-Dec-2024
7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification
obligation
|
.
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%
of voting rights attached to shares (total of
8.A)
|
%
of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 +
8.B 2)
|
Total of both
in % (8.A + 8.B)
|
Total number
of voting rights held in issuer
|
|
Resulting
situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or
reached
|
17.170500
|
0.000000
|
17.170500
|
8059790
|
|
Position
of previous notification (if applicable)
|
18.007800
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0.000000
|
18.007800
|
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8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which
the threshold was crossed or reached
8A. Voting rights attached to shares
|
Class/Type of
shares ISIN code(if possible)
|
Number of
direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
Number of
indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
%
of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)
|
%
of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
|
|
GB0006436108
|
|
8059790
|
|
17.170500
|
|
Sub Total
8.A
|
8059790
|
17.170500%
|
8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1)
(a))
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Type of
financial instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/conversion
period
|
Number of
voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is
exercised/converted
|
%
of voting rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
8.B1
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|
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8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according
to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))
|
Type of
financial instrument
|
Expiration
date
|
Exercise/conversion
period
|
Physical or
cash settlement
|
Number of
voting rights
|
%
of voting rights
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sub Total
8.B2
|
|
|
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9. Information in relation to the person subject to the
notification obligation
2. Full
chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights
and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with
the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please
add additional rows as necessary)
|
Ultimate
controlling person
|
Name of
controlled undertaking
|
%
of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
%
of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is
higher than the notifiable threshold
|
Total of both
if it equals or is higher than the notifiable
threshold
|
|
Rathbones
Group Plc
|
Rathbones
Investment Management Limited
|
9.905900
|
|
9.905900%
|
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Rathbones
Group Plc
|
Rathbones
Investment Management International Limited
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0.125500
|
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0.125500%
|
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Rathbones
Group Plc
|
Investec
Wealth & Investment Limited
|
7.114100
|
|
7.114100%
|
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Rathbones
Group Plc
|
Investec
Wealth & Investment (Channel Islands)
|
0.025100
|
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0.025100%
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10. In case of proxy voting
Name of the
proxy holder
The number and
% of voting rights held
The date until
which the voting rights will be held
11. Additional Information
None
12. Date of Completion
23-Dec-2024
13. Place Of Completion
Port of
Liverpool Building, Liverpool L3
1NW
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Contact
name:
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Graham
Venables
for and on
behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company
Secretary
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Contact
Telephone Number:
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0203 649
3432
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Date:
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23
December 2024
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