Compliance with Listing Rule 15.6.8R

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC (“the Company”)(LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082)

Compliance with Listing Rule 15.6.8RAs at 28 February 2025 in accordance with Listing Rule 15.6.8R, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc announces that it had the following investments in other listed closed-ended investment funds which themselves do not have stated investment policies to invest no more than 15% of their total assets in other listed closed-ended investment funds: Empiric Student Property PLCGreat Portland Estates PLCHammerson PLCSirius Real Estate Limited Workspace Group PLC

4 March 2025

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