Annual Information Update

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE Annual Information Update for the period 1 March 2007 up to and including 28 May 2008. Pursuant to the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2 the following summarises the information that has been published or made available to the public by the Company. Please note that some of this information may be out of date. 1. Announcements via a Regulatory Information Service (RIS): (RIS Announcements can be viewed at or downloaded via the internet from http://dev.uk-wire.com using EPIC code MBS.) 1.1 Net Asset Values: As far as possible the Company has announced daily the net asset value per share as at the close of the previous business day. 1.2 Top 10 Holdings and 15.6.8 Announcements: 2 March 2007 4 June 2007 4 September 2007 4 December 2007 1.4 Performance at month end: 13 March 2007 18 April 2007 15 May 2007 14 June 2007 12 July 2007 15 August 2007 17 September 2007 23 October 2007 20 November 2007 18 December 2007 10 January 2008 25 February 2008 31 March 2008 25 April 2008 23 May 2008 5. Holdings in Company 14 March 2007 23 March 2007 25 April 2007 15 June 2007 5 July 2007 13 July 2007 16 July 2007 18 July 2007 15 August 2007 12 September 2007 22 October 2007 x2 23 November 2007 x2 27 November 2007 x2 29 January 2008 1.6 Portfolio Updates/15.6.8 Announcements: 3 April 2007 2 May 2007 3 July 2007 2 August 2007 2 October 2007 2 November 2007 3 January 2008 4 February 2008 3 March 2008 2 April 2008 2 May 2008 1.7 Monthly Voting Rights 3 April 2007 2 May 2007 4 June 2007 3 July 2007 2 August 2007 4 September 2007 2 October 2007 2 November 2007 4 December 2007 3 January 2008 4 February 2008 3 March 2008 1 April 2008 1 May 2008 1.8 Other Announcements: 25 April 2007 Final Results 4 May 2007 Submission of Documents - Annual Report 31 May 2007 Annual Information Update 8 June 2007 Directorate Change 8 June 2007 Result of AGM 12 July 2007 Transaction in Own Shares 16 July 2007 Total Voting Rights 18 July 2007 Interim Management Statement 7 August 2007 Submission of Documents - Circular 31 August 2007 Result of EGM 11 October 2007 Half Yearly Report 22 October 2007 Submission of Documents - Half Yearly Report 22 November 2007 Transaction in Own Shares 23 November 2007 Total Voting Rights 23 November 2007 Correction: Total Voting Rights 30 November 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding 30 November 2007 Transaction in Own Shares 3 December 2007 Total Voting Rights 18 December 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding 18 December 2007 Transaction in Own Shares 19 December 2007 Total Voting Rights 7 January 2008 Transaction in Own Shares 8 January 2008 Total Voting Rights 15 January 2008 Transaction in Own Shares 16 January 2008 Total Voting Rights 16 January 2008 Interim Management Statement 24 January 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding 25 January 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding 25 January 2008 Correction: Director/PDMR Shareholding 3 March 2008 Listing Rule 15.5.1(4) 27 March 2008 Submission of Documents - Circular 31 March 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding 23 April 2008 Results of General Meeting 23 April 2008 Directorate Change 28 April 2008 Final Results 28 April 2008 Change of Name 2 May 2008 Director/PDMR Shareholding 6 May 2008 Submission of Documents - Annual Report 2. Documents Filed with the Registrar of Companies: Date Form Description 29 May 2007 AA Full accounts made up to 28 February 2007 13 June 2007 RES01 Filing of AGM special resolutions 18 June 2007 288b Director resigned 6 August 2007 363A Annual return to 8 July 2007 6 August 2007 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 6 August 2007 RES13 Filing of special resolution 11 September 2007 353a Location of register of members 25 January 2008 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 29 January 2008 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 29 January 2008 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 7 February 2008 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 7 February 2008 169 1b Purchase of shares by Company to be held in treasury 25 April 2008 CERTCN Change of Company Name 29 April 2008 MEM Memorandum and Articles 29 April 2008 287 Change of Registered Office 2 May 2008 288a Director Appointed 3. Printed Publications: The Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 29 February 2008 and the Half Yearly Report for the six months ended 31 August 2007 are available from the Company's registered office, c/o of The Company Secretary, BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc, 33 King William Street, London EC4R 9AS or can be downloaded from www.blackrock.co.uk/its. Other sources of information: The Company's Ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the price of these shares is published in the Financial Times and the Times under "Investment Companies" and in the Daily Telegraph under "Investment Trusts". The share price is also available on the BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited website at www.blackrock.co.uk/its. Further information can be obtained from BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited as follows: Free investor helpline: 0800 445522 Email address: www.blackrock.co.uk/its. In addition, regular Factsheets on the Company are produced by BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited and can be downloaded from www.blackrock.co.uk/its. BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited Secretary 29 May 2008
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