Holding(s) in Company

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):

Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)

(4). Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

n/a

(5). Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different) (v):

27 June 2014

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

3 July 2014 (received after close of business)

(7). Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

LGIM (Above 5%) (Group)
LGIM (Above 5%)

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): Ordinary 25p

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: Below 5% (As of 03/06/2013)
Number of Voting rights(viii): Below 5% (As of 03/06/2013)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares: 2,512,025

Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): 1,215,504
Indirect (xi): 1,292,521

% of voting rights:
Direct: 2.54%
Indirect: 2.70%

B. Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii):

Type of financial instrument:

Expiration date (xiii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xiv):

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/
converted:

% of voting rights:

C. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise Price:

Expiration date:

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date:

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights:


Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: 2,512,025

% of voting rights: 5.25%


(9). Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (2,512,025 - 5.25% =
Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (2,512,025 - 5.25% = Total Position)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (2,512,025 -
5.25% = Total Position)
Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD)
Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)

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:

Notification using the total voting rights figure of 47,879,792


(14). Contact name:

Ms S Beynsberger
For BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Secretary

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2639

4 July 2014