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 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):

Derbyshire County Council

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

Harewood Nominees Ltd (formerly held in The Bank of New York Mellon Nominees
Limited

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

4 December 2013

(6). Date on which issuer notified:

4 December 2013 (not received)

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

From 5% to 4%

(8). Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN code): GB0006436108

Situation previous to the triggering transaction(vi):
Number of Shares: 2,435,000
Number of Voting rights(viii): 2,435,000

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(vii):
Number of shares:
Direct: N/A
Number of voting rights (ix):
Direct (x): N/A
Indirect (xi): 2,385,000

% of voting rights:
Direct: N/A
Indirect: 4.981%

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
(xv), (xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction:

Type of financial instrument:

Exercise Price:

Expiration date (xvii):

Exercise/Conversion Period/Date (xviii):

Number of voting rights instrument refers to:

% of voting rights (xix) (xx):

Nominal:
Delta:

Total (A + B + C):

Number of voting rights: 2,385,000

% of voting rights: 4.981%

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

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:

N/A

(14). Contact name:

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

(15). Contact telephone number:

020 7743 2639


4 March 2015