Result of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 10 June 2014, we are
pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed,
including ordinary resolutions 10 and 11, and special resolutions 12, 13 and 14
as special business of the Company:

(Res. 10) To increase the maximum aggregate remuneration of the Directors to 
£200,000 per year.
(Res. 11) To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
(Res. 12) To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect
of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury.
(Res. 13) To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company's shares for
cancellation or to be held in treasury.
(Res. 14) That the new Articles of Association be adopted to the exclusion of
the existing Articles of Association

In accordance with listing rule 9.6.2 a copy of the resolutions has been
submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, and will shortly be available for
inspection at:

www.hemscott.com/nsm.do

Proxy votes received in favour of the resolutions were as follows:

Resolution 1: 100.00%
Resolution 2:  99.52%
Resolution 3:  84.84%
Resolution 4: 100.00%
Resolution 5:  99.52%
Resolution 6:  99.98%
Resolution 7:  99.52%
Resolution 8:  98.70%
Resolution 9:  99.98%
Resolution 10: 84.80%
Resolution 11: 99.95%
Resolution 12: 99.87%
Resolution 13: 99.06%
Resolution 14: 85.33%

10 June 2014