Result of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
(LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082)

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, 5 June 2018, we are  pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including ordinary resolution 9, and special resolutions 10 and 11 as special business of the Company:

Resolution 9 -    To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
Resolution 10 -   To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new shares or the sale of shares out of treasury.
Resolution 11 -  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s shares for cancellation or to be held in treasury.

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:
 

	Votes For & Discretion		Votes Against		Votes Withheld
Resolution 1	23,132,145	100.00	0	0.00	0
Resolution 2	23,009,741	99.52	110,996	0.48	11,408
Resolution 3	23,131,421	100.00	0	0.00	724
Resolution 4	22,934,250	99.18	190,149	0.82	7,746
Resolution 5	21,937,227	94.97	1,161,504	5.03	33,414
Resolution 6	23,027,169	99.58	97,230	0.42	7,746
Resolution 7	23,117,495	99.97	6,089	0.03	8,561
Resolution 8	23,120,574	99.98	4,288	0.02	7,283
Resolution 9	23,113,288	99.92	18,596	0.08	261
Resolution 10	23,105,254	99.89	24,465	0.11	2,426
Resolution 11	23,115,646	99.94	14,073	0.06	2,426

5 June 2018