Result of AGM

BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc
(LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082)

Results of AGM

Following the Annual General Meeting which was held today, Tuesday, 4 June 2019, we are  pleased to announce that all resolutions put to shareholders were passed, including ordinary resolution 11, and special resolutions 12 and 13 as special business of the Company:

Resolution 11 -    To grant the Directors authority to allot shares.
Resolution 12 -   To authorise the Directors to disapply pre-emption rights in respect of issues of new ordinary shares or the sale of ordinary shares out of treasury.
Resolution 13 -  To authorise the Directors to purchase the Company’s ordinary 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:

http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM

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

	Votes For & Discretion		Votes Against		Votes Withheld
Resolution 1	23,778,258	100.00	0	0.00	1,224
Resolution 2	23,649,837	99.54	180,467	0.46	10,678
Resolution 3	23,779,102	100.00	380	0.00	0
Resolution 4	23,768,639	99.99	3,060	0.01	7,783
Resolution 5	23,770,164	99.99	1,535	0.01	7,783
Resolution 6	23,768,639	99.99	3,060	0.01	7,783
Resolution 7	23,770,164	99.99	1,535	0.01	7,783
Resolution 8	19,734,777	83.02	4,036,921	16.98	7,783
Resolution 9	23,745,102	99.91	22,106	0.09	12,274
Resolution 10	23,764,561	99.97	6,791	0.03	8,130
Resolution 11	23,757,936	99.91	20,324	0.09	1,222
Resolution 12	23,738,512	99.88	28,865	0.12	12,105
Resolution 13	23,758,688	99.93	17,689	0.07	3,105

4 June 2019