BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc – Holding(s) in Company

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB0006436108

Issuer Name

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

UK

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of
financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

City of registered office (if applicable)

New York

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Name |City of |Country of registered office|
| |registered| |
| |office | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Arcadia Master | |Cayman Islands |
|Fund, Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Bluebird Fund, | |Cayman Islands |
|Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Income & | |United States |
|Opportunities Fund | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital CEF | |Cayman Islands |
|Opportunities 1, Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital CEF | |Cayman Islands |
|Opportunities 2, Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital CEF Special | |Cayman Islands |
|Opportunities Master Fund 1, | | |
|Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital CEF Special | |Cayman Islands |
|Opportunities Master Fund 2, | | |
|Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Income & | |United States |
|Opportunities Fund II | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba K Fund, LP | |United States |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital M Fund, Ltd. | |Cayman Islands |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Pine Creek Fund,| |United States |
|LP | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Stone Ridge Archimedes Sub | |United States |
|-Master (Red) LP | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Investment | |Ireland |
|Trusts UCITS ETF | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|I-94 Partners Fund LP | |United States |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+
|Saba Capital Master Fund, | |Cayman Islands |
|Ltd. | | |
+—————————–+———-+—————————-+

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

07-May-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

11-May-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

+—————-+———–+——————+———+———–+
|. |% of voting|% of voting rights|Total of |Total |
| |rights |through financial |both |number of |
| |attached to|instruments (total|in % (8.A|voting |
| |shares |of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2) |+ |rights held|
| |(total | |8.B) |in issuer |
| |of 8.A) | | | |
+—————-+———–+——————+———+———–+
|Resulting |2.201191 |9.868769 |12.069960|7327114 |
|situation on the| | | | |
|date on | | | | |
|which threshold | | | | |
|was crossed or | | | | |
|reached | | | | |
+—————-+———–+——————+———+———–+
|Position of |2.106418 |8.957298 |11.063716| |
|previous | | | | |
|notification | | | | |
|(if applicable) | | | | |
+—————-+———–+——————+———+———–+

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the
threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

+————+—————-+——————+————-+————-+
|Class/Type |Number of direct|Number of indirect|% of direct |% of indirect|
|of shares |voting rights |voting rights |voting rights|voting rights|
|ISIN code(if|(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) |(DTR5.1) |(DTR5.2.1) |
|possible) | | | | |
+————+—————-+——————+————-+————-+
|GB0006436108|1336241 |0 |2.201191 |0.000000 |
+————+—————-+——————+————-+————-+
|Sub Total |1336241 |2.201191% |
|8.A | | |
+————+—————-+——————+————-+————-+

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

+———-+———-+———+———————————–+——+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/|Number of voting rights that may be|% of |
|financial |date |conve |acquired if the instrument is |voting|
|instrument| |rsion |exercised/converted |rights|
| | |period | | |
+———-+———-+———+———————————–+——+
| | | | | |
+———-+———-+———+———————————–+——+
|Sub Total | | | |
|8.B1 | | | |
+———-+———-+———+———————————–+——+

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to
(DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

+————–+———-+————–+———–+———+———+
|Type of |Expiration|Exercise/conve|Physical or|Number of|% of |
|financial |date |rsion period |cash |voting |voting |
|instrument | | |settlement |rights |rights |
+————–+———-+————–+———–+———+———+
|Total Return |12/15/2026| |Cash |5990873 |9.868769 |
|Swap | | | | | |
+————–+———-+————–+———–+———+———+
|Sub Total 8.B2| |5990873 |9.868769%|
+————–+———-+————–+———–+———+———+

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate
controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as
necessary)

+———–+———–+——————+———–+—————-+
|Ultimate |Name of |% of voting rights|% of voting|Total of both if|
|controlling|controlled |if it equals or is|rights |it equals or is |
|person |undertaking|higher than the |through |higher than the |
| | |notifiable |financial |notifiable |
| | |threshold |instruments|threshold |
| | | |if it | |
| | | |equals or | |
| | | |is higher | |
| | | |than the | |
| | | |notifiable | |
| | | |threshold | |
+———–+———–+——————+———–+—————-+
|Boaz |Saba | | | |
|Weinstein |Capital | | | |
| |Management | | | |
| |GP, | | | |
| |LLC | | | |
+———–+———–+——————+———–+—————-+
|Saba |Saba | | |12.069960% |
|Capital |Capital | | | |
|Management |Management,| | | |
|GP, |L.P. | | | |
|LLC | | | | |
+———–+———–+——————+———–+—————-+

10. In case of proxy voting

Name of the proxy holder

The number and % of voting rights held

The date until which the voting rights will be held

11. Additional Information

12. Date of Completion

11-May-2026

13. Place Of Completion

New York

Contact Graham Venables
name: for and on behalf of BlackRock
Investment Management (UK)
Limited
Company Secretary
Contact 0203 649 3432
Telephone
Number:
Date: 11 May 2026

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