TIDMBRSC 
 
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 R Fund, Ltd    |          |Cayman Islands              | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|IMAP Cayman SBA LP          |          |Cayman Islands              | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital Matador Fund,  |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Ltd.                        |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital CEF Special    |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Opportunities Master Fund 2,|          |                            | 
|Ltd.                        |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital CEF Special    |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Opportunities Master Fund 1,|          |                            | 
|Ltd.                        |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital CEF            |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Opportunities 2, Ltd.       |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital Income &       |          |United States               | 
|Opportunities Fund          |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital Bluebird Fund, |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Ltd.                        |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital Arcadia Master |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Fund, Ltd.                  |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
|Saba Capital Master Fund,   |          |Cayman Islands              | 
|Ltd.                        |          |                            | 
+----------------------------+----------+----------------------------+ 
 
5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached 
 
07-Dec-2023 
 
6. Date on which Issuer notified 
 
11-Dec-2023 
 
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       |3.322155   |6.668974          |9.991129 |4820949    | 
|situation on the|           |                  |         |           | 
|date on         |           |                  |         |           | 
|which threshold |           |                  |         |           | 
|was crossed or  |           |                  |         |           | 
|reached         |           |                  |         |           | 
+----------------+-----------+------------------+---------+-----------+ 
|Position of     |3.330400   |6.716000          |10.046400|           | 
|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|1603016         |                  |3.322155     |             | 
+------------+----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------+ 
|Sub Total   |1603016                            |3.322155%                  | 
|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  |08/17/2024|              |Cash       |3217933  |6.668974 | 
|Swap          |          |              |           |         |         | 
+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+---------+ 
|Sub Total 8.B2|                                     |3217933  |6.668974%| 
+--------------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+---------+ 
 
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       |                  |           |9.991129%       | 
|Capital    |Capital    |                  |           |                | 
|Management |Management,|                  |           |                | 
|GP,        |LP         |                  |           |                | 
|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 
 
13. Place Of Completion 
 
New York, NY 
 
Contact    Graham Venables 
name:      for and on behalf of BlackRock 
           Investment Management (UK) 
           Limited 
           Company Secretary 
Contact    0203 649 3432 
Telephone 
Number: 
Date:      11 December 2023 
 
 
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