{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"146794","rtpr_id":"nPRrH2103a-20260917","ticker":"BRSC","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRSC"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-17T16:38:31.140Z","article_body":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (‘the Company’)\nLEI – 549300MS535KC2WH4082\n\nTransaction in own shares: purchase of own shares to be held in treasury\n\nThe Company announces that it has today purchased 75,000 of its Ordinary\nShares at an average price of 263.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 21 September 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 239,348,950 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n59,343,655 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 19.87% of the Company’s total issued share capital\n(298,692,605 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) will be held in\ntreasury following settlement.\n\nFor reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency\nRules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the\nfigure of 239,348,950 following settlement when determining if they are\nrequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the\nCompany.\n\nAll enquiries:\n\nGraham Venables  \n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0203 649 3432\n\n \n\n17 September 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4397603/4275896.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrH2103a-20260917","title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRSC","created":"2026-09-17T16:38:31.140Z","tickers":["BRSC"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (‘the Company’)\nLEI – 549300MS535KC2WH4082\n\nTransaction in own shares: purchase of own shares to be held in treasury\n\nThe Company announces that it has today purchased 75,000 of its Ordinary\nShares at an average price of 263.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 21 September 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 239,348,950 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n59,343,655 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 19.87% of the Company’s total issued share capital\n(298,692,605 Ordinary Shares, including treasury shares) will be held in\ntreasury following settlement.\n\nFor reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency\nRules the market should exclude any shares held in treasury and should use the\nfigure of 239,348,950 following settlement when determining if they are\nrequired to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in the\nCompany.\n\nAll enquiries:\n\nGraham Venables  \n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0203 649 3432\n\n \n\n17 September 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4397603/4275896.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved."},"type":"article","timestamp":"2026-09-17T16:38:31.191995047Z","server_sent_at_ms":1789663111191},"received_at":"2026-09-17T16:38:31.247Z","source_url":null},"analysis":{"id":"135626","press_release_id":"146794","analysis_json":{"industry":{"label":"Capital Markets","sector":"Financials"},"redFlags":[],"eventType":"buyback","narrative":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust purchased 75,000 of its Ordinary Shares at an average price of 263.50 pence per share, to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement on 21 September 2026, issued share capital excluding treasury will be 239,348,950 shares, with 59,343,655 treasury shares carrying no voting rights.\n\nTreasury holdings will equal 19.87% of the 298,692,605 total issued shares, and the FCA reporting figure of 239,348,950 should be used for stake-notification thresholds.","sentiment":"bullish","agentHooks":{"shouldPost":false,"suggestedAngle":"Routine treasury buyback for a UK small-cap investment trust — discount-management housekeeping, no actionable signal."},"keyFigures":{"customDimensions":{"settlement_date":"2026-09-21","treasury_shares":59343655,"shares_purchased":75000,"avg_purchase_price_pence":263.5,"issued_shares_ex_treasury":239348950,"treasury_pct_of_total_issued":"19.87%","total_issued_shares_incl_treasury":298692605}},"quotedText":"","namedEntities":{"people":[{"name":"Graham Venables","role":"Company Secretary"}],"products":[],"companies":[{"name":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc","ticker":"BRSC","relationship":"filer"},{"name":"BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited","relationship":"corporate secretary / BlackRock affiliate"}],"dollarAmounts":[{"amount":"263.50 pence per share","context":"average price paid for Ordinary Shares purchased into treasury"}]},"materialImpact":{"score":1,"reasoning":"Routine 'transaction in own shares' disclosure: 75,000 shares at 263.50p (~£198k computed from stated figures) bought into treasury. 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