{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"154768","rtpr_id":"nPRrT5494a-20260929","ticker":"BRSC","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRSC"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Total Voting Rights","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-09-29T06:00:12.463Z","article_body":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (the “Company”)\n\nLEI - 549300MS535KC2WH4082\n\n \n\nVoting Rights and Capital (Article 15 Transparency Directive, DTR 5.6)\n\n \n\nIn conformity with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (\"the\nRules\") provision 5.6.1, the Company would like to notify the market that as\nat 29 September 2026 its issued capital comprised 238,848,950 ordinary shares\nof £0.05 each, excluding 59,843,655 shares held in treasury.\n\n \n\nShareholders should therefore use 238,848,950 (being the Company’s issued\nshare capital excluding shares held in treasury) as the denominator for the\ncalculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their\ninterest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Rules.\n\n \n\n \n\nAll enquiries:\n\n \n\nGraham Venables\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0203 649 3432\n\n \n\n29 September 2026\n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4400994/4288816.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrT5494a-20260929","title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Total Voting Rights","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRSC","created":"2026-09-29T06:00:12.463Z","tickers":["BRSC"],"exchange":"LSE","article_body":"BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc (the “Company”)\n\nLEI - 549300MS535KC2WH4082\n\n \n\nVoting Rights and Capital (Article 15 Transparency Directive, DTR 5.6)\n\n \n\nIn conformity with the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (\"the\nRules\") provision 5.6.1, the Company would like to notify the market that as\nat 29 September 2026 its issued capital comprised 238,848,950 ordinary shares\nof £0.05 each, excluding 59,843,655 shares held in treasury.\n\n \n\nShareholders should therefore use 238,848,950 (being the Company’s issued\nshare capital excluding shares held in treasury) as the denominator for the\ncalculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their\ninterest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the Rules.\n\n \n\n \n\nAll enquiries:\n\n \n\nGraham Venables\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0203 649 3432\n\n \n\n29 September 2026\n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4400994/4288816.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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