{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"159041","rtpr_id":"nPRr27586a-20261002","ticker":"BRSC","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRSC"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Total Voting Rights","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-02T06:00:22.174Z","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 02 October 2026 its issued capital comprised 238,623,950 ordinary shares of\n£0.05 each, excluding 60,068,655 shares held in treasury.\n\n \n\nShareholders should therefore use 238,623,950 (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\nKevin Mayger\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0207 743 1098\n\n \n\n02 October 2026\n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4403086/4296529.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRr27586a-20261002","title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Total Voting Rights","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRSC","created":"2026-10-02T06:00:22.174Z","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 02 October 2026 its issued capital comprised 238,623,950 ordinary shares of\n£0.05 each, excluding 60,068,655 shares held in treasury.\n\n \n\nShareholders should therefore use 238,623,950 (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\nKevin Mayger\n\nCompany Secretary\nBlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited\nTel: 0207 743 1098\n\n \n\n02 October 2026\n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4403086/4296529.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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