{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"170782","rtpr_id":"nPRrF4198a-20261015","ticker":"BRSC","exchange":"LSE","all_tickers":["BRSC"],"title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-10-15T16:58:43.669Z","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 270.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 19 October 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 237,798,950 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n60,893,655 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 20.39% 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 237,798,950 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\n15 October 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4409598/4320882.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPRrF4198a-20261015","title":"REG-BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc: Transaction in Own Shares","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"BRSC","created":"2026-10-15T16:58:43.669Z","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 270.50 pence per share to be held in treasury.\n\nFollowing settlement of this purchase on 19 October 2026 the issued share\ncapital of the Company will be 237,798,950 Ordinary Shares, excluding\n60,893,655 shares which are held in treasury. Shares held in treasury do not\ncarry any voting rights; 20.39% 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 237,798,950 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\n15 October 2026\n\n \n\n \n\n Release (https://mb.cision.com/Main/22402/4409598/4320882.pdf)  \n\n\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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