• BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust reported 241,578,950 ordinary shares in issue as of Aug. 24, 2026, excluding treasury shares.
• Denominator for voting-rights calculations set at 241,578,950 shares under FCA disclosure rules.
• Treasury holding totaled 57,113,655 shares.

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