• BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust released unaudited NAVs at close of business on 29 September 2026.
• NAV was 292.00p per share on a capital-only basis with debt at par value.
• On a fair-value debt basis, capital-only NAV was 304.06p per share.
• Including current-year income, NAV was 295.54p with debt at par value.
• Including current-year income with debt at fair value, NAV was 307.60p per share.

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