• BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust bought 75,000 Ordinary Shares today at an average price of 271 pence per share for treasury.
• Following settlement on October 20, 2026, treasury holdings will total 60,968,655 shares, or 20.41% of total issued share capital.

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