• BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust bought 50,000 Ordinary Shares today at an average 270 pence per share, to be held in treasury.
• Settlement on October 28, 2026, will leave 237,398,950 Ordinary Shares outstanding, excluding treasury shares.
• Treasury holdings will reach 61,293,655 shares, or 20.52% of total issued share capital of 298,692,605 Ordinary Shares.

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