Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLCLSE: BRSC

Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust: Holding(s) in Company

Oct 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM EDT · Issued by Blackrock Smaller Companies Trust PLC via PR Newswire

Summary by 6ix AI

Saba Capital Management, L.P. of New York notified BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust PLC that a notifiable threshold was crossed or reached on October 22, 2026, leaving it with 16.281636% of the trust's voting rights, held through shares and financial instruments. The trust was notified on October 26, 2026.

Key details

The position is 2.238244% of voting rights through 5,319,947 shares held directly and 14.043392% (33,378,890 voting rights) through a total return swap, a contract that tracks the shares' performance, settled in cash and expiring December 15, 2026.
The total number of voting rights held is 38,698,837.
At its previous notification, Saba's position was 2.226487% through shares, 13.850206% through financial instruments and 16.076693% in total.
The holdings sit in various Saba funds and separately managed accounts in the Cayman Islands, the United States and Ireland, and Boaz Weinstein is named as the ultimate controlling person.

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BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082

TR-1: Standard form for notification of major holdings

1. Issuer Details

ISIN

GB00BWQGKH23

Issuer Name

BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC

UK or Non-UK Issuer

2. Reason for Notification

An acquisition or disposal of voting rights; An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments

3. Details of person subject to the notification obligation

Name

Saba Capital Management, L.P.

City of registered office (if applicable)

New York

Country of registered office (if applicable)

United States

4. Details of the shareholder

Name	City of registered office	Country of registered office
Saba Capital Arcadia Master Fund, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital Bluebird Fund, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund		United States
Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 1, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital CEF Opportunities 2, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 1, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital CEF Special Opportunities Master Fund 2, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II		United States
Saba K Fund, LP		United States
SMA #8		United States
SMA #9		United States
Saba Capital M Fund, Ltd.		Cayman Islands
Saba Capital Pine Creek Fund, LP		United States
SMA #10		United States
Saba Capital Investment Trusts UCITS ETF		Ireland
SMA #11		United States
Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd.		Cayman Islands

5. Date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

22-Oct-2026

6. Date on which Issuer notified

26-Oct-2026

7. Total positions of person(s) subject to the notification obligation

.	% of voting rights attached to shares (total of 8.A)	% of voting rights through financial instruments (total of 8.B 1 + 8.B 2)	Total of both in % (8.A + 8.B)	Total number of voting rights held in issuer
Resulting situation on the date on which threshold was crossed or reached	2.238244	14.043392	16.281636	38698837
Position of previous notification (if applicable)	2.226487	13.850206	16.076693

8. Notified details of the resulting situation on the date on which the threshold was crossed or reached

8A. Voting rights attached to shares

Class/Type of shares ISIN code(if possible)	Number of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	Number of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)	% of direct voting rights (DTR5.1)	% of indirect voting rights (DTR5.2.1)
GB00BWQGKH23	5319947	0	2.238244	0.000000
Sub Total 8.A	5319947		2.238244%

8B1. Financial Instruments according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (a))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted	% of voting rights

Sub Total 8.B1

8B2. Financial Instruments with similar economic effect according to (DTR5.3.1R.(1) (b))

Type of financial instrument	Expiration date	Exercise/conversion period	Physical or cash settlement	Number of voting rights	% of voting rights
Total Return Swap	12/15/2026		Cash	33378890	14.043392
Sub Total 8.B2				33378890	14.043392%

9. Information in relation to the person subject to the notification obligation

2. Full chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held starting with the ultimate controlling natural person or legal entities (please add additional rows as necessary)

Ultimate controlling person	Name of controlled undertaking	% of voting rights if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	% of voting rights through financial instruments if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold	Total of both if it equals or is higher than the notifiable threshold
Boaz Weinstein	Saba Capital Management GP, LLC
Saba Capital Management GP, LLC	Saba Capital Management, L.P.		14.043392