BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc - Transaction in Own Shares
April 16 2024 - 12:40PM
UK Regulatory
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust Plc -
Transaction in Own Shares
PR Newswire
LONDON, United Kingdom, April 16
BlackRock
Smaller Companies Trust plc
LEI:
549300MS535KC2WH4082
Transactions
in own shares
In
accordance with Listing Rule 12.4.6, BlackRock Smaller Companies
Trust plc (the
Company)
announces today it has purchased the following number of its
ordinary shares of 25 pence each on
the London Stock Exchange through Investec.
Ordinary
Shares:
Date of
purchase:
|
16 April
2024
|
Number of
ordinary shares purchased (to be held in treasury):
|
15,000
|
Weighted
average price:
|
1,339.50p
|
Lowest
price per share:
|
1,336.00p
|
Highest
price per share:
|
1,340.00p
|
The
Company intends for the purchased shares to be held in
treasury.
Following
the above transaction, the Company holds 2,893,731 of its ordinary
shares in treasury and has 47,099,792 ordinary shares in issue
(excluding treasury shares).
In
conformity with the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency
Rules (the “Rules”) provision 5.5.1 the Company announces that
shares held in treasury do not carry any voting rights; 5.79% of
the Company’s total issued share capital (49,993,523 Ordinary
Shares, including treasury shares) is currently held in
treasury.
For
reporting purposes under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and
Transparency Rules the market should exclude any shares held in
treasury and, with effect from 18 April
2024, should use the figure of 47,099,792 when determining
if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to
their interest in the Company.
All
enquiries:
Graham Venables
For and on
behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited
Company
Secretary
Tel: 0203
649 3432
16 April 2024
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