TIDMBRSC 
 
BLACKROCK SMALLER COMPANIES TRUST PLC 
 
LEI: 549300MS535KC2WH4082 
 
Change in Directorate 
 
BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc ("the Company") is pleased to announce 
the appointment of Ms Helen Sinclair as a non-executive Director of the Company 
with effect from 1 March 2022.  Ms Sinclair will also serve as a member of the 
Company's Audit, Nomination and Management Engagement Committees. 
 
Ms Sinclair has an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA 
from INSEAD Business School.  After working in investment banking Helen spent 
nearly eight years at 3i plc focussing on management buy-outs and growth 
capital investments.  She later co-founded Matrix Private Equity (now Mobeus 
Equity Partners) in early 2000. She subsequently became Managing Director of 
Matrix Private Equity before moving to take on a portfolio of non-executive 
director roles in 2005. She is currently a non-executive Director of The Income 
and Growth VCT plc, Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc, Gresham House Strategic 
plc, North East Finance (Hold Co) Limited, British Smaller Companies VCT plc 
and WH Ireland Group plc. 
 
The directorships of publicly quoted companies held by Ms Sinclair in the last 
five years as at the date of this announcement are listed below: 
 
Non-Executive Director The Income and Growth VCT plc 
Non-Executive Director and Chairman British Smaller Companies VCT plc 
Non-Executive Director Mobeus Income & Growth 4 VCT plc 
Non-Executive Director and Interim Chairman Gresham House Strategic plc 
Non-Executive Director WH Ireland Group plc 
 
Ms Sinclair does not have any interest in the ordinary shares of the Company at 
the present time. 
 
There are no further details or disclosures required under Listing Rule 9.6.13R 
in respect of Ms Sinclair. 
 
Ms S Beynsberger 
For and on behalf of BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, Company 
Secretary 
 
Date: 13 July 2021 
 
 
 
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