BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc - Result of Second General Meeting and Scheme Entitlements

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust Plc – Result of Second General Meeting and Scheme Entitlements

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LONDON, United Kingdom, April 16

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16 April 2026

BlackRock Throgmorton Trust plc

Result of Second General Meeting and Scheme Entitlements

In connection with the proposals for a combination of BlackRock Throgmorton
Trust plc (the «Company») with BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust plc («BRSC») by
way of a scheme of reconstruction of the Company under Section 110 of the
Insolvency Act 1986 (the «Scheme»), the Board of the Company announces the
result of the Second General Meeting and the Scheme entitlements.

Defined terms used in this announcement have the meanings given in the Company’s
circular to Shareholders dated 20 February 2026 (the «Circular»), unless the
context otherwise requires.

The Circular is available for inspection at the National Storage Mechanism which
is located athttps://data.fca.org.uk/a/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on the
Company’s website atwww.blackrock.com/uk/thrg.

Result of Second General Meeting

The Company announces that the special resolution to place the Company into
members’ voluntary liquidation was voted on and approved by Shareholders at the
Second General Meeting held earlier today. Accordingly, Derek Hyslop and Richard
Barker, both of Ernst & Young LLP, 1 More London Place, London, SE1 2AF, have
been appointed as joint liquidators of the Company. Details of the number of
votes cast for, against and withheld in respect of the resolution, which was
held on a poll, is set out below and will also be published on the Company’s
website. The full text of the special resolution can be found in the Notice of
Second General Meeting contained in the Circular.

Notes:

1. The number of Ordinary Shares in issue as at the voting record time of 6.30
p.m. (London time) on 14 April 2026 (the «Voting Record Time») was 75,033,364.
Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company as at the Voting
Record Time was 75,033,364.

2. A vote «withheld» is not a vote in law and has not been counted as a vote
«for» or «against» the resolution.

Suspension and Cancellation of Reclassified Shares

The Company’s Reclassified Shares were suspended from listing on the Official
List of the Financial Conduct Authority at 7.30 a.m. this morning, 16 April
2026, in anticipation of the Second General Meeting.

The Company, through its advisers, has notified the Financial Conduct Authority
and the London Stock Exchange of the Company’s intention to cancel the Company’s
admission of the Reclassified Shares to listing and trading following the
realisation of the Cash Pool.

Scheme Entitlements

As at the Calculation Date the entitlements calculated in accordance with the
terms of the Scheme were as follows:

· THRG Rollover FAV per Share: 652.691588 pence
· BRSC FAV per Share: 1,453.324229 pence

For Shareholders who were deemed to have elected to receive New BRSC Shares,
each Reclassified Share with «A» rights attached to it will receive 0.449103 New
BRSC Shares.

In accordance with the Circular, Shareholders who were deemed to have elected
for the Rollover Option will receive their New BRSC SharesviaCREST on 17 April
2026 and, in relation to certificated Shareholders, share certificates in
respect of New BRSC Shares will be despatched by no later than 30 April 2026.

Fractional Entitlements

Fractional entitlements to New BRSC Shares will not be issued pursuant to the
Scheme and entitlements will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of New
BRSC Shares. All fractional entitlements to New BRSC Shares will be aggregated
and sold in the market as soon as practicable after the Effective Date. The net
proceeds of such sale (after deduction of all expenses and commissions incurred
in connection with the sale) will be distributed in due proportions to
Shareholders who would otherwise have been entitled to such fractions provided
that individual entitlements to amounts of less than £5.00 will not be paid to
Shareholders but will be retained for the benefit of the Enlarged BRSC.

Cash Option

As at the Calculation Date the THRG Cash Pool FAV was £183,753,872.58, giving a
THRG Cash FAV per Share of 644.463741 pence. As set out in the Circular, assets
in the Cash Pool will now be realised for the benefit of Shareholders of
Reclassified Shares with «B» rights.

The exact timing of the payment and the amount of Shareholders’ Cash
Entitlements will depend on the realisation of the assets in the Cash Pool which
is expected to take approximately 8 weeks. This estimate is based on historic
daily traded volumes for portfolio stocks however past trading history is no
indicator of future liquidity and the full realisation of assets in the Cash
Pool may take longer depending on prevailing market conditions. There may be
more than one payment made in respect of Cash Entitlements to reflect the fact
that a substantial majority of the assets in the Cash Pool may be realised
quickly but that the balance may take longer to realise.

Liquidation

As noted in the Circular, the Directors have set aside sufficient assets in the
Liquidation Pool to meet all estimated liabilities and contingencies, including
the costs of the winding up of the Company and the costsof implementing the
Scheme. The Directors have also provided in the Liquidation Pool for a retention
of £100,000 which they, together with the joint Liquidators, consider sufficient
to meet any unknown or unascertained liabilities of the Company.

The Liquidation Pool will be applied by the joint Liquidators in discharging all
current and future actual and contingent liabilities of the Company. Any balance
remaining after discharging such liabilities from the Liquidation Pool will in
due course be distributed to Shareholderspro ratato their respective holdings of
Ordinary Shares in accordance with the terms of the Scheme.

Following the appointment of the joint Liquidators, all further enquiries
regarding the Company should be made to the joint Liquidators, whose contact
details are below.

For further information please contact:

Liquidators +44 13 1460 2388 or at [email protected]

Derek Hyslop

Richard Barker

END

This announcement is not for publication or distribution in or into the United
States of America. This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale
into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and
will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and
may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an
applicable exemption from registration. No public offering of securities is
being made in the United States.

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