BlackRock Throgmorton – Stronger together
BlackRock Throgmorton (THRG) and BlackRock Smaller Companies Trust (BRSC) have announced plans to merge, creating a larger, more liquid, and lower-cost trust. The combined trust is to be managed by BRSC’s Roland Arnold and THRG’s Dan Whitestone, both highly experienced in UK smaller companies, and is expected to provide a platform for future growth.The portfolios are already well aligned with 75% overlap in their stocks, which should make the merger process smooth. The management fee is to be cut, lowering the ongoing charges ratio by nearly 20 basis points to 0.63%, making the combined trust one of the most cost-effective among its peers.
We support the proposal, which also includes shareholder-friendly measures such as a performance-related tender offer every three years, and removes Saba from the register.
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust carries on business as an investment trust and its principal activity is portfolio investment. The management of the investment portfolio and the administration of Co. is contractually delegated to BlackRock Fund Managers Limited (BFM), as Co.'s alternative investment fund manager, and BFM (with the permission of Co.) has delegated certain investment management and other ancillary services to BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited.
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