Bank Facility

Small Companies Dividend Trust PLC The Board of Small Companies Dividend Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that it has repaid its £5m fixed loan which matured on 30 March 2007 with Lloyds TSB PLC ("the Bank"). Following the repayment, the Company has increased the overdraft facility to a total of £6.5m with effect from today. In order to maintain a moderate level of gearing following the redemption of the zero dividend preference shares on 30 April 2007, the Board intends to take another fixed loan facility of up to £10m and to restrict the borrowing arrangements with the Bank, so as to limit the total amount of borrowings, to below 30 per cent. of total assets at the time of draw down. The total gearing will reduce from approximately 32% presently to 28% based on total assets as at 30 March 2007. [DEL::DEL] The Bank has approved the increase in the Bank Loan facilities, subject to completion of formal documentation. 5 April 2007
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