Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:

Small Companies Dividend Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification                                        State    
                                                                     Yes/No    
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                            No      
                                                                               
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may          No      
result in the                                                                  
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are                
attached                                                                       
                                                                               
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                       No      
                                                                               
Other (please specify): Merger of iimia MitonOptimal plc & Midas       Yes     
Capital Partners Ltd (06/03/08)                                                

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Midas Capital
                                                                       plc     
                                                                               
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):            (see section 
                                                                       9)      
                                                                               
5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is      06/03/08   
crossed                                                                        
or reached if different):                                                      
                                                                               
6. Date on which issuer notified:                                   13/03/08   
                                                                               
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                      Over 5%   
                                                                               
8. Notified details:                                                   N/A     

A: Voting rights attached to shares

 Class/type of       Situation       Resulting situation after the triggering  
     shares         previous to                    transaction                 
  if possible     the Triggering                                               
 using the ISIN     transaction                                                
      CODE                                                                     
                                                                               
                 Number   Number    Number  Number of voting     % of voting   
                   of       of        of         rights            rights      
                 Shares   Voting    shares                                     
                          Rights                                               
                                                                               
                                    Direct   Direct  Indirect  Direct  Indirect
                                                                               
Ordinary Shares  300,000  300,000  880,000  880,000    N/A     5.42%     N/A   
                                                                               
  GB0006615826                                                                 
                                                                               

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

   Type of     Expiration       Exercise/        Number of voting       % of   
  financial       date          Conversion      rights that may be     voting  
 instrument                    Period/ Date       acquired if the      rights  
                                                    instrument                 
                                                   is exercised/               
                                                     converted                 
                                                                               

Total (A+B)                                                                    
                                                                               
Number of voting rights                 % of voting rights                     
                                                                               
880,000                                 5.42%                                  

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are
effectively held, if applicable:

CF Midas Balanced Income Fund - 580,000                                        
                                                                               
(Registered: Bank of New York Nominees A/C 392513)                             
                                                                               
CF iimia Income Fund - 300,000                                                 
                                                                               
(Registered: HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 949170)                  

Proxy Voting:


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                                  
                                                                               
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:                   
                                                                               
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                       
rights:                                                                        

13. Additional information:                                   iimia plc, Miton 
                                                              Asset Management 
                                                              Ltd and Midas    
                                                              Capital Partners 
                                                              Ltd are all      
                                                              subsidiaries of  
                                                              Midas Capital plc
                                                                               
14. Contact name:                                             Helen Craig      
                                                                               
15. Contact telephone number:                                 01392 475972