Month End Portfolio Info

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
13 September 2006


F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 31st August 2006

THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT WEB-SITE, www.fandc.com
FROM APPROXIMATELY 18th September 2006

Top ten equity holdings

Cousins Properties                      3.1%
Community Health                        2.9%
Dollar Thrifty Automotive               2.6%
Republic Services                       2.3%
Capitalsource                           2.2%
HCC Insurance                           2.1%
Mueller Industries                      2.1%
Denbury Resources                       2.1%
Roper                                   2.0%
Premiere Global                         2.0%

Total                                  23.4%


Sector

Consumer Discretionary                 29.9%
Financial Services                     24.4%
Health Care                            11.3%
Producer Durables                       9.5%
Autos And Transportation                5.3%
Technology                              8.5%
Other Energy                            4.9%
Materials And Processing                4.2%
Utilities                               2.0%

Total                                 100.0%


Actual gearing:      98.0

Potential gearing:  100.0



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