Month end portfolio info

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

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 30th September 2006

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


Top ten equity holdings

Cousins Properties                           3.0%

Community Health                             2.7%

Dollar Thrifty Automotive                    2.7%

Republic Services                            2.4%

Capitalsource                                2.3%

Premiere Global                              2.2%

Jarden                                       2.1%

Americas Car-Mart                            2.0%

Actuant                                      2.0%

Hub                                          2.0%

Total                                       23.3%



Sector


Consumer Discretionary                      31.3%

Financial Services                          23.3%

Health Care                                 10.6%

Producer Durables                            9.5%

Autos And Transportation                     6.3%

Technology                                   7.6%

Other Energy                                 4.4%

Materials And Processing                     4.9%

Utilities                                    2.2%

Total                                      100.0%


Actual gearing:     98.0

Potential gearing: 100.0


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