Holding(s) in Company

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC
08 October 2007



                 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


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



F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC



2. Reason for the notification:



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights



3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:



Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)



4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):



Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)
Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)



5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):



1 October 2007



6. Date on which issuer notified:



5 October 2007



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:



Above 5% (Group)
Above 5% (LGIM)



8. Notified details:



A: Voting rights attached to shares


Class/type of shares                          Situation previous to the Triggering transaction
                                  Number of shares                         Number of voting Rights


Ord GBP 0.25                      Below 5%



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


Class/type of shares Number of shares   Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

                                        Direct         Indirect          Direct     Indirect


Ord GBP 0.25         2,182,456          2,182,456      128,883           4.778%     0.282%



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


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

N/A



Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

2,311,339                      5.06%



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



Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group) (2,311,339-5.06% = Total
Position)



Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect) (2,311,339-5.06% = Total Position)



Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (2,311,339-5.06%
= Total Position)



 Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,182,456-4.77% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings)        Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct) (LGIH)
Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,923,593-4.21% = PMC)


Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited Legal & General Assurance Society Limited (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (1,923,593-4.21% = PMC)


                                                        Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct) (LGPL)





Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:



N/A



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:



N/A



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:



N/A



13. Additional information:



Notification using the total voting rights figure of 45,675,101.



This notification has been delayed due to the large number of disclosures
required following a substantial amount of new business which has come to Legal
& General in the form of an in-specie transfer.



14. Contact name:



Debbie Fish

For on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary



15. Contact telephone number:



020 7011 5010




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