Month End Portfolio Info

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
19 September 2005


F&C Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 31st August 2005

THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT WEB-SITE, http://
www.fandc.com/ FROM APPROXIMATELY 18th September 2005



Geographical Allocation                                    %

UK                                                        42
USA                                                       23
Japan                                                     11
Europe                                                    11
Far East                                                   8
Cash & FI                                                  4
Other                                                      1


Top Ten Holdings                                           %

Infratil                                                 1.1
CLS Holdings                                             1.0
Venture Production                                       0.9
Capital and Regional                                     0.8
Morgan Sindall                                           0.8
Hardman Resources Ltd                                    0.8
Sondex                                                   0.8
Meggitt                                                  0.8
Aveva                                                    0.8
Victrex                                                  0.8


Effective Gearing                                          5%



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