Month End Portfolio Info

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
18 April 2005


F&C Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 31st March 2005

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



Geographical Allocation                                                       %


UK                                                                           43
USA                                                                          23
Japan                                                                        14
Europe                                                                       10
Far East                                                                      8
Cash & Fixed Interest                                                         2



Top Ten Holdings                                                              %

Infratil                                                                    1.02
CLS Holdings                                                                0.96
Capital and Regional                                                        0.84
Victrex                                                                     0.82
Utilico Investment Trust                                                    0.78
Morgan Sindall                                                              0.77
Graphite Enterprise Trust                                                   0.75
Lamberth Howarth Group                                                      0.73
Sondex                                                                      0.72
BSS Group                                                                   0.70


Effective Gearing                                                            7%








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