Month end portfolio info

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
17 October 2005

F&C Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 30th September 2005

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



Top ten equity holdings                       %



1   Infratil                                 1.1
2   CLS Holdings                             1.0
3   Victrex                                  0.9
4   Venture Production                       0.8
5   Capital and Regional                     0.8
6   Hardman Resources                        0.8
7   Olan International                       0.8
8   Aveva                                    0.8
9   Meggitt                                  0.8
10  Graphite Enterprise                      0.8

Total                                        8.6



Country (or region) / Sector                (%)

UK                                          42%
USA                                         23%
Japan                                       10%
Other Far East                               6%
Europe                                      11%
Cash & Fixed Interest                        5%
Other                                        3%

Total                                      100%


Actual gearing:                            105
Potential gearing:                       109.4



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