Annual Information Update

Shires Smaller Companies PLC 08 March 2007 SHIRE SMALLER COMPANIES ANNUAL INFORMATION UPDATE Pursuant to the requirements of Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following summarises the information that has been published or made available to the public by the Company throughout the twelve months ended 8 March 2007. The Company uses the London Stock Exchange RNS Service to make announcements to the market. Copies of announcements can be obtained from the RNS service using the following link: http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews Report and Accounts can be inspected at the UK Listing Authority's Document Viewing Facility, which is situated at: Financial Services Authority 25 The North Colonade Canary Wharf London E14 5HS Telephone 020 7676 1000 Report and Accounts are also available from the Company Secretary, Glasgow Investment Managers Limited, Sutherland House, 149 St Vincent Street, Glasgow G2 5DR or can be downloaded from the website www.glasgowinvestmentmanagers.co.uk Copies of documents filed with Companies House can be obtained from Companies House or through Companies House Direct at http://direct.companieshouse.gov.uk Notes: • Notifications of the Company's Net Asset Value are released weekly on the RNS Service and are not detailed individually in the list below. • Some of the information listed may be out of date at the date of submission of this Annual Information Update. Information published on the London Stock Exchange RNS service Date of Publication/Filing Holdings in Investment Companies 1 March 2007 Holdings in Investment Companies 1 February 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding 31 January 2007 Director/PDMR Shareholding 31 January 2007 Blocklisting Interim review 29 January 2007 Submission S272 Accounts 19 January 2007 Dividend Declaration 4 January 2007 Top Ten Holdings 3 January 2007 Portfolio Update 3 January 2007 Transparency Directive 27 December 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 1 December 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 2 November 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 2 November 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 2 November 2006 Dividend Declaration 5 October 2006 Top Ten Holdings 3 October 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 2 October 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 1 September 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 3 August 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 3 August 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 2 August 2006 Dividend Declaration 6 July 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 4 July 2006 Top Ten Holdings 4 July 2006 Blocklisting Interim Review 16 June 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 2 June 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 4 May 2006 Director/PDMR Shareholding 4 May 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 2 May 2006 Annual Information Update 11 April 2006 Dividend Declaration Amend 6 April 2006 Holdings in Investment Companies 4 April 2006 Top Ten Holdings 4 April 2006 Documents Filed with the Registrar of Companies Section 272 Accounts to 31 December 2006 19 January 2007 Section 272 Accounts to 30 September 2006 26 October 2006 Group of Companies Accounts to 31 December 2005 21 June 2006 Articles of Association 2 June 2006 RES 01 - Auth allot securities to 28 April 2006 2 June 2006 Annual Return Form 363s 13 March 2006 Publications submitted to the UKLA's Document Viewing Facility Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2006 1 March 2007 Interim Results for half year ended 30 June 2006 20 September 2006 Annual Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 December 2005 5 April 2006 Final Results for the year ended 31 December 2005 23 March 2006 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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