Purchase of Own Shares

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
25 May 2006


British Smaller Companies VCT plc ('the Company')



Purchase of Own Securities



The Company today announces that it has purchased 609,560 Ordinary shares of 10
pence each at a price of 87.75 pence per share.


The effect of this purchase, and the allotment of shares on 4 April 2006, would
be to increase the last reported net asset value for remaining shareholders at
31 March 2006 from 97.5 pence per Ordinary share to 97.7 pence per Ordinary
share.





25 May 2006



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