Director/PDMR Shareholding

SMALL COMPANIES DIVIDEND TRUST PLC

The Company has been advised that Lord Lamont of Lerwick, a Director of the
Company, purchased on 17 July 2009, 381 Ordinary shares at a price of 60.25p
each. The shares were purchased via a dividend reinvestment arrangement.

Lord Lamont is now deemed to have a disclosable interest in 11,455 Ordinary
shares, representing 0.07% of the issued share capital.

22 July 2009