Director/PDMR Shareholding

SMALL COMPANIES DIVIDEND TRUST PLC

The Company has been advised that Lord Lamont, a Director of the Company,
purchased on 7 April 2010, 124 Ordinary shares at a price of 84.00p each. The
shares were purchased via a dividend reinvestment arrangement.

Lord Lamont's notifiable interest in the Company's shares now totals 35,949
Ordinary shares, representing 0.22% of the issued share capital.

14 April 2010