Director Shareholding

Shires Smaller Companies PLC
11 April 2001

                                 SCHEDULE 11

         NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company:   Shires Smaller Companies plc

2) Name of director:   A J R Izat Esq

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that
person's spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest:  Director & spouse

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number
of shares held by each of them (if notified)
 - Mr & Mrs A J R Izat

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):  Mr & Mrs A J
R Izat in 2 above

6) Please state the nature of the transaction:  Purchase of ordinary shares

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired:  4,000

8) Percentage of issued class:  0.02%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

10) Percentage of issued class

11) Class of security:  Ordinary 50p shares

12) Price per share:  177p

13) Date of transaction:  6 April 2001

14) Date company informed:  9 April 2001

15) Total holding following this notification:  51,914 (all beneficial)

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:
0.24%

If a director has been granted options by the company please complete the
following boxes

17) Date of grant

18) Period during which or date on which exercisable

19) Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option

20) Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number

21) Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to
be fixed at time of exercise

22) Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following
this notification

23) Any additional information

24) Name of contact and telephone number for queries:  Fiona McLean 0141 572
2700

25) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification:  K M Gillies

Date of Notification:  10 April 2001