Result of AGM

Shires Smaller Companies PLC
01 May 2008


          RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 30 APRIL 2008


The Board is pleased to announce that at the Annual General Meeting held on 30
April 2008, all resolutions were passed by shareholders.


The proxy votes received in respect of the Annual General Meeting are shown in
the following table:

                                                                                     Votes Cast
 Resolution                                                                For    Against    Withheld      Total

     1      To receive and adopt the Directors' Report and audited   7,009,764      1,095       5,798  7,016,657
            financial statements of the Company for the year ended
            31 December 2007 together with the Auditors' Report
            thereon.

     2      To receive and adopt the Directors' Remuneration Report  6,989,897     14,546      12,204  7,016,647
            for the financial year ended 31 December 2007.

     3      To re-elect H.S. Cathcart as a Director of the Company.  6,993,169     12,081      11,407  7,016,657

     4      To re-elect D.A. Nichols as a Director of the Company    6,990,919     14,331      11,407  7,016,657

     5      To re-appoint KPMG Audit Plc as auditors of the Company  7,003,430      4,583       6,644  7,014,657
            to hold office from the conclusion of the meeting to
            the conclusion of the next meeting at which accounts
            are laid before the Company and to authorise the
            Directors to determine their remuneration.

     6      To give general authority to Directors to allot general  7,007,820      2,845       5,992  7,016,657
            securities.

     7      To authorise Directors to disapply pre-emption rights    6,993,152     17,201       6,304  7,016,657

     8      To authorise market purchases by the company of its own  6,952,491     58,470       6,798  7,017,759
            ordinary shares



PASSING OF RESOLUTIONS UNDER SPECIAL BUSINESS


A copy of the above document has been submitted to the UK Listing Authority, and
will shortly be available for inspection at the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility, which is situated at:


Financial Services Authority

25 The North Colonnade

Canary Wharf

London E14 5HS


For Shires Smaller Companies plc

Aberdeen Asset Management PLC

Secretary



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