Submission of section 272 acc

Shires Smaller Companies PLC
26 July 2004


                          Shires Smaller Companies plc

           Notification of Submission of Accounts to Companies House

Shires Smaller Companies plc hereby gives notice that interim accounts for the
period 1 January 2004 to 30 June 2004, prepared in accordance with Section 272
of the Companies Act 1985, have been submitted to:

The Registrar of Companies
Companies House
37 Castle Terrace
Edinburgh
EH1 2EB

These accounts have been submitted in connection with the second interim
dividend in respect of the year to 31 December 2004, announced on 6 July 2004
and due to be paid on 30 July 2004.

Shires Smaller Companies plc is managed by Glasgow Investment Managers Limited.




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