Holding(s) in Company

3i Smaller Quoted Co's Trust PLC
30 April 2004

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
3i Smaller Quoted Companies Trust plc

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
HSBC Bank plc

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
HSBC Bank plc and its parent company HSBC Holdings plc

4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them

Registered holder                                            Number of shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd                         1,803,500
Unknown                                                      55,703
Total                                                        1,859,203

5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
not known

6. Percentage of issued class
not known

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
not known

8. Percentage of issued class
not known

9. Class of security
Ordinary shares of 25p each

10. Date of transaction
not known

 11. Date company informed
30 April 2004

12. Total holding following this notification
1,859,203

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
3.48%

14. Any additional information
The above mentioned 55,703 shares are of a kind described in section 208 (5) of 
the Companies Act 1985.

15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Pandora Sharp - 020 7975 3228

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
For and on behalf of 3i plc, Secretaries to 3i Smaller Quoted Companies Trust plc

Date of notification
30 April 2004




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