Submission of Document

Merrill Lynch Br. SmallerCo Tst PLC
17 October 2006

                             SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENT



Merrill Lynch British Smaller Companies Trust plc - Interim Report & Accounts
for the period ended 31 August 2006

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

Tel. No. (0)20 7676 1000


17 October 2006


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