Purchase of Own Securities

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
23 June 2003



               British Smaller Companies VCT plc ('the Company')


The Company has today bought back for cancellation 75,000 ordinary shares of 10p
each in the Company 41 7/8 pence each.


23 June 2003






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