Purchase of own shares & TVR

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
20 February 2008


British Smaller Companies VCT plc ('the Company')

Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights

The Company today announces that it has purchased 50,000 Ordinary shares of 10
pence each at a price of 91.0 pence per share. These shares will be held in
Treasury.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 25,750,718 Ordinary Shares with
voting rights. In addition, the company holds 673,445 shares in Treasury.

This transaction, together with the share buy back announced on 14 February
2008, would adjust the net asset value to 100.81 pence per share compared to
100.74 pence per share at 31 December 2007.

The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the
calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their
interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

20 February 2008



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