Purchase of Own Shares

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
08 August 2007




British Smaller Companies VCT plc ('the Company')

Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights


The Company today announces that it has purchased 67,968 Ordinary shares of 10
pence each at a price of 87.5 pence per share. These shares will be held in
Treasury.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 26,056,195 Ordinary Shares with
voting rights. In addition, the company holds 367,968 shares in Treasury.

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.


08 August 2007




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