Share Buyback & Voting Rights

British Smaller Companies VCT PLC
28 September 2007


British Smaller Companies VCT plc ('the Company')


Purchase of Own Securities and Total Voting Rights


The Company today announces that it has purchased 80,477 Ordinary shares of 10
pence each at a price of 85.5 pence per share. These shares will be held in
Treasury.

The effect of this purchase, together with the allotment and buy back in August
is to increase the last reported net asset value for remaining shareholders at
30 June 2007 from 98.4 pence per Ordinary share to 98.5 pence and the Total
Return (Net Asset Value plus cumulative dividends) from 136.4 to 136.5 pence per
share.

The Company's issued share capital consists of 25,975,718 Ordinary Shares with
voting rights. In addition, the company holds 448,445 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.


28 September 2007



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