Annual Information Update

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
13 October 2005


                          F&C US Smaller Companies PLC
                           Annual Information Update


Pursuant to the requirements of the Prospectus Rule 5.2, the following
summarises the information that has been published or made available to the
public by the F&C US Smaller Companies PLC ('the Company') over the 12 months to
12 October 2005.

The Company uses the London Stock Exchange RNS service to make announcements to
the market.   Copies of announcements can be obtained from the RNS service using
the following link 
http://www.londonstockexchange.com/en-gb/pricesnews/marketnews/.    
For Name/Code you can use the Company's short code FSC

Report and Accounts can be inspected 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: [phone]

Report and accounts are also available on the F&C website, www.fandc.com, or
from the Company Secretary, F&C Management Limited, Exchange House, Primrose
Street, London EC2A 2NY



NOTES:
     
•    Notifications of the Company's Net Asset Value are released daily on the 
     RNS service and are not detailed individually in the list below.
     
•    Notifications of the Company's ten largest holdings are released each
     quarter on the RNS service, under the heading 'portfolio update', and are 
     not detailed individually in the list below.  Monthly Portfolio Information 
     is also released providing details on sector allocation and the Company's 
     top ten Holdings.

•    The Company also has a policy of buying back shares.  As these are
     frequent transactions, dates for each transaction have not been stated.

•    Some of the information stated may be out of date at the submission of this 
     Annual Information Update.


Information published on RNS                                              Date of Publication/Filing
Net Asset Value                                                           daily
Portfolio Update                                                          quarterly
Transactions in own shares                                                frequent
Month End Portfolio Information                                           at each month end
AGM Resolutions passed                                                    28 October 2004
Holding(s) in Company - BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC                         19 January 2005
Holding(s) in Company - F&C Asset Management plc                          19 January 2005
Holding(s) in Company - BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC                         9 February 2005
Interim Results                                                           24 March 2005
Holding(s) In Company - Legal & General Group plc                         2 June 2005
Holding(s) In Company - F&C Asset Management plc                          8 June 2005
Final Results for the year ended 30 June 2005                             6 September 2005
Holding(s) In Company - Close Wealth Management Limited                   8 September 2005
Holding(s) In Company -  Close Wealth Management Limited                  9 September 2005
Annual Report and Accounts 2005 Statement re availability                 26 September 2005
Documents filed with the Registrar of Companies
Forms 169 - Stamp duty on Transaction of Shares                           frequent
Signed Annual Report and Accounts 2004                                    29 October 2004
Special Resolutions passed at AGM in 2004                                 29 October 2004
Annual Return                                                             31 January 2005
Printed Publications submitted to the UK Listing Authority's Document
Viewing Facility
Special Resolutions passed at AGM 2004                                    28 October 2004
Annual Report & Accounts 2005 & accompanying Chairman's letter dated      26 September 2005
26.09.05



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