Holding(s) in Company

F&C U.S. Smaller Companies PLC
04 September 2006

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1) Name of company

F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Close Wealth Management Limited

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of
holding of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a
non-beneficial interest or in the case of an individual holder if it is a
holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18

Non-Beneficial as in 2

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
number of shares held by each of them


N/A


5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

6) Percentage of issued class


N/A

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed



538,687

8) Percentage of issued class


2.35%

9) Class of security


ordinary shares of 25p

10) Date of transaction


31 August 2006

11) Date company informed


4 September 2006

12) Total holding following this notification


No longer notifiable

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification


N/A

14) Any additional information



15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

Mr R G Short - 0207 770 5209

16) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for
making this notification

Mr R G Short
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary


Date of notification: 4 September 2006


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