Purchase of Own Securities

Foreign & Colonial U.S.Smllr.Co PLC
5 May 2000


On 5th May 2000 Foreign & Colonial U.S Smaller Companies PLC purchased for
cancellation 50,000 ordinary shares in the market at a price of 193p per 
share.

Following this purchase, the total number of ordinary shares in issue 
stands at 34,144,633.