Holding(s) in Company

F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC
25 April 2008




TR-1:            NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 



1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing   F & C Global Smaller Companies  Plc
shares to which voting rights are attached:


2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached


An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                       Yes


Other (please specify):______________


3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification             Legal & General Group Plc (Group)
obligation:
                                                                Legal & General Investment Management
                                                                            Limited (LGIM)


4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):           Legal & General Assurance (Pensions
                                                                      Management) Limited (PMC)

                                                                   Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is              24 April 2008
crossed or reached if different):


6. Date on which issuer notified:                                           25 April 2008


7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:                            Above 5% (Group)
                                                                           Above 5% (LGIM)


8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
shares        the Triggering
              transaction
if possible   Number of  Number of  Number of     Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
using the     Shares     Voting     shares
ISIN CODE                Rights                   Direct         Indirect     Direct        Indirect
ORD                     Below 5%    2,209,437     2,067,102      142,335      4.678         0.322

GBP0.25



B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial     Expiration date Exercise/ Conversion     Number of voting rights    % of voting
instrument                            Period/ Date             that may be acquired if    rights
                                                               the instrument is
                                                               exercised/ converted.



Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights                               % of voting rights

2,209,437                                             5.00
          

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial
instruments are effectively held, if applicable:

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
(2,209,437 -5.00% = Total Position)
          

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited
(LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (2,209,437 -5.00% = Total
Position)


Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect)
(LGIM) (2,209,437 -5.00% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (2,067,102 - 4.67 % = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)


Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited
          

Limited (Direct) (LGIMHD) (1,843,339 - 4.17 % =  (Direct) (LGIH)
PMC)
          

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management)  Legal & General Assurance Society Limited
Limited  (PMC) (1,843,339 - 4.17 % = PMC)        (LGAS & LGPL)
                                                 Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)
                                                 (LGPL)
Proxy Voting:
          


10. Name of the proxy holder:                                              N/A


11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to                     N/A
hold:
          


12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting                   N/A
rights:


13. Additional information:       Notification using the total voting rights figure of
                                                     44,179,781


14. Contact name:                                    Debbie Fish


15. Contact telephone number:                        020 7628 8000




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