Holding(s) in Company

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
16 August 2005


HOLDINGS IN COMPANY

1) Name of company

F&C Smaller Companies PLC

2) Name of shareholder having a major interest

Friends Provident group

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

F&C Asset Management plc, a subsidiary of the Friends Provident
group, is interested in the following Shares:

(i) Discretionary holdings:

a) F&C Investment Funds ICVC, FTSE All Share Tracker: 23,922 shares (0.03%)
b) RSA Plc New UK Equity Fund: 117,004 shares (0.14%)
c) RSALP Fund Account No 4 - Client Executive: 8,886 shares (0.01%)
d) Univ of Cambridge Commonwealth Trust: 750,000 shares (0.89%)
e) The Cambridge O'seas Tst For Countries Outside the Commonwealth: 300,000
(0.36%)
f) Cambridge A/C Henry Fd Cap W/R for Charles and Julian Henry: 96,000 (0.11%)

Total discretionary: 1,295,812 (1.54%)

(ii) Non discretionary holdings

g) F&C Private Investor Plan: 11,748,881 shares (13.92%)
h) F&C Pension Savings Scheme: 1,488,585 shares (1.76%)
i) F&C ISA Plan: 2,414,068 shares (2.86%)
j) F&C PEP Plan: 1,397,646 shares (1.65%)

Total non discretionary holding: 17,049,180 (20.19%)


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

a) Chase Nominees Limited
b) Chase Nominees Limited
c) Chase Nominees Limited
d) Chase Nominees Limited
e) Chase Nominees Limited
f) Chase Nominees Limited
g) Puddle Dock Nominees Limited
h) BNY (OCS) Nominees Limited
i) Puddle Dock Nominees Limited
j) Puddle Dock Nominees Limited

5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

Not given

6) Percentage of issued class

Not given

7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

Not applicable

8) Percentage of issued class

Not applicable

9) Class of security

Ordinary shares of 25 pence each

10) Date of transaction

Not given

11) Date company informed

12 August 2005

12) Total holding following this notification

18,344,992

13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

21.73%

14) Any additional information

The Friends Provident Life Office, as holding company of F&C Asset
Management plc, is also interested in the shares referred to above.

15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

David Fallon
Tel: [phone]

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

David Fallon
For and on behalf of F&C Management Limited, Secretary


Date of notification: 16 August 2005


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