Month end portfolio info

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
17 November 2005

F&C Smaller Companies PLC

ALL DATA AS AT 31st October 2005

THIS DATA WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE F&C ASSET MANAGEMENT WEBSITE, www.fandc.com
FROM APPROXIMATELY 18th November 2005.



Top ten equity holdings                                          %



1               Infratil                                        1.0

2               Olam International                              0.9

3               Capital and Regional                            0.8

4               CLS Holdings                                    0.8

5               Inter Link Foods                                0.8

6               Australian New Horizons                         0.7

7               Venture Production                              0.7

8               Northgate                                       0.7

9               Teesland                                        0.7

10              Victrex                                         0.7



Total                                                           7.8



            Country (or region) breakdown                         %



            UK                                                 34.0

            USA                                                19.0

            Japan                                              10.0

            Other Far East                                      5.0

            Europe                                             11.0

            Cash & Fixed Interest                              18.0

            Other                                               3.0



            Total                                             100.0




Actual gearing:    103
Potential gearing: 109.4






















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