Purchase of Own Securities

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
11 February 2002

                           F&C SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES


1) Date of purchase:

8 February 2002

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

200,000

3) Highest and lowest price paid per share (excluding expenses):

£2.00

4) The issued share capital of the Company following this buy-back will be:

Ordinary Shares - 92,764,537

5) Name and telephone number of contact for queries:

D Harding

Tel: [phone]

6) Name of authorised Company official responsible for this notification:

D. Harding

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

7) Date of notification

8 February 2002



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