Purchase of Own Securities

F&C Smaller Companies PLC
28 August 2003

                           F&C SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

                             PURCHASE OF OWN SHARES






1) Date of purchase:

27th August 2003

2) Number of Ordinary Shares purchased:

1,000,000

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

182p

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

Ordinary Shares - 90,725,082

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

28th August 2003




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