F&C Global Smaller : Conversion of Securities

F&C GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES PLC

Conversion of CULS

4 August 2016

Application has been made by F&C Global Smaller Companies PLC ('the Company') to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock Exchange Plc for a total of 5,094 Ordinary shares of 25p each ('Ordinary Shares') to be admitted to the Official List, and dealings are expected to commence on or around 9 August 2016. The new Ordinary Shares will rank, pari passu, with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company.

The listing application has been made following the conversion of 49,806 units of Convertible Unsecured Loan Stock 2019 ('CULS') in the period to 31 July 2016.

Following this issue, the Company's issued Ordinary share capital will be 55,629,297 Ordinary shares (assuming there are no further share issues before 9 August 2016) and there will be 39,802,392 units of CULS outstanding. There are no shares held in treasury.

Following the commencement of dealings on or around 9 August 2016, the above figure 55,629,297 (assuming there are no further share issues before this date) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in the Company, under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

For and on behalf of F&C Investment Business Limited,

Secretary

020 7628 8000