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F&C US Smaller Companies PLC

Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2NY
0131 243 1330 (Fax Number)
0800 136 420 (Main Number)
www.fandc.com
investor.enquiries@fandc.com

*	Robert Siddles»	01-Jan-2001 to Present
	Graeme Glen»	01-Jan-1997 to 01-Jan-2001
	James Findlay»	01-Jan-1992 to 01-Jan-1997

The objective of F&C US Smaller Companies PLC is to achieve long-term capital growth by investing in a diversified portfolio primarily of quoted US smaller and medium sized companies.

Fund vs sector
	1y	3y
Position	1 / 4	1 / 4
Quartile	1	1

FE
Crown Rating
(Quantitative)

Ratios
	1y	3y
Volatility	13.78	21.40
Alpha	-8.22	8.99
Beta	1.56	1.26
Sharpe	3.25	0.90
InfoRatio	1.07	0.71
R²	0.70	0.54
Quartiles: 1 2 3 4 vs. North American Smaller Companies»

FE Risk Scores
Instrument	1y(%) Growth	FE Risk Score
F&C US Smaller Companies PLC	41.8	133
North American Smaller Companies	33.7	70
Cash	n/a	0
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	1y	3y	5y	12m-24m	24m-36m	36m-48m	48m-60m
F&C US SMALLER COS PLC ORD	+41.8	+75.5	+143.4	+7.9	+14.7	+43.6	-3.4
NAV	+31.9	+47.5	+103.4	+4.1	+7.4	+39.5	-1.2
North American Smaller Companies	+33.7	+32.3	+54.7	-1.8	+0.8	+34.1	-12.8

Share Price
	Share	Price	Date	Prem/Disc	Diluted NAV		Gearing	Div yield
	Share	Price	Date	Prem/Disc	Estim	Last pub.	Gearing	Net	Gross
	F&C US SMALLER COMPANIES PLC ORD	645.00 (p)	18-Jun-2013	+6.53	605.47	602.46 17-Jun-2013	100	n/a	n/a

Capital structure & income
Share	Type	Exchange	Nominal value	Issued	Market value (m)	Wind-up date	Splits	News
F&C US SMALLER COMPANIES PLC ORD	UNIT	LONDON	25	23,884,000	154.05	n/a	n/a
Share identifiers: TIDM: FSC; SEDOL: 0346340; ISIN: GB0003463402

Detailed fund information
Fund type	United Kingdom-registered Investment Trusts
Launched	1993
Gross assets	£144.6m / $227.2m
Sector	North American Smaller Companies
Asset Class	Equity
Own ISA wrapper
Savings plan
Annual accounts	(Click to order)
Last report / accounts	06-Sep-2012
Last AGM	04-Oct-2012
Next AGM	October 2013
EGM	04-Dec-2002
Stockbroker(s)	JPMorgan Cazenove
Management contract	For management and administrative services, the Manager receives a fee of 0.80% of gross assets, payable quarterly. Performance related management fee of 5% of any outperformance by the NAV of target performance, defined as a margin of 2% over the Russell 2000 Index in sterling. The maximum performance related fee which may be payable in respect of any one year is 0.7% of gross assets. The Management Agreement may be terminated by either party on six months notice.
Borrowing limit	Borrowing shall not exceed the Company's adjusted capital and reserves.
Continuation / Wind-up provision	The Fund has the authority to issue up to 10% of its share capital each year and to repurchase its own shares for cancellation up to 14.99%. These authorities require annual renewal. The continuation vote will next be put to shareholders at the AGM in 2014 and every three years thereafter. The Fund targets a 10% discount in the longer term through buybacks.
Dividend policy	n/a
Investment restrictions	n/a
Reconstruction proposal	n/a
Settlement details	n/a
Tax policy	n/a

Peer groups
Region	Asset Class	Investment Focus	Sector
United States	Equity	Mixed	North American Smaller Companies

Largest holdings, 30-Apr-2013
Holding	(%)	Rank	Prev	Holding	(%)	Rank	Prev
ALERE INC	2.51	1	(1)	UNIVERSAL TRUCKLOAD SERVICES INC	2.33	6	(-)
ATLANTIC TELE NETWORK INC	2.48	2	(3)	ORBITAL SCIENCES	2.33	7	(-)
REX ENERGY CORPORATION	2.39	3	(2)	ALLSCRIPTS HEALTHCARE SOLUTIONS INC	2.32	8	(7)
ANDERSONS INC	2.39	4	(4)	GULFMARK OFFSHORE INC	2.27	9	(-)
VIASAT INC	2.34	5	(5)	AMERICA`S CAR MART INC	2.26	10	(6)
				Total	23.62

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Regional weightings, 30-Apr-2013
Region	(%)	Rank	Prev
USA	100.00	1	(1)
Total	100.00

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Sector weightings, 30-Apr-2013
Sector	(%)	Rank	Prev
Producer Durables	24.33	1	(1)
Financial Services	17.05	2	(2)
Consumer Discretionary	16.99	3	(3)
Others	11.61	4	(4)
Health Care	10.27	5	(5)
Technology	7.87	6	(6)
Consumer Staples	6.85	7	(7)
Materials & Processing	5.03	8	(8)
Total	100.00

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All prices in Pence Sterling (GBX) unless otherwise specified. Price total return performance figures are calculated using closing mid prices and with net income (dividends) reinvested. NAV total return performance figures are calculated using fully diluted (where applicable) daily estimated NAV figures from Thomson Financial Datastream and with gross income (dividends) reinvested.

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