AGM Statement & Resignation of Director

INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc          

HEADLINE: Annual General Meeting Result and Resignation of Director

At the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 24 May 2005 shareholders
approved the following resolutions:

i. to receive the Directors' Report and Accounts for the year ended 31 January
2005;

ii. to declare a final dividend of 7.5p per ordinary share;
   
iii. to approve the Directors' Remuneration Report;
   
iv. to re-elect Richard Brooman a Director of the Company;
   
 v. to re-elect Mark O'Hare a Director of the Company;
   
vi. to re-appoint RSM Robson Rhodes LLP as Auditors and authorise the Directors
    to determine their remuneration;
   
vii. to renew the Directors' authority to issue new ordinary shares and to
    disregard pre-emption rights; and
   
viii. to renew the Directors' authority to purchase shares of the Company in
    the market for cancellation within the parameters specified.
   
Mr Jamie Berry retired as Chairman and Director of the Company at the end of
the Annual General Meeting.

Mr Ian Barby took over as Chairman of the Company.

Kerstin Rucht

For and on behalf of

INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc

24 May 2005