Transaction in Own Shares

INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc          

HEADLINE: PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES

FOR CANCELLATION

INVESCO Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc announces that on 2
April 2007, it purchased for cancellation 275,000 ordinary shares of 20p each
at 196.9964p per share.

Following this purchase there remain 66,032,140 shares in issue.

2 April 2007

Enquiries:

Richard Smith - 01491 417113