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
February 2007, it purchased for cancellation 275,000 ordinary shares of 20p
each at 195.5p per share.

Following this purchase there remain 66,521,725 shares in issue.

2 February 2007

Enquiries:

Richard Smith - 01491 417113