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 4
March 2009, it purchased for cancellation 160,000 ordinary shares of 20p each
at 104p per share.

Following this purchase there remain 57,694,629 shares in issue.

4 March 2009

Enquiries:

Andrew Watkins - 020 7065 4000