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
23 August 2010, it purchased for cancellation 100,000 ordinary shares of 20p
each at 156.00p per share.

Following this purchase there remain 57,004,629 shares in issue.

23 August 2010

Enquiries:

Andrew Watkins - 020 7065 4000