Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
3 April 2002
                                                                    3 April 2002



                      Purchase of Shares For Cancellation


Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 28 March 2002 the Company
purchased a total of 90,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 104.00 pence
per share. Following this purchase, there are a further 177,430,746 shares in
issue.










Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]







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