Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
5 April 2002



                                                                    5 April 2002


                      Purchase of Shares For Cancellation

Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 4 April 2002 the Company purchased
a total of 100,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 102.50 pence per share.
Following this purchase, there are a further 177,124,746 shares in issue.




Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]







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