Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
17 April 2002


                                                                   17 April 2002


                      Purchase of Shares For Cancellation


Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 16 April 2002 the Company
purchased a total of 70,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 103.00 pence
per share. Following this purchase, there are a further 176,446,746 shares in
issue.


Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]



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