Director Shareholding

Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust                

                                  SCHEDULE 11                                  

HEADLINE: NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF

DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

PERPETUAL UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) Name of director

A.L.M. O'HARE

3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial
interest

DIRECTOR'S SPOUSE

4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them (if notified)

RBSTB (Nominees) LIMITED

5) Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
Director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s)

MRS L.A. O'HARE

6) Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary

SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

43

8) Percentage of issued class

0.00%

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

NOT APPLICABLE

10) Percentage of issued class

NOT APPLICABLE

11) Class of security

ORDINARY

12) Price per share

461.00p

13) Date of transaction

15 APRIL 2002

14) Date company informed

17 APRIL 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

15,294

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.11%

17) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

JO MILNER

020 7454 3691

18) Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification

Jonathan McGuire

For INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED - SECRETARIES

Date of Notification

17 APRIL 2002