Director Shareholding

Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust                

                                  SCHEDULE 11                                  

HEADLINE: NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF

DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS

1) Name of company

INVESCO PERPETUAL UK SMALLER COMPANIES INVESTMENT TRUST PLC

2) Name of director

J.A.J. BERRY

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

PRIVATE CLIENT OF BERRY ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC

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

HARBOUR 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)

N/A

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

DISCRETIONARY CLIENT

7) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired

N/A

8) Percentage of issued class

N/A

9) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

1,779

10) Percentage of issued class

0.0128%

11) Class of security

ORDINARY

12) Price per share

352p

13) Date of transaction

17 DECEMBER 2002

14) Date company informed

18 DECEMBER 2002

15) Total holding following this notification

18,105 (BENEFICIAL HOLDING = 5,529;

NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDING = 12,576)

16) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification

0.13%

17) Name of contact and telephone number for queries

KARINA BRYANT

020 7065 3644

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

KARINA BRYANT

For INVESCO ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED - SECRETARIES

Date of Notification

19 DECEMBER 2002