Transaction in Own Shares

Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc          

HEADLINE: PURCHASE OF ORDINARY SHARES
          FOR CANCELLATION

Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc announces that on 3
February 2009, it purchased for cancellation 150,000 ordinary shares of 20p
each at 102p per share.

Following this purchase there remain 58,129,629 shares in issue.

3 February 2009

Enquiries:

Andrew Watkins - 020 7065 4000