Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
21 May 2001




                                                                   21 May 2001


                     Purchase of Shares For Cancellation

Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 18 May 2001, the Company
purchased a total of 70,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 125.50 pence
per share. Following this purchase, there are a further 190,830,263 shares in
issue.




Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]