Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
4 April 2002





                                                                    4 April 2002


                      Purchase of Shares For Cancellation

Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 3 April 2002 the Company purchased
a total of 140,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 103.50 pence per share.
Following this purchase, there are a further 177,224,746 shares in issue.





Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]







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