Tender Offer

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27 July 2017

Invesco Perpetual UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust plc (the “Company”)

In accordance with Listing Rule 12.4R, the Company announces that, in connection with the Tender Offer, on 27 July 2017 the Company purchased 20,357,155 Shares at a price of 487.05 pence per Share. These 20,357,155 Shares will be held in treasury by the Company.

Following the repurchase of the Shares, there will be 32,851,929 Shares in issue (excluding 20,357,155 Shares held in treasury by the Company).

Terms used in this announcement shall have the same meaning as set out in the circular dated 17 May 2017. 

Enquiries

Invesco Asset Management Limited

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Nick Black

J.P. Morgan Cazenove

[phone]

William Simmonds

J.P. Morgan Securities plc, which conducts its UK investment banking activities as J.P. Morgan Cazenove ("J.P. Morgan Cazenove"), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Prudential Regulatory Authority and  the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom, is acting exclusively for the Company and no-one else in connection with the tender offer and the contents of this announcement, and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to clients of J.P. Morgan Cazenove nor for providing advice in connection with the tender offer and the contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.

J.P. Morgan Cazenove is not responsible for the contents of this announcement