Purchase of Own Securities

Schroder UK Growth Fund PLC
9 April 2002


                                                                    9 April 2002


                      Purchase of Shares For Cancellation

Schroder UK Growth Fund plc announces that on 8 April 2002 the Company purchased
a total of 80,000 shares for cancellation at a price of 101.50 pence per share.
Following this purchase, there are a further 176,981,746 shares in issue.


Enquiries:

John Spedding

Schroder Investment Management Limited          Tel: [phone]



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