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Monday 26 January, 2009

Perpetual Inc&Growth

Interim Management Statement


                Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust plc

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                  for the Three Months ended 31 December2008                   

Material Events

On 11 November 2008, an application was made to the UK Listing Authority and
the London Stock Exchange for the block listing of 7,500,000 ordinary shares of
10p each in the Company for issue in due course.

With effect from 4 December 2008, Mr Bob Yerbury was appointed as a
Non-Executive Director of the Company. With a degree from Cambridge University
and having qualified as an Actuary at Equity & Law Life Assurance Society, he
began his investment career in 1969, initially as an analyst and later as a
fund manager. He has 39 years' investment experience and is the Chief
Investment Officer of Invesco Perpetual.

Dividends

On 17 November, the Directors declared the first interim dividend for the year
ending 31 March 2009 of 3.3p per Ordinary Share. The interim dividend was paid
on 29 December 2008 to Ordinary Shareholders on the register on 12 December
2008.

Performance - Total Return

                               3 Months      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                             
Share Price                       -1.3%      -15.0%        -3.6%        47.4%
                                                                             
Net Asset Value                   -6.0%      -24.4%        -6.9%        45.0%
                                                                             
FTSE All-Share Index             -10.2%      -29.9%       -13.8%        18.7%

Source: Fundamental Data

Share Price and Discount

                                       For the Three Months Ended 31 Dec 2008
                                                                             
                     As at 31 Dec 2008         High          Low      Average
                                                                             
Ordinary shares mid-           199.75p      211.00p       170.50       190.9p
                                                                             
market price (pence)                                                         
                                                                             
Discount                         -1.0%                                       
                                                                             
Subscription shares             32.50p       39.00p        24.25        31.0p
                                                                             
mid-market price                                                             
                                                                             
(pence)                                                                      

Source: Datastream

Assets and Gearing

                                        31 Dec 2008    30 Sep 2008    Change
                                                                            
Total Gross Assets (£m)                       495.5          518.7     -4.5%
                                                                            
of which cash (£m)                                -              -          
                                                                            
Borrowings (£m)                                74.8           67.5          
                                                                            
Cum income Net Asset Value - diluted          201.9         *214.4     -5.9%
                                                                            
(pence)                                                                     
                                                                            
Actual Gearing                                  118            115          
                                                                            
Asset Gearing                                   118            117          

*- ex dividend

`Actual Gearing' reflects loans drawn down, whereas `Asset Gearing' reflects
the amount of loans invested in the portfolio. A figure of 100 means that the
Trust has no gearing.

Sector Breakdown of Portfolio

                        31 Dec 2008      30 Sep 2008
                                                    
Utilities                     17.8%            18.8%
                                                    
Consumer Goods                17.8%            17.9%
                                                    
Oil & Gas                     15.5%            13.4%
                                                    
Health Care                   12.7%            11.3%
                                                    
Consumer Services             10.3%            10.1%
                                                    
Telecommunications             8.4%             6.6%
                                                    
Financial                      7.7%             7.6%
                                                    
Industrials                    7.3%            10.4%
                                                    
Technology                     2.0%             2.5%
                                                    
Basic Materials                0.5%             1.4%

Top Ten Holding

Ranking  Investment                  % of      Bought/Sold   Ranking at 
                                   Portfolio                            
Now                                             in Period   30 Sep 2008 
                                                                        
1        Imperial Tobacco            5.9%           S            1      
                                                                        
2        British Energy              5.2%          B/S           3      
                                                                        
3        BG                          5.0%          B/S           6      
                                                                        
4        AstraZeneca                 5.0%          B/S           12     
                                                                        
5        BP                          4.9%          B/S           7      
                                                                        
6        GlaxoSmithKline             4.9%           S            4      
                                                                        
7        Vodafone                    4.9%          B/S           14     
                                                                        
8        British American            4.8%           S            2      
         Tobacco                                                        
                                                                        
9        Reynolds American           4.8%          B/S           5      
                                                                        
         (US Common Stock)                                              
                                                                        
10       Tesco                       4.2%          B/S           13     

All Ordinary shares unless otherwise stated.

Changes to Share Capital

                          Ordinary Shares of 10p  Subscription 
                                   each              Shares    
                                                               
                               Issued  Treasury                
                                                               
As at 30 Sep 2008         207,276,080      0       17,720,924  
                                                               
Ordinary shares bought              0      0           n/a     
back                                                           
                                                               
Ordinary shares issued      1,128,540      0           n/a     
                                                               
Subscription shares                 0                   0      
exercised                                                      
                                                               
As at 31 Dec 2008         208,404,620      0       17,720,924  

The Company has authority to buy back shares (for cancellation or into
treasury) and to issue new shares (disapplying pre-emption rights), in each
case within specified limits. The Company expects to renew these authorities
each year.

Price and Performance

The Company's Ordinary shares are listed on the London Stock Exchange and the
price is published in the Financial Times under `Investment Companies' and in
the Daily Telegraph under `Investment Trusts'.

The Company's net asset value is calculated on a daily basis and can be viewed
on the London Stock Exchange website at www.londonstockexchange.com.

Further information can be obtained from Invesco Perpetual as follows:

Free Investor Helpline: 0800 085 8677

Internet address: www.invescoperpetual.co.uk/investmenttrusts

The information provided in this statement should not be considered as a
financial promotion.

Interim management statements are expected to be published in January and July
each year.

For and on behalf of

Invesco Asset Management Limited

26 January 2009

Registered Office

30 Finsbury Square, London, EC2A 1AG

Telephone: 020 7065 4000

Facsimile: 020 7065 3166

Registered in England No 3156676

An Investment Company under Section 833

of the Companies Act 2006



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