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Monday 18 January, 2010

Perpetual Inc&Growth

Interim Management Statement


                                 Perpetual Income & Growth Investment Trust plc

                         Interim Management Statement                          

                  for the Three Months ended 31 December2009                   

Material Events

No material events, specifically in relation to the Company, occurred during
the period.

Dividends

On 19 November 2009, Directors declared the first interim dividend for the year
ending 31 March 2010 of 3.4p per Ordinary Share. The interim dividend was paid
on 29 December 2009 to Ordinary Shareholders on the register on 11 December
2009.

Performance - Total Return

                               3 Months      1 Year      3 Years      5 Years
                                                                             
Share Price                        5.1%       10.4%        -6.2%        28.1%
                                                                             
Net Asset Value                    4.9%       18.5%        -5.9%        38.3%
                                                                             
FTSE All-Share Index               5.5%       30.1%        -4.0%        36.8%

Source: Fundamental Data

Share Price and Discount

                                       For the Three Months Ended 31 Dec 2009
                                                                             
                     As at 31 Dec 2009         High          Low      Average
                                                                             
Ordinary shares mid-           210.00p      213.60p      196.20p      204.80p
                                                                             
market price (pence)                                                         
                                                                             
Discount                         -7.8%                                       
                                                                             
Subscription shares             27.25p       32.00p       23.50p       28.80p
                                                                             
mid-market price                                                             
                                                                             
(pence)                                                                      

Source: Datastream

Assets and Gearing

                                        31 Dec 2009    30 Sep 2009    Change
                                                                            
Total Gross Assets (£m)                       581.2          541.6      7.3%
                                                                            
of which cash (£m)                                -              -          
                                                                            
Borrowings (£m)                               102.6           79.1          
                                                                            
Cum income Net Asset Value - diluted          227.9         *220.2      3.5%
                                                                            
(pence)                                                                     
                                                                            
Actual Gearing                                  121            117          
                                                                            
Asset Gearing                                   121            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 2009      30 Sep 2009
                                                    
Consumer Goods                20.2%            14.4%
                                                    
Utilities                     16.8%            16.5%
                                                    
Industrials                   14.1%            12.5%
                                                    
Health Care                   13.5%            13.1%
                                                    
Telecommunications             9.6%             9.7%
                                                    
Financials                     8.6%            10.1%
                                                    
Oil & Gas                      8.0%             9.0%
                                                    
Consumer Services              6.9%            11.6%
                                                    
Technology                     1.4%             1.6%
                                                    
Basic Materials                0.9%             1.5%

Top Ten Holding

Ranking  Investment                  % of      Bought/Sold   Ranking at 
                                   Portfolio                            
Now                                             in Period   30 Sep 2008 
                                                                        
1        Reynolds American           5.7%           -            4      
                                                                        
         (US Common Stock)                                              
                                                                        
2        Imperial Tobacco            5.3%           -            1      
                                                                        
3        BG                          5.0%           -            2      
                                                                        
4        AstraZeneca                 4.9%           -            3      
                                                                        
5        British American            4.9%           B            6      
         Tobacco                                                        
                                                                        
6        GlaxoSmithKline             4.9%           B            7      
                                                                        
7        Vodafone                    4.8%           -            5      
                                                                        
8        Tesco                       4.1%           -            8      
                                                                        
9        BT                          3.8%           -            9      
                                                                        
10       National Grid               3.3%           -            12     

All Ordinary shares unless otherwise stated.

Changes to Share Capital

                          Ordinary Shares of 10p  Subscription 
                                   each                        
                                                     Shares    
                                                               
                               Issued  Treasury                
                                                               
As at 30 Sep 2009         210,051,017           -    17,682,432
                                                               
Ordinary shares bought              0      0           n/a     
back                                                           
                                                               
Ordinary shares issued              0      0           n/a     
                                                               
Subscription shares                 0                   0      
exercised                                                      
                                                               
As at 31 Dec 2009         210,051,017      0       17,682,432  

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.

Administration

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

18 January 2010

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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