Purchase of Own Securities

SCOTTISH AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY TRUST
11 August 1999


The Scottish American Investment Company plc (the
'Company')

Repurchase of Ordinary Shares for cancellation

The Scottish American Investment Company plc announces
that on 11th August 1999, it purchased for cancellation
17,639,000 ordinary shares in the market at a price of
249p per ordinary share.  There remains 172,940,943
ordinary shares in issue.

Enquiries:

Teddy Tulloch, Stewart Ivory & Co. 0131 226 3271

Angus Gordon Lennox, Cazenove & Co.  0171 588 2828