Director/PDMR Shareholding

RNS Number : 0187E

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC

11 December 2009

 

Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and Connected Persons

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

1.	Name of the issuer SCOTISH MORTGAGE INVESTMENT TRUST	2.	THE NOTIFICATION RELATES TO A TRANSACTION NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R
3.	Name of person discharging managerial responsibilities/director DR MM GRAY	4.	State whether notification relates to a person connected with a person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 and identify the connected person N/A
5.	Indicate whether the notification is in respect of a holding of the person referred to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a nonbeneficial interest 1 IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN 3.	6.	Description of shares (including class), debentures or derivatives or financial instruments relating to shares ORDINARY 25P SHARES
7.	Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if more than one, the number of shares held by each of them NOT NOTIFIED	8.	State the nature of the transaction SALE
9.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares acquired N/A	10.	Percentage of issued class acquired (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) N/A
11.	Number of shares, debentures or financial instruments relating to shares disposed 71,000 SHARES	12.	Percentage of issued class disposed (treasury shares of that class should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 0.026%
13.	Price per share or value of transaction 515.5p	14.	Date and place of transaction  11 DECEMBER 2009 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

15.

Total holding following notification and total percentage holding following notification (any treasury shares should not be taken into account when calculating percentage) 150,000 ORDINARY SHARES (0.055%)

16.

Date issuer informed of transaction 11 DECEMBER 2009

If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer

complete the following boxes

17.	Date of grant	18.	Period during which or date on which exercisable
19.	Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option	20.	Description of shares or debentures involved (class and number)
21.	Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to be fixed at the time of exercise	22.	Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following notification

23.

Any additional information

24.

Name of contact and telephone number for queries ANTOINETTE QUINN, BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO, 0131 275 3180

Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification Baillie Gifford & Co Date of notification _11_December_ 2009________________________________________

Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification required by DR 3.3.

(1)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)	An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)	An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.

 

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