Holding(s) in Company

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC
31 October 2007





TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached (ii):

...Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust Plc...........



2. Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):

...... ...........



An acquisition or disposal of voting rights:

... ...Yes........



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached:

.................



An event changing the breakdown of voting rights:

...... ...........



Other

.................





3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

...Legal & General Group  PLC...............





4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached (v):

...17 October 2007..............



6. Date on which issuer notified:

...30 October 2007..............



7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

...3% to 4%..............



8. Notified details:

.................







A: Voting rights attached to shares



Situation previous to the Triggering transaction (vi)


Class/type of shares if possible  Number of shares                   Number of voting Rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE

Ord 25p                           9,858,900                          9,858,900



Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if      Number of shares         Number of voting rights (ix)      % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
                             Direct                   Direct (x)   Indirect (xi)        Direct      Indirect

Ord 25p                      11,177,313               11,177,313   0.00                 4.05        0.00




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.


n/a





Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights        % of voting rights

11,177,313                     4.05





9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):


Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and
Indirect)
Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM)
                  Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (11,177,313 - 4.05% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)
Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (9,826,942 - 3.56% = PMC)                   (LGIH)
Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS &
(PMC) (9,826,942 - 3.56% = PMC)                               LGPL)
                                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)

Proxy Voting:



10. Name of the proxy holder:

...n/a..............



11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

...n/a..............



12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

...n/a..............



13. Additional information:



Please note this notification from Legal & General was delayed due to a
substantial amount of new business which has come from an in-specie transfer.



14. Contact name:

...Lynn Mathewson..............



15. Contact telephone number:

...0131 275 3185..............






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