Holding(s) in Company

Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC
13 August 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):

...Barclays PLC...............



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

Barclays Bank PLC
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Private Bank Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees Guernsey Ltd

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

...7 August 2007..............

6. Date on which issuer notified:

...13 August 2007..............

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

...5% to 3%..............



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

GB0007838849                      13,777,040                         13,777,040


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

GB0007838849                 9,962,129                0            9,962,129            0.00        3.61



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

9,962,129                      3.61





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


Barclays Bank PLC
Barclays Bank Trust Company Ltd
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd
Barclays Global Investors Ltd
Barclays Life Assurance Co Ltd
Barclays Private Bank and Trust Ltd
Barclays Private Bank Ltd
Barclays Stockbrokers Ltd
Gerrard Investment Management Ltd
Walbrook Trustees Guernsey Ltd


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:

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



14. Contact name:

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



15. Contact telephone number:

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






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