Purchase of Own Securities

Scottish Mortgage & Trust PLC
24 December 2001

                     The Scottish Mortgage and Trust PLC

                          Purchase of Own Securities

On 21 December 2001, the Company purchased for cancellation 90,000 ordinary
shares at a price of 339.00p, bringing the total number of ordinary shares
bought back to 45,465,312.

There remain 315,254,688 ordinary shares in issue.

                                                         Baillie Gifford & Co.

                                                           Company Secretaries

                                                              24 December 2001