Purchase of Own Securities

Scottish Mortgage & Trust PLC
30 May 2002

                      The Scottish Mortgage and Trust PLC

                           Purchase of Own Securities

On 29 May 2002, the Company purchased for cancellation 350,000 ordinary shares
at a price of 350.00p, bringing the total number of ordinary shares bought back
to 52,685,312.

There remain 308,034,688 ordinary shares in issue.

                                                           Baillie Gifford & Co.

                                                             Company Secretaries

                                                                     30 May 2002



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