Total Voting Rights

Securities Trust of Scotland plc ("the Company")

             Total Voting Rights and Share Capital - 30 January 2009


For   the  purposes  of  the  Financial  Services  Authority's  Disclosure   and
Transparency Rules, the total number of ordinary shares of Securities  Trust  of
Scotland  plc  in issue as at the date of this notice is 101,970,223  with  each
share carrying the right to one vote. There are no shares held in Treasury.

The total number of voting rights in the Company is therefore 101,970,223.

The  above  figure  may  be  used by shareholders as  the  denominator  for  the
calculations  by which they will determine if they are required to notify  their
interest in, or a change to their interest in, Securities Trust of Scotland  plc
in accordance with the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.


Tamsin Hooton
On behalf of Martin Currie Investment Management Limited
Company Secretary