Director Shareholding

Scottish American Investment Co PLC
24 January 2005


Schedule 11 - Notification of interests of Directors and Connected Persons.


 THE SCOTTISH AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY P.L.C.

 1. Name of Director:

MR WILLIAM BERRY

 2. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
    of the director named in 2 above or holding of that person's spouse or
    children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficial interest:

BENEFICIAL

 3. Name of registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
    shares held by each of them (if notified):

MRS BERRY (SPOUSE)

 4. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with the
    director named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s):

N/A

 5. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions please
    indicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non
    discretionary:

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT

 6. Number of shares/amount of stock acquired.

251

 7. Percentage of issued class:

0.0002%

 1. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed:

N/A

 2. Percentage of issued class:

N/A

 3. Class of security:

ORDINARY 25P SHARES

 4. Price per share:

173.50p

 5. Date of transaction:

11 JANUARY 2005

 6. Date company informed:

17 JANUARY 2005

 7. Total holding following this notification:

30,435

 8. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification:

0.023%

Contact: Hazel Williamson, Baillie Gifford & Co., 0131 275 3188






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