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Scottish Mortgage Inv Tst PLC
03 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):

...30 July 2007..............



6. Date on which issuer notified:

...03 August 2007..............



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

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



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                      9,986,585                          9,986,585







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                 13,780,010               0            13,780,010           0.00        5.00







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


13,780,010                     5.00





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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