Listing Rule 15.5.1(4)

Securities Trust of Scotland plc
                                 ("the Company)
                   Compliance with Model Code - 1 October 2008

In  accordance  with  Listing Rule 15.5.1(4), the Company confirms  that  it  is
satisfied that all inside information, which the Directors and the Company have,
leading up to the announcement of the interim results for the six months  to  30
September 2008 has been notified to a Regulatory Information Service ("RIS").

The  Company is therefore exempt during the close period from the provisions  of
the  Model  Code  in  respect  of  dealings  by  persons  discharging  managerial
responsibilities and purchases of its own securities. If, in the period  leading
up  to  the announcement of the results, the directors or the Company come  into
possession of any inside information, this will be notified to a RIS before  any
such transactions are undertaken.

Tamsin Hooton
Martin Currie Investment Management Limited
Company Secretary