Director/PDMR Shareholding

Scottish American Investment Co PLC
18 April 2008



Notification of Transactions of Directors/Persons Discharging Managerial
Responsibility and Connected Persons



All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.


1.   Name of the issuer                           2.

     THE SCOTTISH AMERICAN INVESTMENT COMPANY          THE NOTIFCATION RELATES TO A TRANSACTION
     P.L.C.                                            NOTIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DTR 3.1.2 R





3.   Name of person discharging managerial        4.   State whether notification relates to a
     responsibilities/director                         person
                                                       connected with a person discharging
                                                       managerial responsibilities/director named
                                                       in 3 and identify the connected person
     SIR MENZIES CAMPBELL CBE QC MP
                                                       N/A



5.   Indicate whether the notification is in      6.   Description of shares (including class),
     respect of a holding of the person referred       debentures or derivatives or financial
     to in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a             instruments relating to shares
     nonbeneficial
     interest 1


                                                       ORDINARY 25P SHARES
     IN RESPECT OF DIRECTOR NAMED IN 3.


7.   Name of registered shareholders(s) and, if   8.   State the nature of the transaction
     more than one, the number of shares held by
     each of them



     NOT NOTIFIED

                                                       PURCHASE


9.   Number of shares, debentures or financial    10.  Percentage of issued class acquired
                                                       (treasury shares of that class should not be
     instruments relating to shares acquired           taken into account when calculating
                                                       percentage)

                                                       0.00001%
     18 SHARES - Dividend reinvestment


11.  Number of shares, debentures or financial    12.  Percentage of issued class disposed
                                                       (treasury shares of that class should not be
     instruments relating to shares disposed           taken into account when calculating
                                                       percentage)



                                                       N/A
     N/A


13.  Price per share or value of transaction      14.  Date and place of transaction



     227.0P                                            15 APRIL 2008

                                                       LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE



15.  Total holding following notification and     16.  Date issuer informed of transaction
     total percentage holding following
     notification (any treasury shares should not
     be taken into account when calculating
     percentage)

                                                       18 APRIL 2008

     2,018 ORDINARY SHARES (0.00152%)







If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by
the issuer

complete the following boxes


17. Date of grant                                     18. Period during which or date on which exercisable








19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the       20. Description of shares or debentures involved
    option                                                (class and number)






21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or     22. Total number of shares or debentures over which
                                                          options held following notification
    indication that price is to be fixed at the time
    of exercise








23. Any additional information                        24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries



                                                          ERIN LONGMUIR, BAILLIE GIFFORD & CO, 0131 275
                                                          3199





Name of authorised official of issuer responsible for making notification

Baillie Gifford & Co

Date of notification _18 April 2008________________________________________







Notes:    This form is intended for use by an issuer to make a RIS notification
required by DR 3.3.


(1)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a transaction relating to the shares or
      debentures of the issuer should complete boxes 1 to 16, 23 and 24.
(2)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a derivative relating the shares of the issuer
      should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 13, 14, 16, 23 and 24.
(3)   An issuer making a notification in respect of options granted to a director/person discharging
      managerial responsibilities should complete boxes 1 to 3 and 17 to 24.
(4)   An issuer making a notification in respect of a financial instrument relating to the shares of
      the issuer (other than a debenture) should complete boxes 1 to 4, 6, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 23
      and 24.




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