Application for blocklisting

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
10 October 2005

Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc



10 October 2005



Additional Listing



Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority and the London Stock
Exchange Plc for 2,453,713 ordinary shares of 25p each ('Shares') to be admitted
to the Official List under its Ordinary Shares Blocklisting Facility.



Shares may be issued under this facility subject to guidelines laid down by the
Board and at prices not less than the fully diluted net asset value per share.
The Shares will, when issued, rank pari passu with the existing ordinary shares
of the Company.



For further information please contact:  Charles Mearns at Aberdeen Asset
Management PLC, Company Secretary, on 0131-313-1000.



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