Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
27 October 2006


   NOTIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS OF DIRECTORS, PERSONS DISCHARGING MANAGERIAL
                      RESPONSIBILITY OR CONNECTED PERSONS


1)    Name of company

       ABERDEEN NEW DAWN INVESTMENT TRUST PLC



2)    State whether notification is in respect of a transaction notified in
accordance with DR 3.1.4R(1)(a) or DR 3.1.4R(1)(b) or both



       Both

3)    Name of director

       ALAN HENDERSON


4)         State whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with a
person discharging managerial responsibilities/director named in 3 above and
identify the connected person(s)


N/A

5) Indicate whether notification is in respect of a holding of the person named
in 3 or 4 above or in respect of a non- beneficial interest


       As in 3.



6)    Class of security

       ORDINARY 25p

7)    State the nature of the transaction.



       ACQUISITION

8)    Number of shares/amount of stock acquired


       1,000 ORDINARY SHARES


9)    Percentage of issued class acquired


       0.004%

10)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

       -

11)   Percentage of issued class disposed

       -


12)   Price per share

       497.32p




13)   Date of transaction

       27 October 2006


14)   Total holding and percentage holding of issued class following this
notification

1,000 Ords beneficial (0.004%)



15)   Date company informed

       27 October 2006



Name of contact and telephone number for queries

CHARLES MEARNS, TEL: [phone]



Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making this
notification
CHARLES MEARNS


Date of Notification - 27 October 2006



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