Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
18 August 2003

                                  SCHEDULE 10

                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

1. Name of company
Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC

2. Name of shareholder having a major interest
Rio Tinto Pension Investments Limited

3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interest
or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's
spouse or children under the age of 18




4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them
Registered Name                                       Number of shares           Percentage of share
                                                                                 capital
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 810313           950,000                    4.08%
HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd 813025           130,000                    0.56%
Total                                                 1,080,000                  4.64%


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired
N/A

6. Percentage of issued class
N/A

7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed
100,000

8. Percentage of issued class
0.43%

9. Class of security
Ordinary 25p shares

10. Date of transaction
15 August 2003

11. Date company informed
18 August 2003

12. Total holding following this notification
1,080,000

13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
4.64%

14. Any additional information




15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Ruth Humphrey, 020 7463 6305

16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification
Aberdeen Asset Management PLC - Secretary

Date of notification
18 August 2003




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