Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
18 February 2004


18 February 2004

Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC

Notifiable Holding

Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust PLC ('the Company') has today, 18 February
2004, been notified that Rothschild Private Management Limited are interested in
1,026,575 Ordinary 25p shares, representing 4.40% of the issued share capital.

The shares are registered as follows:

Registered Holder                      No. of         % of issued share
                                       shares         capital

Chase Nominees Ltd A/C 5115           73,800                      0.32%

Nutraco Nominees Ltd                 175,000                      0.75%

Chase Nominees Ltd A/C R24695        195,925                      0.84%

BNY (OCS) Nominees Ltd A/C            12,000                      0.05%
221869

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         80,000                      0.34%
VE2B

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         40,000                      0.17%
VE2E

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C        145,000                      0.62%
VE2F

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         30,000                      0.13%
VE2G

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         42,850                      0.18%
VE2H

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C        125,000                      0.54%
VE2N

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         30,000                      0.13%
VE2Q

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         50,000                      0.21%
VE2S

State Street Nominees Ltd A/C         27,000                      0.12%
VE2U

                        Total      1,026,575                      4.40%



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