Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
15 February 2006

                                  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
      Derbyshire County Council

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
      In respect of 2 above

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them
      not disclosed


5)   Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
      not disclosed

6)   Percentage of issued class
      n/a

7)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
      not disclosed

8)   Percentage of issued class
      n/a

9)   Class of security
      Ord 25p

10)  Date of transaction
      14.02.06

11)  Date company informed
      15.02.06

12)  Total holding following this notification
      1,200,000 Ord 25p shares

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      4.73%

14)  Any additional information
      No

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Charles Mearns - 0131 313 6442     Date of notification 15.02.06


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