Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
27 October 2005

                                  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
      Legal and General Group Plc

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 (beneficial)

4)   Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the
     number of shares held by each of them
      Legal and General Group Plc =

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 775245 - 50,000 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 357206 - 529,742 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 747381 - 48,983 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 866203 - 35,030 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 969995 - 56,582 shares

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd a/c 360509 - 39,000 shares


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
      not disclosed

11)  Date company informed
      20.10.05

12)  Total holding following this notification
      759,337 Ord 25p shares

13)  Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification
      3.07%

14)  Any additional information
      No

15)  Name of contact and telephone number for queries
      Stuart Reid - 0131 313 6472     Date of notification 27.10.05


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