Director/PDMR Shareholding

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
06 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

      RICHARD CLOUGH


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

      2,500 ORDINARY SHARES


9)    Percentage of issued class acquired

      0.0098%


10)   Number of shares/amount of stock disposed

      -


11)   Percentage of issued class disposed

      -


12)   Price per share

      475p


13)   Date of transaction

      6 October 2006


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

     22,500 ords beneficial 0.088%
     20,000 ords non beneficial 0.079%


15)   Date company informed

      6 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 - 6 October 2006



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