Holding(s) in Company

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC
27 July 2007

                                                                      APPENDIX 3



TR-1i: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES



(1). Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached (ii):

     Aberdeen New Dawn Investment Trust plc



2.   Reason for the notification (please state Yes/No):



     An acquisition or disposal of voting rights: Yes



An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached: N



     Other: No



3.   Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation (iii):

     Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)
     Legal & General Investment Management Limited (LGIM)
     Legal & General Group Plc (L&G)


4.   Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.) (iv):

     Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited (PMC)



5.   Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
     reached (v):

     25 July 2007



6.   Date on which issuer notified:

     26 July 2007



7.   Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

     Below 5% (Group)
     Below 5% (LGIM)
     From 5% - 4% (L&G)



8.   Notified details:

     n/a



A: Voting rights attached to shares


                             Situation previous to the triggering transaction
Class/type of shares if possible             No of shares                 No of voting rights (viii)
using the ISIN CODE
                                            1,338,848 (&G)                      1,338,848 (L&G)
                                           1,360,549 (LGIM)                    1,360,549 (LGIM)




Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)


Class/type of shares if          Number of shares       Number of voting rights (ix)       % of voting rights
possible using the ISIN CODE
25p Ordinary                     1,089,446 (L&G)       Direct (x)     Indirect (xi)       Direct      Indirect
                                     Below 5%          1,089,446           n/a             4.29%        n/a
                                                        Below 5%
                                      (LGIM)




B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)


Type of         Expiration Date       Exercise/Conversion       Number of voting rights     % of voting rights
financial       (xiii)                Period/ Date (xiv)        that may be acquired if the
instrument                                                      instrument is exercised/
                                                                converted.
n/a             n/a                   n/a                       n/a                         n/a





Total (A+B)
   
Number of voting rights          % of voting rights

          1,089,446                        4.29%





9.      Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or
the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable (xv):

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct and Indirect) (Group)  (Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited (LGIMH) (Direct and Indirect)  (Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Investment Management Limited (Indirect) (LGIM) (Below 5% = Total Position)

Legal & General Group Plc (Direct) (L&G) (1,089,446 - 4.29% = LGAS, LGPL & PMC)

Legal & General Investment Management (Holdings) Limited      Legal & General Insurance Holdings Limited (Direct)
(Direct) (LGIMHD) (996,198 - 3.92% = PMC)                     (LGIH)

Legal & General Assurance (Pensions Management) Limited       Legal & General Assurance Society Limited  (LGAS & LGPL)
(PMC) (996,198 - 3.92% = PMC)

                                                              Legal & General Pensions Limited (Direct)  (LGPL)



Proxy Voting:



10.  Name of the proxy holder:

     n/a



11.  Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:

     n/a



12.  Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:

     n/a



13.  Additional information:

     Notification using shares in issue figure of 25,387,133


14.  Contact name:

     Charles Mearns - Aberdeen Asset Managers Ltd



15.  Contact telephone number:

     0131 313 6442




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