Holding(s) in Company

RNS Number : 1351L

Aberdeen New Dawn Invest Trust PLC

30 August 2012

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES (i)

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: n/a

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

An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments: n/a

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights: n/a

Other: Transfer into Nominees

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

Investec Wealth & Investment Limited

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

n/a

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

28 August 2012

6. Date on which issuer notified:

30 August 2012

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

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to shares (viii, ix)

Situation previous to the Triggering transaction

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE	Number of shares	Number of voting rights
Ordinary Shares GB0000056852	277,717	277,717

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (vii)

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Number of
shares

Number of
voting rights

% of
voting rights (x)

Ordinary Shares

GB0000056852

Direct

Indirect (xi)
1,708,941

Direct

Indirect
6.86%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

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

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments (xv, xvi)

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument	Exercise price	Expiration date	Exercise/ Conversion period	Number of voting rights instrument refers to	% of voting rights (xix, xx)
n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	Nominal	Delta
					-	-

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

1,708,941

% of voting rights

6.86%

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

Client holdings registered in the name of Nominee companies 100% owned by Investec Wealth & Investment Limited.

NB: The increase in the Nominee holding triggering this disclosure is the result of the integration of the Williams De Broe business with Investec Wealth & Investment on 28 August 2012.

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:

14. Contact name:

Judith Wynne

15. Contact telephone number:

0131 528 4133