Issue of Equity

AIM Distribution Trust PLC (The)
06 April 2005

The AIM Distribution Trust plc ('the Company')
6 April 2005

The Directors are pleased to announce that the Company has made the following
allotments in accordance with the pricing formula set out in the Offers for
subscription dated 15 January 2005 ('the Offers'). On 5 April 2005,  793,532
Ordinary Shares of 25p each were allotted under the Offers at a price of
approximately 73.5p per share. It is expected that dealings in these shares will
commence on 13 April 2005.

Included within the above, is 69,855 Shares allotted to Roger Jeynes, a Director
of the Company,  at a price of approximately 73.5 p per Share and representing
approximately 0.4% of the issued share capital.  Following this allotment he
controls approximately 0.5% of the total voting rights of the Company.


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