REG-Dirs' Dealing InvTst: Holding(s) in Company

TR-1 NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

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

The Directors' Dealing Investment Trust PLC

2. Reason for the notification 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

An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

Other (please specify):

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: Weiss Capital
LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.): Brookdale
International
Partners LP,
Brookdale
Global
Opportunity
Fund (Weiss
Capital LLC
is the
Investment
Manager of
Brookdale
Global
Opportunity
Fund and the
Manager of
Brookdale
International
Partners LP).

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 15 April 2009
crossed
or reached if different):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 20 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 5%

8. Notified details: Voting Rights
attached to
shares

A: Voting rights attached to shares

Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering
shares to transaction
if possible the Triggering
using the ISIN transaction
CODE

Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights

Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect

GB0002974375 545,000 545,000 397,358 397,358 0 4.3% 0%

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting % of
financial date Conversion rights that may be voting
instrument Period/ Date acquired if the rights
instrument
is exercised/
converted

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

397,358 4.3%

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

Brookdale International Partners LP: 1.3%

Brookdale Global Opportunity Fund: 3.0%

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 N/A
rights:

13. Additional information:

14. Contact name: Georgiy Nikitin

15. Contact telephone number: +1-617-778-7725

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