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

TR-1 (i) 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):

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 Advanced UK
(iii): Trust Plc

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

5. Date of the transaction (and date on which the threshold is 28 April 2009
crossed
or reached if different) (v):

6. Date on which issuer notified: 29 April 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Above 4%

8. Notified details: N/A

A: Voting rights attached to shares

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

Number Number Number Number of voting % of voting
of of of rights (ix) rights
Shares Voting shares
Rights
(viii)

Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
(x) (xi)

Ordinary Shares 78,725 78,725 415,418 415,418 4.47%

GB0002974375

B: Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction (xii)

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

Total (A+B)

Number of voting rights % of voting rights

415,418 4.47%

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

N/A

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: Progressive
European Markets
Limited is
investment
manager to
Advance UK Trust
Plc.

14. Contact name: Mr A Lee,
Cavendish
Administration
Ltd (Company
Secretary)

15. Contact telephone number: 020 7490 4355

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