AGM Statement

Alliance Trust PLC

Annual General Meeting

At the Company's Annual General Meeting held on Friday, 22 May 2009, Dr
Christopher Masters and Mrs Clare Sheikh were re-elected as directors.

All resolutions proposed at the Annual General Meeting were carried on a poll.
Votes received were:

                                         For         Against        Withheld   
                                                                               
1 Report and Accounts                    368,776,613 1,071,525      1,095,102  
                                                                               
2 Directors' Remuneration Report         335,287,108 25,321,577     10,249,165 
                                                                               
3 Re-election of Dr Christopher Masters  353,605,748 11,426,380     5,649,302  
                                                                               
4 Re-election of Mrs Clare Sheikh        351,835,306 12,495,001     6,410,638  
                                                                               
5 Re-election of KPMG Audit Plc as       359,365,238 7,489,512      3,878,261  
Auditor                                                                        
                                         365,146,697 2,868,946      2,922,789  
6 Remuneration of the Auditor                                                  
                                         355,871,680 12,143,082     2,701,627  
7 Renewal of Share Buy back Authority                                          
                                         355,643,000 12,173,844     3,038,532  
8 Authority to hold meetings at 14 days                                        
notice                                   323,387,925 32,156,112     15,387,860 
                                                                               
9 Change to Long Term Incentive Plan                                           
performance condition                                                          
                                                                               
In accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.2, two copies of resolutions 7, 8 and 9    
passed by the Company at its Annual General Meeting have been sent today to the
UK Listing Authority for publication through the Document Viewing Facility.    
                                                                               
For further information please contact:                                        
                                                                               
Mr. Ian Anderson                                                               
                                                                               
Alliance Trust PLC                                                             
                                                                               
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