Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) interests
in securities by Alliance Trust PLC

PDMR interests in securities

Name of Company                    Alliance Trust PLC

Name of PDMR                       Rowland Strickland

Type of Transaction                Increase in beneficial interest following
                                   purchase of shares (within Share Incentive
                                   Plan pursuant to regular standing instruction).                               

Reason for Notification            A transaction required to be notified in
                                   accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1).

Class of Security                  Ordinary 2.5p shares

Name of registered holder          Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of shares                   33

Price per share                    £3.85

Date and place of transaction      5 June 2007. UK.

Date Company Notified              6 June 2007.

Total share interests following
this information:

Beneficially Owned (including      1,888
self, connected persons and
Share Incentive Plan excluding
Employee Benefit Trust)

Beneficial interest in shares      13,126
held for PDMR by Trustee of
Employee Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest in      1,108,624
shares held for company by
Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued class   0.167% (all interests)

This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named PDMR.

Name of contact                    Mr. Ian Anderson

Telephone Number                   [phone]

Date of notification               6 June 2007