Alliance Trust PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC
Director's interests in securities
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		Lesley Knox
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Individual Savings Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		122
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		160,231
Total percentage of issued class		0.02702% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	Lesley Knox
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Childs' Select SIPP pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	170
Price per share	£3.47
Date and place of transaction	05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	160,401
Total percentage of issued class	0.02704% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		Lesley Knox
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Investment Dealing Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		391
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		160,792
Total percentage of issued class		0.02711% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		Christopher Masters
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Spouse's Investment Dealing Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		43
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		11,700
Total percentage of issued class		0.001973% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		Christopher Masters
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Investment Dealing Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		52
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		11,752
Total percentage of issued class		0.001981% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		John Hylands
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Individual Savings Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		230
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		66,765
Total percentage of issued class		0.011257% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company		Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director		John Hylands
Type of Transaction		Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Individual Savings Account of Spouse pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification		A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security		Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder		Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares		157
Price per share		£3.47
Date and place of transaction		05 January 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified		06 January 2012.
Total share interests following this information:		66,922
Total percentage of issued class This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director		0.011283% (all interests)

Name of contact	Ian Anderson
Telephone Number	[phone]
Date of notification	06 January 2012

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