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                        Katherine Garrett-Cox


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        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                        742


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:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     266,741
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for  77,866
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit
Trust


Deemed beneficial interest in shares    1,770,212
held for company by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust


Total percentage of issued class        0.3566% (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                        Katherine Garrett-Cox


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                        794


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:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     267,535
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for  77,866
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit
Trust


Deemed beneficial interest in shares    1,770,212
held for company by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust


Total percentage of issued class        0.3567% (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                        Katherine Garrett-Cox


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        Investment Dealing 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                        45


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:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     267,580
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for  77,866
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit
Trust


Deemed beneficial interest in shares    1,770,212
held for company by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust


Total percentage of issued class        0.3567% (all interests)



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                        Robert Burgess


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        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                        274


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:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     48,196
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for  41,879
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit
Trust


Deemed beneficial interest in shares    1,770,212
held for company by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust


Total percentage of issued class        0.3137% (all interests)

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


Name of contact                         Ian Anderson


Telephone Number                        [phone]


Date of notification                    06 January 2012








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