Director/PDMR Shareholding

Directors' interests in securities

Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director            Mr David A Deards

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

Class of Security           Ordinary shares of 25p

Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees
                            Limited

Number of shares            4

Price per share             £34.10

Date of transaction         3 January 2006

Date Company informed       3 January 2006

Total holdings following    9,032
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.02%
class



Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director            Mr. Alan J Harden

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

Class of Security           Ordinary shares of 25p

Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees
                            Limited

Number of shares            3

Price per share             £34.10

Date of transaction         3 January 2006

Date Company informed       3 January 2006

Total holdings following    8,493
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.02%
class


Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director            Mrs Sheila Ruckley

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

Class of Security           Ordinary shares of 25p

Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees
                            Limited

Number of shares            4

Price per share             £34.10

Date of transaction         3 January 2006

Date Company informed       3 January 2006

Total holdings following    9,886
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.02%
class


Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director            Mr. Alan M W Young

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

Class of Security           Ordinary shares of 25p

Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees
                            Limited

Number of shares            4
Price per share             £34.10

Date of transaction         3 January 2006

Date Company informed       3 January 2006

Total holdings following    10,666
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.02%
class


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



Name of contact             Mr. Ian Goddard

Telephone Number            01382 201700

Date of notification        3 January 2006