Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Katherine Garrett-Cox
Director

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


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

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    37
shares

Price per    £3.38
share

Date and     04 May 2010. UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 04 May 2010.
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 83,111
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   177,668
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,203
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.3045% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class

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


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Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Robert Burgess
Director

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


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

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    37
shares

Price per    £3.38
share

Date and     04 May 2010. UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 04 May 2010.
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 16,927
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   25,910
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,203
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.2718% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class



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Name of      Ian Anderson
contact


Telephone    [phone]
Number


Date of      04 May 2010
notification





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