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                             Robert Burgess


Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest
                                             following purchase of shares
                                             (within 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                             1,309


Price per share                              £3.761

Date and place of transaction                14 January 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                        17 January 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,          32,730
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


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


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


Total percentage of issued class             0.277% (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 17 January 2011










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