Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
26 October 2000


DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SECURITIES
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NAME OF COMPANY              THE ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. GAVIN R SUGGETT    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          INCREASE IN NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS    
                             FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF SHARES (WITHIN
                             INVESTMENT PLAN PURSUANT TO REGULAR
                             STANDING ORDER AND STANDING ELECTION)   
                             BY A TRUST OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR IS A
                             TRUSTEE.                             
  
CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        22

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £32.6000

DATE OF TRANSACTION          25TH OCTOBER 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        26TH OCTOBER 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             10,457

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.02%
OF ISSUED CLASS



THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO DEALINGS BY PERSONS OTHERWISE
CONNECTED WITH THE NAMED DIRECTOR.

NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AS ABOVE.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION          26TH OCTOBER 2000