Director Shareholding

Directors' interests in securities

Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mr Gavin R. Suggett
                            
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 stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
                            
Number of stock units       5
                            
Price per stock unit        £26.4250
                            
Date of transaction         5th August 2003
                            
Date Company informed       5th August 2003
                            
Total holdings following    12,699
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.03%
class                       



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 stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
                            
Number of stock units       4
                            
Price per stock unit        £26.4250
                            
Date of transaction         5th August 2003
                            
Date Company informed       5th August 2003
                            
Total holdings following    1,109
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.002%
class                       


Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mr Alan A 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 stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
                            
Number of stock units       5
                            
Price per stock unit        £26.4250
                            
Date of transaction         5th August 2003
                            
Date Company informed       5th August 2003
                            
Total holdings following    2,760
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.005%
class                       

                         
                          
Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mrs Sheila M 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 stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
                            
Number of stock units       5
                            
Price per stock unit        £26.4250
                            
Date of transaction         5th August 2003
                            
Date Company informed       5th August 2003
                            
Total holdings following    1,793
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.004%
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        6th August 2003