Directors' Dealings

Alliance Trust PLC
10 March 2000


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

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. WILLIAM BERRY    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          REDUCTION IN NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
                             FOLLOWING RESIGNATION AS TRUSTEE IN TWO
                             SEAPARATE TRUSTS

CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDERS   (1) PO NOMINEES LIMITED, ACCOUNT 014281
                             AND
                             (2) CASTLE STREET NOMINEES LIMITED,     
                                 ACCOUNT 55 

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        (1)   700
                             (2) 1,000
         

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         NOT APPLICABLE - NO TRANSFER OF SHARES

DATE OF TRANSACTION          (1)  8 FEBRUARY 2000
                             (2)  10 MARCH 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        10 MARCH 2000     

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             45,160

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.08%
OF ISSUED CLASS



THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO DEALINGS BY PERSONS OTHERWISE
CONNECTED WITH THE NAMED DIRECTOR, AND IN TERMS OF PARAGRAPH 10 OF
THE MODEL CODE THIS DEALING IS NOT REGARDED AS A DEALING BY THE NAMED
DIRECTOR FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CODE.

NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AS ABOVE

DATE OF NOTIFICATION         10 MARCH 2000