Directors' Dealings

Alliance Trust PLC
17 March 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          (1) INCREASE IN NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
                                 FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF SHARES BY     
                                 TRUST OF WHICH THE DIRECTOR IS A
                                 TRUSTEE.

                             (2) INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
                                 FOLLOWING PURCHASE BY SPOUSE OF
                                 SHARES WITHIN ISA PURSUANT TO 
                                 REGULAR STANDING ORDER AND
                                 STANDING ELECTION.         
 
CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        (1)  30
                             (2)  42

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £29.9500

DATE OF TRANSACTION          16TH MARCH 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        17TH MARCH 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             9,783

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         17TH MARCH 2000