Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Alliance Trust PLC
15 June 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 BENEFICIAL INTERESTS        
                             FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF SHARES BY SPOUSE  
                             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        38 

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £32.2800

DATE OF TRANSACTION          14TH JUNE 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        15TH JUNE 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             10,025

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          15TH JUNE 2000