Alliance Trust PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC
Director's interests in securities
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	Christopher Masters
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Spouse's Investment Dealing Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	46
Price per share	£3.59
Date and place of transaction	04 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	05 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	11,878
Total percentage of issued class	0.00211% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	Christopher Masters
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Investment Dealing Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	27
Price per share	£3.59
Date and place of transaction	04 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	05 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	11,905
Total percentage of issued class	0.002115% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	John Hylands
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Individual Savings Account pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	244
Price per share	£3.59
Date and place of transaction	04 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	05 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	67,611
Total percentage of issued class	0.01201% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	John Hylands
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Individual Savings Account of Spouse pursuant to regular standing instruction).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	166
Price per share	£3.59
Date and place of transaction	04 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	05 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	67,777
Total percentage of issued class This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director	0.012039% (all interests)

Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	Mrs. Carol Consuelo Brooke
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Investment Dealing Account).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	39
Price per share	£3.59
Date and place of transaction	04 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	05 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	3,039
Total percentage of issued class	0.00054% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of contact	Ian Anderson
Telephone Number	[phone]
Date of notification	05 July 2012

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