Alliance Trust PLC : Transaction in Own Shares

18 May 2012

Alliance Trust PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES  

Alliance Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 17 May 2012 the Company purchased for cancellation 1,152,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each at a price of 339.4196p per share.  

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 578,693,146.

The above figure (578,693,146) may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.  

Enquiries:  

Evan Bruce-Gardyne
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: [phone] or 07501 500 243

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