Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) interests
in securities by Alliance Trust PLC

PDMR interests in securities

Name of Company                        Alliance Trust PLC

Name of PDMR                           Rowland Strickland

Type of Transaction                    Increase in beneficial interest following
                                       purchase of shares (within Share Incentive
                                       Plan pursuant to regular standing
                                       instruction).

Reason for Notification                A transaction required to be notified in
                                       accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1).

Class of Security                      Ordinary 2.5p shares

Name of registered holder              Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of shares                       33

Price per share                        £3.695

Date and place of transaction          3 July 2007. UK.

Date Company Notified                  4 July 2007.

Total share interests following
this information:

Beneficially Owned (including          1,921
self, connected persons and Share
Incentive Plan excluding Employee
Benefit Trust)

Beneficial interest in shares held     13,126
for PDMR by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest in          1,108,624
shares held for company by Trustee
of Employee Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued class       0.167% (all interests)

This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named PDMR.

Name of contact                        Mr. Ian Anderson

Telephone Number                       [phone]

Date of notification                   4 July 2007