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 Deposited Shares (within Long   
                                   Term Incentive Plan).                       
                                                                               
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          RBC Cees Nominees Limited                   
                                                                               
Number of shares                   9,959                                       
                                                                               
Price per share                    £3.4009                                     
                                                                               
Date and place of transaction      25 April 2008. UK.                          
                                                                               
Date Company Notified              28 April 2008.                              
                                                                               
Total share interests following                                                
this information:                                                              
                                                                               
Beneficially Owned (including      2,275                                       
self, connected persons and Share                                              
Incentive                                                                      
                                                                               
Plan excluding Employee Benefit                                                
Trust)                                                                         
                                                                               
Beneficial interest in shares held 23,085                                      
for PDMR by Trustee of Employee                                                
Benefit Trust                                                                  
                                                                               
Deemed beneficial interest in      1,870,733                                   
shares held for company by Trustee                                             
of Employee Benefit Trust                                                      
                                                                               
Total percentage of issued class   0.282%                                      
                                                                               
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected   
with the named PDMR.                                                           
                                                                               
Name of contact                    Mr. Donald McPherson                        
                                                                               
Telephone Number                   [phone]                          
                                                                               
Date of notification