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                                  Lesley Knox                                                     
                                                                                                                  
Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares    
                                                  (within Select ISA 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                                  171                                                             
                                                                                                                  
Price per share                                   £3.338                                                          
                                                                                                                  
Date and place of transaction                     12 January 2010. UK.                                            
                                                                                                                  
Date Company Notified                             13 January 2010.                                                
                                                                                                                  
Total share interests following this information: 147,582                                                         
                                                                                                                  
Total percentage of issued class                  0.0221% (all interests)                                         
                                                                                                                  
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected                                      
with the named director.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                  
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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                                          Katherine Garrett-Cox                                   
                                                                                                                  
Type of Transaction                                       Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of   
                                                          shares (within Select SIPP 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                                          144                                                     
                                                                                                                  
Price per share                                           £3.238                                                  
                                                                                                                  
Date and place of transaction                             29 December 2009. UK.                                   
                                                                                                                  
Date Company Notified                                     30 December 2009.                                       
                                                                                                                  
Total share interests following this information:                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
Beneficially Owned (including self, connected persons and 73,981                                                  
Share Incentive                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                  
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)                                                                            
                                                                                                                  
Beneficial interest in shares held for director by        160,516                                                 
Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for company by  1,770,197                                               
Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
Total percentage of issued class                          0.3005% (all interests)                                 
                                                                                                                  
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected                                      
with the named director.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                  
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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                                  Katherine Garrett-Cox                                           
                                                                                                                  
Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares    
                                                  (within Select SIPP 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                                  2,275                                                           
                                                                                                                  
Price per share                                   £3.338                                                          
                                                                                                                  
Date and place of transaction                     12 January 2010. UK.                                            
                                                                                                                  
Date Company Notified                             13 January 2010.                                                
                                                                                                                  
Total share interests following this information:                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
Beneficially Owned (including self, connected     76,256                                                          
persons and Share Incentive                                                                                       
                                                                                                                  
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)                                                                            
                                                                                                                  
Beneficial interest in shares held for director   160,516                                                         
by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                              
                                                                                                                  
Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for     1,770,197                                                       
company by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                      
                                                                                                                  
Total percentage of issued class                  0.3009% (all interests)                                         
                                                                                                                  
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected                                      
with the named director.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                  
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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                                  Robert Burgess                                                  
                                                                                                                  
Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares    
                                                  (within Select SIPP 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                                  1,291                                                           
                                                                                                                  
Price per share                                   £3.338                                                          
                                                                                                                  
Date and place of transaction                     12 January 2010. UK.                                            
                                                                                                                  
Date Company Notified                             13 January 2010.                                                
                                                                                                                  
Total share interests following this information:                                                                 
                                                                                                                  
Beneficially Owned (including self, connected     13,596                                                          
persons and Share Incentive                                                                                       
                                                                                                                  
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)                                                                            
                                                                                                                  
Beneficial interest in shares held for director   0                                                               
by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                              
                                                                                                                  
Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for     1,770,197                                                       
company by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust                                                                      
                                                                                                                  
Total percentage of issued class                  0.2674% (all interests)                                         
                                                                                                                  
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected                                      
with the named director.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                  
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Name of contact                                   Ian Anderson                                                    
                                                                                                                  
Telephone Number                                  [phone]                                              
                                                                                                                  
Date of notification                              13 January 2010