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 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                    208                                        
                                                                               
Price per share                     £2.7575                                    
                                                                               
Date and place of transaction       11 February 2009. UK.                      
                                                                               
Date Company Notified               12 February 2009.                          
                                                                               
Total share interests following     142,585                                    
this information:                                                              
                                                                               
Total percentage of issued class    0.021% (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              12 February 2009                             

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                   2,492                                       
                                                                               
Price per share                    £2.7575                                     
                                                                               
Date and place of transaction      11 February 2009. UK.                       
                                                                               
Date Company Notified              12 February 2009.                           
                                                                               
Total share interests following                                                
this information:                                                              
                                                                               
Beneficially Owned (including      43,252                                      
self, connected persons and Share                                              
Incentive                                                                      
                                                                               
Plan excluding Employee Benefit                                                
Trust)                                                                         
                                                                               
Beneficial interest in shares held 132,666                                     
for director by Trustee of                                                     
Employee Benefit Trust                                                         
                                                                               
Deemed beneficial interest in      1,842,670                                   
shares held for company by Trustee                                             
of Employee Benefit Trust                                                      
                                                                               
Total percentage of issued class   0.304% (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               12 February 2009