Alliance Trust PLC : 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 Individual
                                                  Savings Account 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                                  122


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 160,231


Total percentage of issued class                  0.02702% (all interests)

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


Name of Company                Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director               Lesley Knox


Type of Transaction            Increase in beneficial interest following
                               purchase of shares (within Childs' 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               170


Price per share                £3.47

Date and place of transaction  05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified          06 January 2012.


Total share interests          160,401
following this information:


Total percentage of issued     0.02704% (all interests)
class

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


Name of Company                                   Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                                  Lesley Knox


Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial
                                                  interest following purchase of
                                                  shares (within Investment
                                                  Dealing Account 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                                  391


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 160,792


Total percentage of issued class                  0.02711% (all interests)


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





Name of Company                                   Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                                  Christopher Masters


Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial
                                                  interest following purchase of
                                                  shares (within Spouse's
                                                  Investment Dealing Account
                                                  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                                  43


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 11,700


Total percentage of issued class                  0.001973% (all interests)


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



Name of Company                                   Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                                  Christopher Masters


Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial
                                                  interest following purchase of
                                                  shares (within Investment
                                                  Dealing Account 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                                  52


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 11,752


Total percentage of issued class                  0.001981% (all interests)


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




Name of Company                                   Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                                  John Hylands


Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial
                                                  interest following purchase of
                                                  shares (within Individual
                                                  Savings Account 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                                  230


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 66,765


Total percentage of issued class                  0.011257% (all interests)

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



Name of Company                                   Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                                  John Hylands


Type of Transaction                               Increase in beneficial
                                                  interest following purchase of
                                                  shares (within Individual
                                                  Savings Account of Spouse
                                                  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                                  157


Price per share                                   £3.47

Date and place of transaction                     05 January 2012. UK.


Date Company Notified                             06 January 2012.


Total share interests following this information: 66,922


Total percentage of issued class                  0.011283% (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   06 January 2012









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