Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Lesley Knox
Director

Type of      Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (By child within Select SIPP pursuant to
Transaction  regular standing instruction).


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

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    89
shares

Price per    £3.206
share

Date and     03 September 2010. UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 06 September 2010.
Notified

Total share  155,607
interests
following
this
information:


Total        0.02354% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class

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


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Name of      Ian Anderson
contact


Telephone    [phone]
Number


Date of      06 September 2010
notification







[HUG#1442744]








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