Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
14 September 2000




DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SECURITIES
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NAME OF COMPANY              THE ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. GAVIN R SUGGETT    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS        
                             FOLLOWING PURCHASE OF SHARES 
                             WITHIN ISA PURSUANT TO REGULAR STANDING 
                             ORDER AND STANDING ELECTION BY SPOUSE.  
          
CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        37

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £34.2000

DATE OF TRANSACTION          13TH SEPTEMBER 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        14TH SEPTEMBER 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             10,549 

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.02%
OF ISSUED CLASS



THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO DEALINGS BY PERSONS OTHERWISE
CONNECTED WITH THE NAMED DIRECTOR.

NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AS ABOVE.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION          14TH SEPTEMBER 2000