Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
10 May 2002


Directors' interests in securities


Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mr Gavin R. Suggett

Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
                                             (within ISA pursuant to regular standing order and standing
                                             election) by self and spouse and increase in non-beneficial
                                             interest following purchase of shares (within Investment
                                             Plan pursuant to regular standing order and standing
                                             election) by 4 trusts of which the director is a trustee.

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        47 (8 self, 8 spouse, 31 trustee)

Price per stock unit                         £29.8200

Date of transaction                          9th May 2002

Date Company informed                        10th May 2002

Total holdings following this information    12,708

Total percentage of issued class             0.02%



Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mr William Berry

Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
                                             (within ISA by self and ISA and PEP by spouse pursuant to
                                             regular standing order and standing election).

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        23 (10 self, 13 spouse)

Price per stock unit                         £29.8200

Date of transaction                          9th May 2002

Date Company informed                        10th May 2002

Total holdings following this information    10,911

Total percentage of issued class             0.02%



Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mr Bruce W. M. Johnston

Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
                                             (within Investment Plan, PEP and ISA pursuant to regular
                                             standing order and standing election).

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        25

Price per stock unit                         £29.8200

Date of transaction                          9th May 2002

Date Company informed                        10th May 2002

Total holdings following this information    17,294

Total percentage of issued class             0.03%



Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mrs Sheila M. Ruckley

Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
                                             (within PEP pursuant to regular standing order and standing
                                             election) by self.

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        11

Price per stock unit                         £29.8200

Date of transaction                          9th May 2002

Date Company informed                        10th May 2002

Total holdings following this information    1,484

Total percentage of issued class             0.003%



Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mr Alan M. W. Young

Type of Transaction                          Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
                                             (within ISA and PEP by self and within ISA, PEP and
                                             Investment Plan by spouse pursuant to regular standing order
                                             and standing election).

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        29 (15 self, 14 spouse)

Price per stock unit                         £29.8200

Date of transaction                          9th May 2002

Date Company informed                        10th May 2002

Total holdings following this information    2,551

Total percentage of issued class             0.005%


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


Name of contact                              Mr Ian Goddard

Telephone Number                             01382 201700

Date of notification                         10th May 2002



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