Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
27 June 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 increase in non-beneficial interest
                                             following purchase of shares (within Investment Plan
                                             pursuant to regular standing order and standing election) by
                                             2 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                        74 (1 self, 73 trustee)

Price per stock unit                         £27.1000

Date of transaction                          26th June 2002

Date Company informed                        27th June 2002

Total holdings following this information    12,938

Total percentage of issued class             0.03%


Name of Company                              The Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director                             Mr William Berry

Type of Transaction                          (1) Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of
                                             shares (within ISA pursuant to regular standing order and
                                             standing election) by spouse.

                                             (2) Decrease in non-beneficial interest following sale of
                                             shares by trust of which director is a trustee.

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    (1) Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

                                             (2) PO Nominees Limited Account 014261

Number of stock units                        (1) 1

                                             (2) 675

Price per stock unit                         (1) £27.1000

                                             (2) £27.03

Date of transaction                          26th June 2002

Date Company informed                        27th June 2002

Total holdings following this information    10,237

Total percentage of issued class             0.02%


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                        1

Price per stock unit                         £27.1000

Date of transaction                          26th June 2002

Date Company informed                        27th June 2002

Total holdings following this information    1,489

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 PEP pursuant to regular standing order and standing
                                             election) by self and spouse.

Class of Security                            Ordinary stock units of 25p

Name of registered holder                    Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of stock units                        4 (2 self, 2 spouse)

Price per stock unit                         £27.1000

Date of transaction                          26th June 2002

Date Company informed                        27th June 2002

Total holdings following this information    2,559

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                         27th June 2002



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