Directors' Dealings

Alliance Trust PLC
16 February 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.
 
CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        42

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £29.3800

DATE OF TRANSACTION          15TH FEBRUARY 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        16TH FEBRUARY 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             9,711

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         16TH FEBRUARY 2000