Alliance Trust PLC : Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC
Director's interests in securities
Name of Company	Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director	Consuelo Brooke
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within Investment Dealing Account).
Reason for Notification	A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Class of Security	Ordinary 2.5p shares
Name of registered holder	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	2,700
Price per share	£3.667
Date and place of transaction	15 August 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	15 August 2012.
Total share interests following this information:	5,739
Total percentage of issued class	0.001% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
Name of contact	Ian Anderson
Telephone Number	[phone]
Date of notification	15 August 2012

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