Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company

TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:ii			Alliance Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights				Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached				No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments				Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights				No
Other (please specify):				No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:iii		Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):iv		Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:v		21st February 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified:		25th February 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: vi, vii		10%

8. Notified details:

A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix

Class/type of shares if possible using the ISIN CODE

Situation previous to the triggering transaction

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Number of Shares

Number of Voting Rights

Number of shares

Number of voting rights

% of  voting rights x

Direct

Direct xi

Indirect xii

Direct

Indirect

GB00B11V7W98

27,940,391

27,940,391

28,051,891

28,051,891

5.008%

B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Expiration date xiii

Exercise/ Conversion Period xiv

Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/ converted.

% of voting rights

C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi

Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

Type of financial instrument

Exercise price

Expiration date xvii

Exercise/ Conversion period xviii

Number of voting rights instrument refers to

% of voting rights xix, xx

CFD over Ordinary Shares GB00B11V7W98

28,072,107

Nominal

Delta

5.012%

Total (A+B+C)

Number of voting rights

Percentage of voting rights

56,123,998

10.020%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:	Michael Cross
15. Contact telephone number:	0203 009 1305

For further information, please contact:

Evan Bruce-Gardyne

Director of Investor Relations

Alliance Trust PLC
T 01382 321169

---

This announcement is distributed by NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions on behalf of NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions clients.
The issuer of this announcement warrants that they are solely responsible for the content, accuracy and originality of the information contained therein.
Source: Alliance Trust PLC via Globenewswire

HUG#1764586