Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Katherine Garrett-Cox
Director

Type of      Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of deposited shares (within Long Term Incentive
Transaction  Plan)


Reason for   A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Notification

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Greenwood Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    17,077
shares

Price per    £3.474
share

Date and     22 April 2010, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 22 April 2010
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 82,940
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   177,593
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,203
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.3044% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class

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


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Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Robert Burgess
Director

Type of      Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of deposited shares (within Long Term Incentive
Transaction  Plan)


Reason for   A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Notification

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Greenwood Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    25,797
shares

Price per    £3.474
share

Date and     22 April 2010, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 22 April 2010
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 16,890
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   25,797
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,203
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.2718% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class



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Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


Director's interests in securities




Name of      Alliance Trust PLC
Company

Name of      Alan Trotter
Director

Type of      Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares under Share Award Agreement (within Long
Transaction  Term Incentive Plan)


Reason for   A transaction required to be notified in accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)
Notification

Class of     Ordinary 2.5p shares
Security

Name of      Greenwood Nominees Limited
registered
holder

Number of    8,433
shares

Price per    £3.474
share

Date and     22 April 2010, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 22 April 2010
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 0
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   8,433
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,203
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.2647% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class





For further information please contact:

 Name of contact        Mr. Ian Anderson


 Telephone Number       [phone]


 Date of notification    22 April 2010






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