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                         Robert Burgess


Type of Transaction                      Increase in beneficial interest
                                         following purchase of shares within
                                         Select SIPP pursuant to regular
                                         standing instruction


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                         82


Price per share                          £3.50300

Date and place of transaction            23 March 2011 UK.


Date Company Notified                    24 March 2011


Total share interests following this
information:                             35,655


Beneficially Owned (including self,
connected persons and Share Incentive    35,655
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit  25,910
Trust


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


Total percentage of issued class         0.277% (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                     25 March 2011








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