Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMR) interests
in securities by Alliance Trust PLC


PDMR interests in securities




Name of Company                     Alliance Trust PLC


Name of PDMR                        Mrs Katherine Garrett-Cox


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).


Class of Security                   Ordinary 2.5p shares


Name of registered holder           Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited


Number of shares                    135


Price per share                     £3.50300

Date and place of transaction       23/03/2011 UK.


Date Company Notified               24/03/2011


Total share interests following     241,019
this information:


Beneficially Owned (including self, 241,019
connected persons and Share
Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held  52,538
for PDMR by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust


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


Total percentage of issued class    0.3123% (all interests)

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




Name of contact                     Ian Anderson


Telephone Number                    [phone]


Date of notification                25/03/2011








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