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    32,864
shares

Price per    £3.731
share

Date and     12 April 2011, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 13 April 2011
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 243,530
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   85,402
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,212
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.3193% (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    15,969
shares

Price per    £3.731
share

Date and     12 April 2011, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 13 April 2011
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 36,801
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   41,879
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,212
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.2812% (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 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    8,477
shares

Price per    £3.731
share

Date and     12 April 2011, UK.
place of
transaction

Date Company 13 April 2011
Notified

Total share
interests
following
this
information:


Beneficially 3,404
Owned
(including
self,
connected
persons and
Share
Incentive
Plan
excluding
Employee
Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial   13,947
interest in
shares held
for director
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Deemed       1,770,212
beneficial
interest in
shares held
for company
by Trustee
of Employee
Benefit
Trust


Total        0.2719% (all interests)
percentage
of issued
class





For further information please contact:

 Name of contact        Mr. Ian Anderson


 Telephone Number       [phone]


 Date of notification   13 April 2011










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