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                         Katherine Garrett-Cox


Type of Transaction                      Increase in beneficial interest
                                         following purchase of shares (award of
                                         free shares within AESOP).


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                         532


Price per share                          £3.753

Date and place of transaction            13 April 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                    13 April 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,      244,062
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


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


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


Total percentage of issued class         0.3193% (all interests)

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



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 (award of
                                         free shares within AESOP).


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                         532


Price per share                          £3.753

Date and place of transaction            13 April 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                    13 April 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,      37,333
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


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


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


Total percentage of issued class         0.2813% (all interests)

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



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                         Alan Trotter


Type of Transaction                      Increase in beneficial interest
                                         following purchase of shares (award of
                                         free shares within AESOP).


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                         532


Price per share                          £3.753

Date and place of transaction            13 April 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                    13 April 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,      3,936
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


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


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


Total percentage of issued class         0.2720% (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                     13 April 2011








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