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 (within
                                        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                        1,273


Price per share                         £3.259

Date and place of transaction           12 September 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   13 September 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     260,394
connected persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for  77,866
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        0.3436% (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 (within
                                        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                        1,272


Price per share                         £3.259

Date and place of transaction           12 September 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   13 September 2011.


Total share interests following this
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,     43,767
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        0.3025% (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 September 2011








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