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                     Katherine Garret-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                 557


Price per share                  £3.71

Date and place of transaction    02 February 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified            02 February 2011.


Total share interests following
this information:


Beneficially Owned (including    235,576
self, connected persons and
Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares    52,538
held 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 0.3115% (all interests)

Name of Company                                     Alliance Trust PLC


Name of PDMR                     Katherine Garret-Cox


Type of Transaction              Increase in beneficial interest following
                                 purchase of shares (within
                                 ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­Investment Dealing Account
                                 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                 700


Price per share                  £3.71

Date and place of transaction    02 February 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified            02 February 2011.


Total share interests following
this information:


Beneficially Owned (including    236,276
self, connected persons and
Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares    52,538
held 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 0.3115% (all interests)

Name of PDMR                     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).


Class of Security                Ordinary 2.5p shares


Name of registered holder        Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited


Number of shares                 161


Price per share                  £3.71

Date and place of transaction    02 February 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified            02 February 2011.


Total share interests following
this information:


Beneficially Owned (including    33,010
self, connected persons and
Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee Benefit
Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares    25,910
held 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 0.276696% (all interests)








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