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                         John Hylands


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) (a)


Class of Security                        Ordinary 2.5p shares


Name of registered holder                Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited


Number of shares                         254


Price per share                          £3.13

Date and place of transaction            04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                    05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this     66362
information:


Total percentage of issued class         0.0106% (all interests)

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


Name of Company                         Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                        John Hylands


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        Individual Savings Account of Spouse
                                        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                        173


Price per share                         £3.13

Date and place of transaction           04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this    66,535
information:


Total percentage of issued class        0.0109% (all interests)

This notification does not relate to    0.0109% (all interests)
dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named director.


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Name of Company                         Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                        Lesley Knox


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        Individual Savings Account 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                        135


Price per share                         £3.13

Date and place of transaction           04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this    159,327
information:


Total percentage of issued class        0.0259% (all interests)

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


Name of Company                         Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                        Lesley Knox


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        Childs' Select 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                        112


Price per share                         £3.13

Date and place of transaction           04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this    159,439
information:


Total percentage of issued class        0.0259% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to
dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named director


Name of Company                         Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                        Lesley Knox


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) (a)


Class of Security                       Ordinary 2.5p shares


Name of registered holder               Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited


Number of shares
                                         431

Price per share                         £3.13

Date and place of transaction           04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this    159,870
information:


Total percentage of issued class        0.0262% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to
dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named director



Name of Company                         Alliance Trust PLC


Name of Director                        Christopher Masters


Type of Transaction                     Increase in beneficial interest
                                        following purchase of shares (within
                                        Spouse's 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) (a)


Class of Security                       Ordinary 2.5p shares


Name of registered holder               Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited


Number of shares                        48


Price per share                         £3.13

Date and place of transaction           04 October 2011. UK.


Date Company Notified                   05 October 2011.


Total share interests following this    11,657
information:


Total percentage of issued class        0.0019% (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   05 October 2011









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