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                   Rowland Strickland

Type of Transaction            Increase in beneficial interest
                               following purchase of shares
                               (within Share Incentive Plan
                               pursuant to regular standing
                               instruction).

Reason for Notification        A transaction required to be
                               notified in accordance with DR
                               3.1.4R(1).

Class of Security              Ordinary 2.5p shares

Name of registered holder      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of shares               35

Price per share                £3.575

Date and place of              6 March 2007. UK.
transaction

Date Company Notified          6 March 2007.

Total share interests
following this information:

Beneficially Owned             1,425
(including self, connected
persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee
Benefit Trust)

Beneficial interest in         8,417
shares held for PDMR by
Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest     162,939
in shares held for company
by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued     0.026% (all interests)
class

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


Name of contact                Mr. Ian Anderson

Telephone Number               01382 201700

Date of notification           6 March 2007