Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
16 November 2000


Director's interests in securities
Name of        The Alliance Trust PLC
Company
Name of        Mr Gavin R. Suggett
Director
Type of        Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares
Transaction    (within ISA pursuant to regular standing order and standing
               election) and increase in non-beneficial interest following
               purchase of shares (within investment plan pursuant to regular
               standing order and standing election) by a trust of which the
               director is a trustee.
Class of       Ordinary stock units of 25p
Security
Name of        Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
registered
holder
Number of      310 (38 self, 272 trustee)
stock units
Price per      £33.0300
stock unit
Date of        15th November 2000
transaction
Date Company   16th November 2000
informed
Total holdings 10,781
following this
information

Total                0.02%
percentage
of issued
class


Name of Company      The Alliance Trust PLC
Name of Director     Mr Alan M W Young
Type of Transaction  Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of
                     shares (within ISA pursuant to regular standing order and
                     standing election)
Class of Security    Ordinary stock units of 25p
Name of registered   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
holder
Number of stock      30
units
Price per stock unit £33.0300
Date of transaction  15th November 2000
Date Company         16th November 2000
informed
Total holdings       2,069
following this
information

Total percentage     0.004%
of issued class

This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected
with the named director.
Name of contact and  Mr Ian Goddard
telephone number.
                     01382 201700

Date of notification 16th November 2000