Director Shareholding

Alliance Trust PLC
9 November 2000


DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SECURITIES
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NAME OF COMPANY              THE ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. GAVIN R SUGGETT    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          INCREASE IN NON-BENEFICIAL INTERESTS    
                             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 SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        14

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £33.8500

DATE OF TRANSACTION          8TH NOVEMBER 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        9TH NOVEMBER 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             10,471

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.02%
OF ISSUED CLASS


THIS NOTIFICATION DOES NOT RELATE TO DEALINGS BY PERSONS OTHERWISE
CONNECTED WITH THE NAMED DIRECTOR.

NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AS ABOVE.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION          9TH NOVEMBER 2000