Director Shareholding

Directors' interests in securities

Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mr Gavin R. Suggett
                            
Type of Transaction         Increase in beneficial interest following
                            purchase of shares (within ISA pursuant to
                            regular standing order and standing
                            election) by self and spouse.
                            
                            Increase in non-beneficial interest
                            following purchase of shares (within
                            Investment Plan pursuant to regular
                            standing order and standing election) by
                            two trusts 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       80 (1 self, 2 spouse, 77 trusts)
                            
Price per stock unit        £25.6800
                            
Date of transaction         23rd June 2003
                            
Date Company informed       24th June 2003
                            
Total holdings following    12,586
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.02%
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Name of Company             The Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mr William Berry
                            
Type of Transaction         Increase in beneficial interest following
                            purchase of shares (within ISA pursuant to
                            regular standing order and standing
                            election) by self and spouse.
                            
Class of Security           Ordinary stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
                            
Number of stock units       4 (2 self, 2 spouse)
                            
Price per stock unit        £25.6800
                            
Date of transaction         23rd June 2003
                            
Date Company informed       24th June 2003
                            
Total holdings following    3,379
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.007%
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This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise
connected with the named directors.

                            

Name of contact             Mr Ian Goddard

Telephone Number            01382 201700

Date of notification        24th June 2003