Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Alliance Trust PLC
10 April 2000



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

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. WILLIAM BERRY    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS
                             FOLLOWING PURCHASE BY SELF AND
                             SPOUSE OF SHARES WITHIN ISA
                             PURSUANT TO REGULAR STANDING
                             ORDER AND STANDING ELECTION.

CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDERS   ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED 

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        452 (SELF 226, SPOUSE 226)
         

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £30.6500

DATE OF TRANSACTION          6 APRIL 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        10 APRIL 2000     

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             43,185

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.09%
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         10 APRIL 2000