Transaction in Own Shares

27 June 2011

Alliance Trust PLC

TRANSACTION IN OWN SHARES

Alliance Trust PLC ("the Company") announces that on 24 June 2011 the Company
purchased for cancellation 390,000 ordinary shares of 2.5p each at a price of
372.1987p per share.

Therefore, the total number of voting rights in the Company is now 630,826,760.

The above figure (630,826,760) may be used by shareholders as the denominator
for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify
their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the FSA's
Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

Enquiries:

Evan Bruce-Gardyne
Alliance Trust PLC
Telephone: [phone] or 07501 500 243








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