Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ALLIANCE TRUST PLC
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP 0.25
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               04 APRIL 2006

2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                              Long                      Short

                        Number       (%)          Number       (%)

(1) Relevant               1,672,248    (3.32%)            0  (0.00%)
securities
(2) Derivatives                    0    (0.00%)        1,089  (0.00%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                    0    (0.00%)            0  (0.00%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                      1,672,248    (3.32%)        1,089  (0.00%)


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  Number                    Number
                                     (%)                       (%)
(1) Relevant
securities

(2) Derivatives
(other than
options)

(3) Options and
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details



3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit
                                   (GBP)
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      1,375                37.6080
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      2,095                37.7340
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      1,071                37.6080
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      142                  37.7340
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      250                  37.7400
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Purchase      125                  37.7000
Sale          127                  37.6600
Sale          100                  37.6800
Sale          230                  37.7300
Sale          195                  37.7000
Sale          280                  37.6000
Sale          80                   37.6900
Sale          747                   37.6000


(b)  Derivatives transactions
(other than options)

Product     Long/Short    Number of Securities Price Per
name,       (Note 6)      (Note 7)             Unit (GBP)
e.g. CFD
CFD         Long          747                  37.6000


(c)  Options transactions in
respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing
or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.   Number of          Exercise price per
call option          securities         unit (Note 5)



(d)  Other dealings (including new
securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction  Details          Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                         (Note 5)



4.   OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or
understandings relating to options
or derivatives


Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the
person disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of
any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or
relating to the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any
elevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced.  If none, this should be stated.




Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached?
(Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         5 APRIL 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be
viewed on the Takeover Panel's
website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk