Director/PDMR Shareholding

Announcement of Director's interests in securities by Alliance Trust PLC       
                                                                               
Director's interests in securities                                             
                                                                               
Name of Company                     Alliance Trust PLC                         
                                                                               
Name of Director                    John Hylands                               
                                                                               
Type of Transaction                 Increase in beneficial interest following  
                                    purchase of shares.                        
                                                                               
Reason for Notification             A transaction required to be notified in   
                                    accordance with DTR 3.1.4R(1) (a)          
                                                                               
Class of Security                   Ordinary 2.5p shares                       
                                                                               
Name of registered holder           John Hylands                               
                                                                               
Number of shares                    3,000                                      
                                                                               
Price per share                     £3.3775                                    
                                                                               
Date and place of transaction       03 April 2008. UK.                         
                                                                               
Date Company Notified               03 April 2008.                             
                                                                               
Total share interests following     60,714                                     
this information:                                                              
                                                                               
Total percentage of issued class    0.009% (all interests)                     
                                                                               
These shares were purchased to meet the Directors' shareholding requirement    
contained in the Articles of the Company to hold shares on the Main Register of
the Company. As the prohibited period for acquiring shares had commenced prior 
to his appointment as a Director and the final date for acquiring these shares 
also falls within the prohibited period clearance was given as provided by     
Listing Rule 9.2.8 and Article 15 of the Model Code.                           
                                                                               
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected   
with the named director.                                                       
                                                                               
Name of contact                   Ian Anderson                                 
                                                                               
Telephone Number                  [phone]                           
                                                                               
Date of notification              03 April 2008