Alliance Trust PLC : 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	Katherine Garrett-Cox
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within AESOP pursuant to regular standing instruction).
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	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	35
Price per share	£3.575
Date and place of transaction	03 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	03 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:
Beneficially Owned (including self, connected persons and Share Incentive Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)	303,979
Beneficial interest in shares held for director by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust	90,815
Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for company by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust	1,770,218
Total percentage of issued class	0.3846% (all interests)
This notification does not relate to dealings by persons otherwise connected with the named director.
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	Alan Trotter
Type of Transaction	Increase in beneficial interest following purchase of shares (within AESOP pursuant to regular standing instruction).
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	Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited
Number of shares	35
Price per share	£3.575
Date and place of transaction	03 July 2012. UK.
Date Company Notified	03 July 2012.
Total share interests following this information:
Beneficially Owned (including self, connected persons and Share Incentive Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)	5,313
Beneficial interest in shares held for director by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust	26,454
Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for company by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust	1,770,218
Total percentage of issued class	0.3201% (all interests)
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 July 2012

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