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               David Alun Deards

Type of Transaction            Increase in beneficial interest
                               following purchase of shares
                               (within Share Incentive Plan
                               pursuant to standing instruction).

Reason for Notification        A transaction required to be
                               notified in accordance with DR
                               3.1.4R(1) (a) and DR 3.1.4(R) (1)
                               (b) [section 324 as extended by
                               section 328 of the Companies Act
                               1985 or entered into the Company's
                               register in accordance with s325(3)
                               or (4)of the Companies Act 1985]

Class of Security              Ordinary 2.5p shares

Name of registered holder      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of shares               16

Price per share                £3.765

Date and place of              9 February 2007. UK.
transaction

Date Company Notified          9 February 2007.

Total share interests
following this information:

Beneficially Owned             40,156
(including self, connected
persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee
Benefit Trust)

Beneficial interest in         7,787
shares held for director
by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest     162,939
in shares held for company
by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued     0.031% (all interests)
class

This notification does not relate to dealings by persons
otherwise connected with the named director.


Name of Company                Alliance Trust PLC

Name of Director               Alan Jerry Harden

Type of Transaction            Increase in beneficial interest
                               following purchase of shares
                               (within Share Incentive Plan
                               pursuant to standing instruction).

Reason for Notification        A transaction required to be
                               notified in accordance with DR
                               3.1.4R(1) (a) and DR 3.1.4(R) (1)
                               (b) [section 324 as extended by
                               section 328 of the Companies Act
                               1985 or entered into the Company's
                               register in accordance with s325(3)
                               or (4)of the Companies Act 1985]

Class of Security              Ordinary 2.5p shares

Name of registered holder      Alliance Trust Savings Nominees Limited

Number of shares               9

Price per share                £3.765

Date and place of              9 February 2007. UK.
transaction

Date Company Notified          9 February 2007.

Total share interests
following this information:

Beneficially Owned             36,567
(including self, connected
persons and Share Incentive
Plan excluding Employee
Benefit Trust)

Beneficial interest in         15,959
shares held for director
by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest     162,939
in shares held for company
by Trustee of Employee
Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued     0.032% (all interests)
class

This notification does not relate to dealings by persons
otherwise connected with the named director.


Name of contact                Mr. Ian Anderson

Telephone Number               01382 201700

Date of notification           9 February 2007