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
                                         Select SIPP 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                         2,370


Price per share                          £3.54250

Date and place of transaction            10 March, 2011 UK.


Date Company Notified                    11 March, 2011


Total share interests following this     240,884
information:


Beneficially Owned (including self,
connected persons and Share Incentive    240,884
Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)


Beneficial interest in shares held for
director by Trustee of Employee Benefit  52,538
Trust


Deemed beneficial interest in shares
held for company by Trustee of Employee  1,770,203
Benefit Trust


Total percentage of issued class         0.31% (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                     14 March, 2011








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