Directors' Notification of Dealing in Shares

Alliance Trust PLC
20 April 2000



DIRECTOR'S INTERESTS IN SECURITIES
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NAME OF COMPANY              THE ALLIANCE TRUST PLC

NAME OF DIRECTOR             MR. GAVIN R SUGGETT    

TYPE OF TRANSACTION          INCREASE IN BENEFICIAL INTERESTS        
                             FOLLOWING PURCHASE BY SELF AND SPOUSE
                             OF SHARES WITHIN ISA PURSUANT TO REGULAR
                             STANDING ORDER AND STANDING ELECTION.

CLASS OF SECURITY            ORDINARY STOCK UNITS OF 25P

NAME OF REGISTERED HOLDER    ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS NOMINEES LIMITED

NUMBER OF STOCK UNITS        132 (66 SELF, 66 SPOUSE)

PRICE PER STOCK UNIT         £30.1400

DATE OF TRANSACTION          19TH APRIL 2000

DATE COMPANY INFORMED        20TH APRIL 2000

TOTAL HOLDINGS FOLLOWING
THIS INFORMATION             9,915

TOTAL PERCENTAGE             0.02%
OF ISSUED CLASS



THIS NOTICICATION DOES NOT RELATED TO DEALINGS BY PERSONS OTHERWISE
CONNECTED WITH THE NAME DIRECTOR.

NAME OF CONTACT AND TELEPHONE NUMBER AS ABOVE.

DATE OF NOTIFICATION          20TH APRIL 2000