REG-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 deposited shares (within Long
Term Incentive Plan)

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 RBC Cees Nominees Limited

Number of shares 27,850

Price per share £2.84

Date and place of transaction 9 June 2009, UK.

Date Company Notified 9 June 2009

Total share interests following
this information:

Beneficially Owned (including 53,795
self, connected persons and Share
Incentive

Plan excluding Employee Benefit
Trust)

Beneficial interest in shares held 160,516
for director by Trustee of
Employee Benefit Trust

Deemed beneficial interest in 1,811,777
shares held for company by Trustee
of Employee Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued class 0.3015% (all interests)

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

Long Term Incentive Plan Award

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Director, was today granted an award under the Alliance
Trust PLC Long Term Incentive Plan (2007) (the "2007 LTIP").

The award under the 2007 LTIP, granted over Alliance Trust PLC Ordinary 2.5p
shares, comprises a Matching Award granted with reference to the number of
Alliance Trust PLC Ordinary 2.5p shares purchased and deposited by Katherine
Garrett-Cox from her annual bonus award. The award is made subject to a
comparative TSR performance condition.

It is anticipated that when the award vests it will be settled in shares
although the 2007 LTIP permits the award to be settled in cash. There is no
payment required by the participant to allow vesting of the award.

The initial Market Value of the award, determined in accordance with the rules
of the 2007 LTIP, was 282.75p per share.

The award made is as follows:

Number of

Form of Shares

Matching comprised Normal date

Award in Option Date of Grant of vesting

Option 94,406 10 June 2009 10 June 2012

For further information please contact:

Name of contact Mr. Ian Anderson

Telephone Number +44 (0)1382 321238

Date of notification 10 June 2009

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