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 shares
(within Share Incentive Plan 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 47

Price per share £2.6725

Date and place of transaction 7 July 2009. UK.

Date Company Notified 7 July 2009.

Total share interests following this information:

Beneficially Owned (including self, connected 56,661
persons and Share Incentive

Plan excluding Employee Benefit Trust)

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

Deemed beneficial interest in shares held for 1,779,029
company by Trustee of Employee Benefit Trust

Total percentage of issued class 0.2971% (all interests)

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

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Name of contact Ian Anderson

Telephone Number +44 (0)1382 321238

Date of notification 7 July 2009

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