6 February 2009

ROB BURGESS APPOINTED MANAGING DIRECTOR, ALLIANCE TRUST SAVINGS

Alliance Trust PLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Rob Burgess. Rob will join Alliance Trust Savings on 16 February 2009 and, following the necessary regulatory approvals, will become Managing Director with immediate effect.

Alliance Trust Savings is a subsidiary of Alliance Trust PLC, a FTSE 100 company and the UK's largest generalist investment trust. Alliance Trust Savings provides investment administration and dealing services, allowing customers to deal and manage their investments online, by telephone or by post.

Rob Burgess brings extensive retail financial services experience to Alliance Trust Savings. Rob has previously managed the retail and business banking sectors of Lloyds TSB Scotland and subsequently was regional director for its retail banking business in London and the South East. Between these roles he was Strategic Future Business Programme Director for Lloyds TSB’s subsidiary, Scottish Widows. More recently he was Executive Director, Sales and Distribution, for Thomas Cook UK.

Katherine Garrett-Cox, Chief Executive, Alliance Trust PLC, said:

“I am delighted Rob has agreed to join Alliance Trust. Rob has wide-ranging management experience in financial services as well as in other sectors where building long-term relationships, delivering excellent customer service and developing competitive products are equally crucial. His excellent leadership skills will prove invaluable as we continue to develop Alliance Trust Savings as a business. He will also bring a fresh impetus to the initiatives which are already underway within Alliance Trust Savings to improve operational efficiency and client service, and ultimately deliver long-term value to our shareholders.”

For more information please contact:

James Leviton and Conor McClafferty

Finsbury Group

020 7251 3801

Jane Holligan

Media Relations, Alliance Trust

01382 306 064

Mobile 0779 3296813

Notes to editors

1. A FTSE 100 investment trust company, Alliance Trust PLC was founded in 1888 and has grown to become the UK’s largest generalist investment trust. As at 31 December 2008, the Trust managed assets of more than £2.2bn. Of the company’s net assets, around 2% was invested in its subsidiaries, which include Alliance Trust Savings.