Alliance Trust PLC : Holding(s) in Company
For filings with the FSA include the annex
For filings with issuer exclude the annex
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARESi
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer
of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached:ii 		The Alliance Trust PLC
2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights No
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached No
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments Yes
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights No
Other (please specify): No
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the
notification obligation:iii 		Elliott Capital Advisors, L.P (for itself and related general partners and investment managers)
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
 (if different from 3.):iv 		Elliott International, L.P, Liverpool Ltd Partnership
5. Date of the transaction and date on
which the threshold is crossed or
reached:v 		11th Sept 2014
6. Date on which issuer notified: 15th Sept 2014
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: vi, vii 		12%


8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesviii, ix
Class/type of
shares

if possible using
the ISIN CODE 		Situation previous
to the triggering
transaction 		Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number
of
Shares 		Number
of
Voting
Rights 		Number
of shares 		Number of voting
rights 		% of  voting rights x
Direct Direct xi Indirect xii Direct Indirect
GB00B11V7W98 28,051,891 28,051,891 28,051,891 28,051,891 5.0694%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		Expiration
date xiii 		Exercise/
Conversion Period xiv 		Number of voting
rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/ converted. 		% of voting
rights
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments xv, xvi
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial
instrument 		Exercise price Expiration date xvii Exercise/
Conversion period xviii 		Number of voting rights instrument refers to % of voting rights xix, xx
Nominal Delta
CFD over Ordinary Shares
GB00B11V7W98 		38,488,749 6.9555%
Total (A+B+C)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
66,540,640 12.0249%

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: xxi
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights:

13. Additional information:
14. Contact name: Michael Cross
15. Contact telephone number: 0203 009 1305

For further information, please contact:

Evan Bruce-Gardyne
Director of Investor Relations
Alliance Trust PLC
T 01382 321169



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