Director's interests in securities

Name of Company             The Second Alliance Trust PLC
                            
Name of Director            Mr Alan Jerry Harden
                            
Type of Transaction         Increase in beneficial interest
                            following purchase of shares
                            (within investment plan pursuant to
                            regular standing order and standing
                            election) by self.
                            
Class of Security           Ordinary stock units of 25p
                            
Name of registered holder   Alliance Trust Savings Nominees
                            Limited
                            
Number of stock units       251
                            
Price per stock unit        �23.5200
                            
Date of transaction         2nd January 2004
                            
Date Company informed       2nd January 2004
                            
Total holdings following    337
this information

Total percentage of issued  0.002%
class                       

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

                            
Name of contact             Mr Ian Goddard

Telephone Number            01382 201700

Date of notification        2nd January 2004