RNS Number:9974L
Alliance Boots plc
13 November 2006



                   NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES


1. Name of listed company


Alliance Boots plc..........................................


2. Name of shareholder with a major interest


Barclays PLC............................................................


3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding
of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or
in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse
or children under the age of 18


Shareholder named in 2 above in respect of a beneficial and non-beneficial
interest...............


4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of
shares held by each of them


Registered Holder / Account Designation / Holding

BANK OF IRELAND                                       1472368          321,444
BANK OF IRELAND                                       2173520          888,999
BANK OF IRELAND                                        258227          243,068
BANK OF IRELAND                                       2911184           20,717
BANK OF IRELAND                                       4239749          403,661
BANK OF IRELAND                                        426353          857,452
BANK OF IRELAND                                        427057          111,112
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                CREST ID. 11X13      1,593,752
Bank of Ireland Nominees Limited                CREST ID. 11X13        247,028
BANK OF NEW YORK                                                        58,556
BANK OF NEW YORK                                       210405          221,970
BANK OF NEW YORK                                       221428          202,703
BANK OF NEW YORK                                       367748          320,688
BANK OF NEW YORK                                       392067          394,999
BANK OF NEW YORK                                       768198          220,312
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                   51,214,125
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                          500
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                      339,797
BARCLAYS CAPITAL NOMINEES LIMITED                                      260,655
Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.                                             1
Barclays Global Investors Canada                                        61,358
Barclays Noms Monument R97                                              25,133
Barclays Trust Co & Others                                              22,311
BARCLAYS TRUST CO AS EXEC/ADM                                              749
Barclays Trust Co DMC69                                                  8,740
Barclays Trust Co E99                                                      220
Barclays Trust Co R69                                                   86,468
Barclayshare Nominees Limited                                            2,417
BARCLAYSHARE NOMINEES LTD                                                4,301
BNP PARIBAS                                                             37,530
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                 221476           81,564
BNY (OCS) NOMINEES LTD                                 387173          220,526
BT GLOBENET NOMINEES LTD                            501577191           13,707
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      16376          497,867
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      16669          132,775
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      19518           64,652
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      19519          203,987
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      19520          158,400
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      20947       13,030,883
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      21359          475,033
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      25772          182,406
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      27793           56,076
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      27797          161,726
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      27797          105,374
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      27800          127,552
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      28270          225,310
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      28270          327,225
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      31961          525,827
CHASE NOMINEES LTD                                      35950           35,988
CIBC MELLON GLOBAL SECURITIES                                           27,925
CITIBANK                                               195433          137,889
CITIBANK                                               564005           39,514
CITIBANK                                           6008783438        1,080,595
CITIBANK                                           6010640794          246,530
CITIBANK                                           6010782807          133,816
CITIBANK                                               601118           52,760
CITIBANK                                              6660004            3,882
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          32349601            3,863
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59419801              589
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59553401            2,422
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59571201            1,152
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59710301            1,097
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59732401            3,706
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59737501            3,490
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59738301            4,645
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          59744801            2,228
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          64544201            3,101
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          65136101            1,263
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          66860401            1,014
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          67940101           14,433
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69108801            1,745
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69238601            4,113
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69340401            1,465
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69732901           10,480
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69738801              783
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          69829501            2,186
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70314001            1,150
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70335301            2,390
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70339601            1,460
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70387601            1,142
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70388401            1,665
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          70391401            1,075
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          80750701            6,731
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          80766301            1,473
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          83011801            1,538
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          86680501            1,646
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                          88608301            1,344
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         300000001            1,674
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310007101            2,872
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310042001            1,720
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310092601            4,019
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310128001            2,065
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310186801            1,308
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310205801            1,072
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310231701            1,228
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310246501           14,072
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310254601            2,378
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310255401           12,241
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310266001              872
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310311901            1,609
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310589801              799
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310590101              794
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         310594401            1,245
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         700009301            1,661
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         700066201            1,391
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         700083201            1,044
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0125                         700106501            1,416
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                          59579802            2,198
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                          70160102            2,828
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                          70383302            6,541
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                          87093402            1,471
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0225                         310594402              357
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325                          70309403            1,287
Clydesdale Nominees HGB0325                          87093403              947
CREDIT SUISSE ASSET MANAGEMENT                          83587           70,261
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                  8002041            8,535
DEUTSCHE BANK LONDON                                  8003168          207,850
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               602394            1,008
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               606322            1,126
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               607205              941
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               607486              241
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               609146              823
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               611717            1,998
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               633484            1,998
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               659645            1,008
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               660137              466
Gerrard Nominees Limited                               660968              532
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                 305,709
Greig Middleton Nominees Limited (GM1)                                  19,596
HSBC                                                   813168          238,222
HSBC                                                   845315           35,337
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           243,694
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           320,819
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            49,339
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                         1,796,444
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            77,047
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             6,875
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             3,330
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           184,884
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           140,775
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            78,540
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            24,050
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           257,451
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           841,837
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            13,841
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                             9,870
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                         3,720,757
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           247,639
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                           613,506
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            65,768
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                         1,469,295
INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST CO.                                            17,401
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16331          164,069
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16331          242,714
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16338           57,888
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16341          524,435
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16341          531,163
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16342          127,920
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16344          179,861
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16345          301,874
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16400        7,109,414
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16612           54,697
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 16901           33,201
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 17011           16,587
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 17998           22,160
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 18409          900,344
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 19514           16,050
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 27803              896
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 28166        2,507,399
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 29514          249,999
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 38245          111,030
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 39515           47,373
JP MORGAN (BGI CUSTODY)                                 39525           23,786
JPM FRANKFURT                                           39746           20,088
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                    220,187
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     71,115
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK                                                     27,274
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     88,832
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     19,487
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      6,456
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    338,568
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    452,915
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    111,660
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      1,507
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      7,858
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     49,598
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                    120,050
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     10,984
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                      7,989
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     80,715
JPMorgan Chase Bank                                                     41,733
KAS ASSOCIATES                                        3507261           22,279
Master Trust Bank                                                      172,430
MELLON                                              DIRF0100002         75,750
MELLON                                              DIRF0200002         17,705
MELLON BANK                                         ABGFZ872482        653,887
MELLON BANK                                         TGGF0003002        100,502
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                           64,492
Mellon Trust - US CUSTODIAN /                                           32,070
MELLON TRUST OF NEW ENGLAND                                             38,310
MIDLAND BANK (HSBC BANK PLC)                           772823          731,266
Mitsui Asset                                                            14,405
NORTHERN TRUST                                            BOT12         24,823
NORTHERN TRUST                                            CVS21        396,731
NORTHERN TRUST                                            IPE01         17,647
NORTHERN TRUST                                            TNF01        113,650
NORTHERN TRUST                                            TRG01         14,642
NORTHERN TRUST                                            UKE01        289,640
NORTHERN TRUST                                            USF12        724,411
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          79,866
NORTHERN TRUST BANK - BGI SEPA                                          97,927
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                           1,497,899
R C Greig Nominees Limited                                           1,014,396
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                     216,067
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c AK1                                     498,708
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                      31,732
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c BL1                                      45,134
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                      11,135
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                                      35,228
R C Greig Nominees Limited a/c CM1                          WHP          1,061
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                         141,371
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                                          87,084
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                            GW335            339
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                               KS            285
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                         MA385001            342
R C Greig Nominees Limited GP1                          W13769D          1,176
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                          45,377
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                                          52,688
R C Greig Nominees Limited SA1                              JMS            685
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                    523
Reflex Nominees Limited                                                  1,764
STATE STREET                                               2RJ2         93,830
STATE STREET                                               N3B6         49,081
STATE STREET                                               N3YZ          8,850
STATE STREET                                               NE5W         25,808
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                          42,026
STATE STREET BANK & TRUST - WI                                         147,016
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                    386,511
STATE STREET BOSTON                                                     69,357
STATE STREET TRUST OF CANADA -                                          65,745
The Northern Trust Company - U                                          47,098
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                          359,671
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                            6,527
Trust & Custody Services Bank                                              289
UBS                                                   370607.S1         26,020
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                 311,992
ZEBAN NOMINEES LIMITED                                                  35,058

Total 111,696,048


5. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired


N/A...............................................................


6. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


N/A............................................................


7. Number of shares / amount of stock disposed


N/A...............................................................


8. Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company
should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)


N/A...............................................................


9. Class of security


Ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each.......................................


10. Date of transaction


N/A.........................................................


11. Date listed company informed


10 November 2006...............................................................


12. Total holding following this notification


111,696,048 ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each
.........................................................


13. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any
treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when
calculating percentage)


11.54%...............................................................


14. Any additional information


The shareholding disclosed in Part 13 of this announcement includes non-material
interests held by Barclays PLC which were not previously required to be
disclosed. This is because the aggregate nominal value of the shares in which
Barclays PLC was interested (whether or not including material interests) now
constitutes more than 10 per cent of the issued share capital of Alliance Boots
plc. Previous notifications of major shareholdings held by Barclays PLC in
Alliance Boots plc only disclosed material interests (as defined by section 199
Companies Act 1985) held by Barclays PLC in the shares of Alliance Boots
plc......................................................


15. Name of contact and telephone number for queries


Philip Ost / 0207 138 1121................................


16. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for making
this notification


Frank Standish / Deputy Company Secretary...........................


17. Date of notification


13 November 2006...............................................................


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