AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0196T
GoldmanSachs International
15 March 2007


                                                                     FORM 38.5



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
             (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                Goldman Sachs International

Company dealt in                               ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                14 March 2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)


825907                                 10.1853 GBP                           10.0436 GBP




Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)


571744                                 10.2398 GBP                           10.1017 GBP



 (b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD

CFD                   Short                     7694                                 10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Short                     18390                                10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Short                     9786                                 10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Long                      15271                                10.2398 GBP
CFD                   Long                      2200                                 10.2398 GBP
CFD                   Long                      5840                                 10.1622 GBP
CFD                   Short                     100000                               10.17 GBP
CFD                   Short                     1100                                 10.168 GBP
CFD                   Short                     40000                                10.1676 GBP
CFD                   Short                     134275                               10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Short                     181028                               10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Short                     41926                                10.1788 GBP
CFD                   Short                     61772                                10.1788 GBP





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,   Writing, selling, Number of securities to   Exercise      Type, e.g.   Expiry     Option money
                purchasing,       which the option relates  price         American,    date       paid/received per
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                                European                unit (Note 3)
option                                                                    etc.                   


Put Option      B                 5                        9.00 GBP       American     15/06/07   0.08 GBP
Put Option      S                 5                        9.00 GBP       American     15/06/07   0.08 GBP



(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)





3.         OTHER INFORMATION



Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives




Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person
disclosing and any other person relating to the voting rights of any relevant
securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any
derivative referred to on this form is referenced.  If none, this should be
stated.











Date of disclosure                                      15 March 2007

Contact name                                            Peter Highton

Telephone number                                        +44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected            ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                           Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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