AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:2998T
GoldmanSachs International
20 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                                19 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)


489341                                 10.2551 GBP                           10.1675 GBP




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


134008                                 10.3181 GBP                           10.1675 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                     25000                                10.2031 GBP
CFD                   Long                      15000                                10.2515 GBP
CFD                   Short                     25000                                10.2031 GBP
CFD                   Short                     2881                                 10.187 GBP
CFD                   Short                     25000                                10.2551 GBP
CFD                   Short                     50000                                10.1898 GBP
CFD                   Short                     10000                                10.1802 GBP
CFD                   Long                      25000                                10.2949 GBP
CFD                   Short                     128726                               10.1908 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                American,
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                 price          European     date       paid/received per
option                                                                    etc.                    unit (Note 3)





(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                                                20 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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