AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:2060U
GoldmanSachs International
02 April 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                                30 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)


1619789                                10.4145 GBP                           10.265 GBP




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


1615991                                10.4842 GBP                           10.2297 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                   Long                      61105                                10.4643 GBP
CFD                   Long                      40000                                10.4643 GBP
CFD                   Long                      98895                                10.4643 GBP
CFD                   Long                      128726                               10.2702 GBP
CFD                   Long                      250000                               10.2702 GBP
CFD                   Long                      50000                                10.3557 GBP
CFD                   Long                      6700                                 10.3272 GBP
CFD                   Short                     53518                                10.2703 GBP
CFD                   Short                     146482                               10.2703 GBP
CFD                   Long                      25000                                10.3557 GBP
CFD                   Long                      4302                                 10.2456 GBP
CFD                   Short                     3100                                 10.3031 GBP
CFD                   Long                      250000                               10.4842 GBP
CFD                   Short                     45000                                10.3318 GBP
CFD                   Short                     80000                                10.409 GBP
CFD                   Short                     46200                                10.3411 GBP
CFD                   Short                     100000                               10.3729 GBP
CFD                   Long                      26843                                10.2842 GBP
CFD                   Short                     447200                               10.2755 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                                                02 April 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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