AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:3141U
GoldmanSachs International
03 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                                02 April 2007



2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


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


847819                                 10.3255 GBP                           10.2652 GBP




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


49102                                  10.3788 GBP                           10.2548 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                      8000                                 10.2548 GBP
CFD                   Short                     1                                    10.265 GBP
CFD                   Long                      1                                    10.265 GBP
CFD                   Short                     197                                  10.3076 GBP
CFD                   Short                     2882                                 10.3076 GBP
CFD                   Long                      1105                                 10.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      8895                                 10.2948 GBP
CFD                   Short                     500000                               10.3079 GBP
CFD                   Long                      26500                                10.2825 GBP
CFD                   Short                     10000                                10.2652 GBP
CFD                   Short                     2800                                 10.3255 GBP
CFD                   Short                     185000                               10.313 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)


Put Option      B                 50                       9.50 GBP       American     15/06/07   0.04 GBP
Put Option      S                 50                       9.50 GBP       American     15/06/07   0.04 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                                                03 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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