AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:7507U
GoldmanSachs International
12 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                                11 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)


418587                                 10.5184 GBP                           10.3762 GBP




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


376864                                 10.5118 GBP                           10.4909 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                      1900                                 10.5118 GBP
CFD                   Short                     242                                  10.5076 GBP
CFD                   Short                     55000                                10.4293 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.4947 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.                    





(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                                                12 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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