FORM 8.1
           DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
                   FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
                 (Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note  Lehman Brothers International (Europe)
1)
Company dealt in              Alliance Boots Plc
Class of relevant security    Ordinary
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               11th April, 2007


2.   INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a)  Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant
security dealt in (Note 3)

                                      Long                  Short

                              Number                Number
                              (%)                   (%)
(1) Relevant securities       1,036,508             45,776
                              0.107                 0
(2)  Derivatives (other  than                       
options)
   
(3) Options and agreements                          
to purchase/sell
   
Total                         1,036,508             45,776
                              0.107                 0

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:           Long                  Short
              
                              Number                Number
                              (%)                   (%)
(1) Relevant securities                             
   
(2)  Derivatives (other  than                       
options)
   
(3) Options and agreements                          
to purchase/sell
   
Total                                               


(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:   Details

                              


3.   DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a)  Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale            Number of securities    Price per unit (Note 5)

Purchase                      464                10.34 (GBP)
Purchase                   9,672                 10.37 (GBP)
Purchase                   4,408                 10.38 (GBP)
Purchase                 16,219                  10.40 (GBP)
Purchase                  17,091                 10.405(GBP)
Purchase                     5,209               10.41 (GBP)
Purchase                  14,062                 10.415 (GBP)
Purchase                   28,315                10.42 (GBP)
Purchase                   18,982                10.425 (GBP)
Purchase                 23,350                  10.43 (GBP)
Purchase                  2,649                  10.435(GBP)
Purchase                     3,040               10.44 (GBP)
Purchase                     4,275               10.445(GBP)
Purchase                     3,601               10.46 (GBP)
     
The Panel Executive has informed Lehman Brothers International (Europe), on an
ex parte basis, that the above trades have no Code consequences.
     

(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product       Long/short       Number of securities   Price per unit
name,         (Note 6)         (Note 7)               (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
                                                      

     
     

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product       Writing,    Number of    Exerc   Type,    Expir   Option
name,         selling,    securities   ise     e.g.     y       money
e.g. call     purchasin   to which the price   American date    paid/rece
option        g,          option               ,                ived per
              varying     relates              European         unit
              etc.        (Note 7)             etc.             (Note 5)
                                                                


(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities    Exercise price per unit
option                                           (Note 5)
                                                 
                                                 



(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction    Details                 Price per unit (if
(Note 8)                                         applicable) (Note 5)

                                                 



4.   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.





Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)                 NO


Date of disclosure                         12th April 2007
Contact name                               Anthony Allen
Telephone number                           020 7102 2094
Name of offeror with which associated      Terra Firma and the Wellcome
                                           Trust
                                           
Specify category and nature of associate   Connected Adviser
status (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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