RNS Number:4528V
Alliance Boots plc
24 April 2007


                                    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 1)                        Mr Jonathan Farrington
Company dealt in                                       Alliance Boots plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares of 37 
disclosed relate (Note 2)                              7/39 pence each
Date of dealing                                        20 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                                      1,693 0.00017%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                        Total   1,693 0.00017%


(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         11                            1128.00 pence


(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

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




(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product Writing,       Number of          Exercise Type, e.g.  Expiry Option
name,   selling,       securities to               American,          money
        purchasing,    which the option            European
        varying etc.   relates (Note 7)            etc.
e.g.                                      price                date   paid/
call                                                                  received
option                                                                per unit
                                                                      (Note 5)



(ii) Exercising

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

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

Nature of transaction (Note 8)  Details  Price per unit (if 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.
Purchase of shares under the Boots Group All Employee Share Ownership Plan 2002.






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



Date of disclosure                24 April 2007

Contact name                      Philip Ost

Telephone
number                            0207 138 1121

Name of offeree/offeror with      Alliance Boots plc
which associated
Specify category and nature of    Mr Farrington is a director of a wholly-owned
associate status (Note 10)        subsidiary of Alliance Boots plc.




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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