AB. Alliance Boots

    


ABN AMRO BANK N.V.



                                    FORM 8.3

    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)

1. KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing (Note 1)           ABN AMRO BANK N.V. London Branch
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Company dealt in                          Alliance Boots Plc (AB.L)
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Class of relevant security to which the   Ord 0.37179482 GBP
 dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
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Date of dealing                           26th April 2007
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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
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                            Number            (%)               Number             (%)
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(1) Relevant securities     9,989,677         (1.0325%)         368,199            (0.0381%)
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(2) Derivatives (other than
 options)
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(3) Options and agreements
 to purchase/sell
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                            9,989,677         (1.0325%)         368,199            (0.0381%)
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(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
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                            Number                            (%)Number                               (%)
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(1) Relevant securities
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(2) Derivatives (other than
 options)
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(3) Options and agreements
 to purchase/sell
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Total
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(c) Rights to subscribe (Note 3)

Class of relevant security:               Details
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3. DEALINGS (Note 4)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale                     Number of securities               Price per unit (Note 5)
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Purchase                          5,000,936                          11.2100 GBP
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Sale                              9,824                              11.2100 GBP
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Purchase                          2,069                              11.2150 GBP
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Sale                              2,901                              11.2150 GBP
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Purchase                          1,414                              11.2200 GBP
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Sale                              166,000                            11.2200 GBP
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(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name,       Long/short (Note 6)    Number of securities (Note 7)   Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
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(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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

Product name, e.g. call option     Number of securities              Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)

Nature of transaction (Note 8)     Details                           Price per unit (if applicable) (Note
                                                                      5)
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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.
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Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure                                          30th April 2007
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Contact name                                                Antonio Gagliostro
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Telephone number                                            020 7678 5898
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If a connected EFM, name of offeree/with which connected
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If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10)
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Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk

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