AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0972W
Alliance Boots plc
03 May 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)                    The Alliance UniChem 1992
                                                   Employee Share Trust
Company dealt in                                   Alliance Boots plc
Class of relevant security to which the dealings   Ordinary shares of 37 7/39
being disclosed relate (Note 2)                    pence each

Date of dealing                                    24 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                                     3,331,396 0.34%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                       Total   3,331,396 0.34%


(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)



(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)
Transfer of Alliance Boots shares in  1. 969 ordinary shares of  1. 347.50 pence
connection with the Alliance UniChem     37 7/39 pence each in
1990 Savings Related Share Option        Alliance Boots plc;
Scheme.
                                      2. 459 ordinary shares of  2. 330..33 pence
                                         37 7/39 pence each in
                                         Alliance Boots plc;
                                      3. 205 ordinary shares of  3. 442.55
                                         37 7/39 pence each in      pence
                                         Alliance Boots plc;










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                                          3 May 2007

Contact name                                                Philip Ost

Telephone number                                            0207 138 1121

Name of offeree/offeror with which associated               Alliance Boots plc
Specify category and nature of associate 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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