AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:1264W
GoldmanSachs International
04 May 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                                03 May 2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)


3334936                                11.2206 GBP                           10.8687 GBP




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


905120                                 11.22 GBP                             11.171 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                   Short                     148                                  11.2228 GBP
CFD                   Long                      156719                               11.1829 GBP
CFD                   Long                      488281                               11.1829 GBP
CFD                   Short                     540000                               11.2228 GBP
CFD                   Short                     360000                               11.2228 GBP
CFD                   Short                     2250000                              11.202 GBP
CFD                   Long                      67582                                11.194 GBP
CFD                   Long                      55000                                11.1721 GBP
CFD                   Short                     50000                                11.2175 GBP
CFD                   Long                      2750                                 11.1782 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                                            04 May 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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