EPT Disclosure - Amendment

RNS Number:2155W
GoldmanSachs International
08 May 2007


Amendment - due to an as of transaction, the disclosure made on 27 April 2007
for dealings on 24 April 2007 is being amended.  The original trade sales
disclosed 6,468,107 have been amended to total sales 11,148,107.  Section 2(b)
has also been amended.



                                        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                                24 April 2007


2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)


(a)        Purchases and sales


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


3466429                                11.345 GBP                            11.21 GBP




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


11148107                               11.3485 GBP                           11.2045 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                   Long                      50000                                11.283 GBP
CFD                   Long                      50000                                11.283 GBP
CFD                   Long                      50000                                11.283 GBP
CFD                   Long                      50000                                11.283 GBP
CFD                   Long                      1813000                              11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Long                      950000                               11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Long                      478035                               11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Long                      231719                               11.2943 GBP
CFD                   Long                      150000                               11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Long                      75000                                11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Long                      25000                                11.2943 GBP
CFD                   Long                      104500                               11.2078 GBP
CFD                   Short                     104500                               11.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      16000                                11.2078 GBP
CFD                   Short                     16000                                11.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      67500                                11.2078 GBP
CFD                   Short                     67500                                11.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      12000                                11.2078 GBP
CFD                   Short                     12000                                11.2948 GBP
CFD                   Long                      1070                                 11.2122 GBP
CFD                   Short                     50000                                11.2664 GBP
CFD                   Short                     50000                                10.309 GBP
CFD                   Long                      150100                               11.2887 GBP
CFD                   Short                     150100                               11.2701 GBP
CFD                   Long                      93281                                11.2944 GBP
CFD                   Short                     250000                               11.2106 GBP
CFD                   Short                     715000                               11.2727 GBP
CFD                   Long                      4680000                              11.19 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                American,
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                 price          European     date       paid/received per
option                                                                    etc.                    unit (Note 3)


Call Option     B                 900                      11.50 GBP      American     15/06/07   0.05 GBP
Call Option     B                 450                      11.50 GBP      American     15/06/07   0.075 GBP
Call Option     S                 900                      11.50 GBP      American     15/06/07   0.05 GBP
Call Option     S                 450                      11.50 GBP      American     15/06/07   0.075 GBP



(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                                                08 May 2007

Contact name                                                      Peter Highton

Telephone number                                                  [phone]

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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