ESOP Trust Announcement

RNS Number:8147I
Alliance Boots plc
12 September 2006



                       Alliance Boots plc (the "Company")

                 The Alliance UniChem 1992 Employee Share Trust


This is to advise you that Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Isle of Man) Limited,
Douglas, Isle of Man (the "Trustee") acting in its capacity as trustee of the
Alliance UniChem 1992 Employee Share Trust (the "Trust") disposed of:


* 2,549 ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each in Alliance Boots plc on 8
  September 2006 at 384 pence per ordinary share;

* 193 ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each in Alliance Boots plc on 8
  September 2006 at 463 pence per ordinary share;

* 578 ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each in Alliance Boots plc on 8
  September 2006 at 480 pence per ordinary share;

* 9,562 ordinary shares of 37 7/39 pence each in Alliance Boots plc on 8
  September 2006 at 337 pence per ordinary share;


in connection with the Alliance UniChem 1990 Savings Related Share Option
Scheme.

The total number of ordinary shares held by the Trustee following these
disposals is 3,453,103 ordinary shares.

The executive directors listed below together with all employees are potential
beneficiaries of the Trust and are deemed to be interested in all of the
ordinary shares held by the Trustee. As a result of these disposals there has
been a change in the number of shares in which the executive directors together
with all employees are deemed to be interested: -


Stefano Pessina

George Fairweather

Ornella Barra

Steve Duncan


Frank Standish

Deputy Company Secretary

Alliance Boots plc


12 September 2006



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