QUEST announcement

RNS Number:2136L
Alliance Boots plc
30 October 2006


On 27th October 2006, Boots (Quest) Trustee Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary
of Alliance Boots plc ("the Company"), acting on behalf of The Boots Qualifying
Employee Share Trust ("the Trust") transferred 8,871 ordinary shares of 37 7/39p
each in the Company to employees who had exercised SAYE share options, at an
average price of #6.24.

The Trust is a discretionary trust for the benefit of employees and executive
directors of the Company and is operated in connection with the Company's UK
all-employee SAYE Share Option Scheme. Each executive director of the Company,
as a potential beneficiary of the Trust is deemed to have an interest in the
shares acquired by the Trust. The directors in question are: Mr. R. Baker, Mr.
S. Wheway, Mr. S. Pessina, Mr. G. Fairweather, Ms. O. Barra, and Mr. S. Duncan.

As a result of the transfer referred to above the number of shares held by the
Trust in which they are deemed to be interested has reduced by 8,871.


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