Rule 8.1- Alliance Boots plc

RNS Number:3386X
Alliance Boots plc
29 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)                        Boots Share Plan Trustee
                                                       Limited

Company dealt in                                       Alliance Boots plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being Ordinary shares of 37 7/
disclosed relate (Note 2)                              39 pence each

Date of dealing                                        21 May 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                                    3,985,307 0.41%
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
                                      Total   3,985,307 0.41%

(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)
Purchase                               11,710   1124.00 pence

(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      relates (Note 7)             etc.
         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)



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.
Purchase of shares under the Boots Group All Employee Share Ownership Plan
2002.

Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) YES/NO

Date of disclosure               29 May 2007

Contact name                     Frank Standish

Telephone
number                           0207 138 1121

Name of offeree/offeror with     Alliance Boots plc
which associated

Specify category and nature of   Boots Share Plan Trustee Limited is a wholly
associate status (Note 10)       owned subsidiary of Alliance Boots plc.


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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