Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE BOOTS

    FORM 8.3
                                        
    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
              (Rule 8.3 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)


1.   KEY INFORMATION

Name of person dealing        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)                      
Company dealt in              ALLIANCE BOOTS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.37179482
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               19 March 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        43,916,050  4.54%        1,125,373    0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives        960,415  0.10%          240,854    0.02%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0   0.00%                0    0.00%                   
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               44,876,465  4.64%        1,366,227    0.14%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:
        
                  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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase          50,000             10.1902
Purchase           2,160             10.2850
Purchase         153,733             10.1999
Purchase          19,367             10.1871
Purchase           4,000             10.1713
Purchase             359             10.2755
Purchase           2,000             10.1615
Sale             574,455             10.2551
Sale               4,399             10.1900
Sale                 500             10.2628
Sale               8,816             10.2005
Sale               9,839             10.2531
Sale                 235             10.2859
Sale                 896             10.2009
Sale                 731             10.2109
Sale             153,733             10.1999
Sale                 931             10.1915
Sale             153,733             10.1999
Sale             376,376             10.2079
Sale              50,000             10.2697


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit  
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD                 Short        2000               10.1615
CFD                 Short        4000               10.1712
CFD                 Short       19367               10.187
CFD                 Long         4399               10.19
CFD                 Long       153733               10.1998
CFD                 Long         8816               10.2005
CFD                 Long         9839               10.253


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product name,   Writing,          Number of          Exercise  Type, e.g.      Expiry   Option money
e.g. call       selling,          securities to      price     American,       date     paid/received
option          purchasing,       which the option             European etc.            per unit (GBP)
                varying etc.      relates (GBP)   
                                                           

(ii) Exercising

Product name, e.g.  Number of           Exercise price per
call option         securities          unit (Note 5)
                                        
                                        
                                        
(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


Nature of transaction Details           Price per unit
(Note 8)                                (if applicable)
                                        (Note 5)
                                        


4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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.




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


Date of disclosure                         20 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of                
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of        
connection (Note 10)


Notes

The Notes on Form 8.3 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk