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               22 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        43,702,954  4.52%        1,028,779    0.11%
securities
(2) Derivatives        793,293  0.08%           66,006    0.01%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0   0.00%                0    0.00%                   
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               44,496,247  4.60%        1,094,785    0.11%


(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          1,267              10.1509
Purchase            616              10.1903
Purchase         40,423              10.2059
Purchase         71,797              10.1793
Purchase         11,218              10.2465
Purchase            253              10.2750
Purchase          2,114              10.2088
Purchase          1,010              10.3300
Purchase          9,700              10.2750
Sale             31,200              10.2621
Sale              4,800              10.1685
Sale             22,114              10.2907
Sale            137,268              10.2125
Sale             14,616              10.2254
Sale              7,000              10.2133
Sale             21,600              10.2013
Sale                672              10.2765
Sale             48,791              10.2666
Sale            145,877              10.1973
Sale                756              10.2009
Sale                815              10.1887

(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          1267                 10.1509
CFD                Short         71797                 10.1792
CFD                Short           616                 10.1902
CFD                Short         40423                 10.2058
CFD                Short          2114                 10.2088
CFD                Short         11218                 10.2465
CFD                Long           4800                 10.1684
CFD                Long            815                 10.1886
CFD                Long          21600                 10.2013
CFD                Long           7000                 10.2133
CFD                Long          14616                 10.2254
CFD                Long          31200                 10.262
CFD                Long          48791                 10.2666
CFD                Long          22114                 10.2907

(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                         23 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