Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE BOOTS
21/05/2007 2:52pm
UK Regulatory
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 18 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 44,422,285 4.59% 568,609 0.06%
securities
(2) Derivatives 162,163 0.02% 1,543,559 0.16%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and 124,841 0.01% 124,841 0.01%
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total 44,709,289 4.62% 2,237,009 0.23%
(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 1,221 11.2350
Purchase 373 11.2350
Purchase 1,243 11.2372
Purchase 121 Transfer
Purchase 403 Transfer
Purchase 5,466 11.2350
Purchase 330 11.2350
Purchase 11,165 11.2372
Sale 50,840 11.2315
Sale 78,554 11.2315
Sale 1,264 11.2309
Sale 74,737 11.2311
Sale 1,143 11.2309
Sale 2,418 11.2312
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name Long/Short Number of Price Per Unit
Securities
CFD Long 74737 11.231
(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 21 May 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