Rule 8.3- Alliance Boots Plc

RNS Number:7465V
Silchester International Inv.Ld
30 April 2007

                                                                        FORM 8.3



    DEALINGS BY PERSONS WITH INTERESTS IN SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE

                        (Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code)



1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of person dealing  (Note 1)                    Silchester International Investors Ltd

Company dealt in                                    Alliance Boots plc

Class of relevant security to which the dealings    ORDINARY
being disclosed relate (Note 2)

Date of dealing                                     27th April 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                      9,874,191           1.02      N/A
(2) Derivatives (other than options)         N/A                           N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell  N/A                           N/A
Total                                        9,874,191           1.02      N/A



(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)
SALE                       225,000                 1120.57 GBp





(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name, e.g. CFD    Long/short (Note 6)       Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit  (Note
                                                                                  5)

N/A                       N/A                       N/A                           N/A



(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product      Writing,        Number of          Exercise   Type, e.g.    Expiry   Option money paid/
name,e.g.    selling,        securities to      price      American,     date     received per unit
call option  purchasing,     which the option              European etc.          (Note 5)
             varying etc.    relates (Note 7)
N/A          N/A             N/A                N/A        N/A           N/A      N/A



(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call    Number of securities          Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
option
N/A                        N/A                           N/A



(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)


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



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.



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




Date of disclosure                                 30th April 2007

Contact name                                       Steve Allen

Telephone number                                   020 7518 7105

If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with   N/A
which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection     N/A
(Note 10)

Notes

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


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