Rule 8.3- Alliance Boots
24/04/2007 12:25pm
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:4089V
Silchester International Inv.Ld
24 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 ORDINARY
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 23rd 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 10,376,691 N/A
1.07%
(2) Derivatives (other than options) N/A N/A
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell N/A N/A
Total 10,376,691 N/A
1.07%
(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 1127.94 GBp
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
N/A N/A N/A N/A
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American, date paid/received per
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. unit (Note 5)
N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
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.
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9) NO
Date of disclosure 24th April 2007
Contact name Alison Ravenscroft
Telephone number 020 7518 7105
If a connected EFM, name of offeree/offeror with which connected N/A
If a connected EFM, state nature of connection (Note 10) N/A
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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