Rule 8.3- BOOTs plc

RNS Number:9721G
Silchester International Inv.Ld
31 July 2006



                                                                        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  (Note 1)               Silchester International Investors Limited

Company dealt in                               BOOTS PLC

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

Date of dealing                                28th JULY 2006



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                        23,144,923    4.77%              N/A

(2) Derivatives (other than options)           N/A                              N/A


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell    N/A                              N/A


Total                                          23,144,923   4.77%               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                                   250,000                               791.85 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,
e.g. call option      varying etc.      relates (Note 7)      price      European etc.   date       paid/received per
                                                                                                    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)                       YES/NO




Date of disclosure                                                31st JULY 2006

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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