AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:9626T
GoldmanSachs International
29 March 2007


                                                                      FORM 38.5



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
             (Rule 38.5 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers)




1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                Goldman Sachs International

Company dealt in                               ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary Shares
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                28 March 2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities purchased   Highest price paid (Note 3)           Lowest price paid (Note 3)


382548                                 10.2001 GBP                           10.1601 GBP




Total number of securities sold        Highest price received (Note 3)       Lowest price received (Note 3)


274562                                 10.2048 GBP                           10.1725 GBP



 (b)       Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product name,         Long/short (Note 4)       Number of securities (Note 5)        Price per unit (Note 3)
e.g. CFD

CFD                   Short                     2137                                 10.1682 GBP
CFD                   Long                      10000                                10.2048 GBP
CFD                   Short                     6700                                 10.187 GBP
CFD                   Short                     30000                                10.1701 GBP
CFD                   Short                     30000                                10.1801 GBP
CFD                   Short                     25000                                10.2021 GBP
CFD                   Long                      60000                                10.181 GBP
CFD                   Short                     20000                                10.1601 GBP





(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product name,   Writing, selling, Number of securities to    Exercise     Type, e.g.   Expiry     Option money
                purchasing,       which the option relates   price        American,    date       paid/received per
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                                European                unit (Note 3)
option                                                                    etc.                    





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call option         Number of securities                  Exercise price per unit (Note 3)





3.         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.





Date of disclosure                                            29 March 2007

Contact name                                                  Peter Highton

Telephone number                                              +44-207-774-1935

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                  ALLIANCE BOOTS PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                                 Advisor






Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk






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