AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:7857Y
GoldmanSachs International
21 June 2007

Amendment - due to an amendment on the quantity of CFD transactions, the
disclosure made on 20 June 2007 for dealings on 19 June 2007 is being amended.
Dealings 2(b) have been updated.






                                                        FORM 38.5(a)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)




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                                19 June 2007






2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


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


1082273                                11.3413 GBP                           11.28 GBP




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


51000                                  11.40 GBP                             11.3443 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                     76644                                11.3431 GBP
CFD                   Short                     37920                                11.3431 GBP
CFD                   Short                     18960                                11.3431 GBP
CFD                   Short                     632                                  11.3376 GBP
CFD                   Long                      50000                                11.3443 GBP
CFD                   Short                     72169                                11.3113 GBP
CFD                   Short                     510000                               11.3513 GBP
CFD                   Short                     340000                               11.3513 GBP
CFD                   Short                     100000                               11.3413 GBP
CFD                   Short                     4281                                 11.3429 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                American,
e.g. call       varying etc.      (Note 5)                 price          European     date       paid/received per
option                                                                    etc.                    unit (Note 3)





(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                                                21 June 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(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk




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