Rule 8.3 - ALLIANCE BOOTS

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        BARCLAYS PLC
(Note 1)
Company dealt in              ALLIANCE BOOTS
Class of relevant security    ORD GBP0.37179482
to which the dealings being
disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing               16 March 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        45,019,075  4.65%        1,142,700    0.12%
securities
(2) Derivatives        977,383  0.10%          409,242    0.04%
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0   0.00%                0    0.00%
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total               45,996,458  4.75%        1,551,942    0.16%


(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of                    Long                     Short
relevant
security:

                  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
                                   (GBP)
Purchase        35,831               10.0400
Purchase        50,000               10.0500
Purchase       376,376               10.0400
Purchase           149               10.1300
Purchase         2,524               10.0400
Purchase         1,141               10.0400
Purchase            65               10.0400
Purchase           522               10.0400
Purchase       183,800               10.0423
Purchase            24               10.0400
Purchase         6,449               10.0400
Purchase        20,833               10.1922
Purchase         7,910               10.0400
Purchase       574,455               10.0400
Purchase        12,558               10.1700
Purchase        36,407               10.1971
Purchase         2,152               10.2000
Purchase       153,733               10.0418
Purchase         2,148               10.0400
Purchase         7,275               10.0400
Purchase           729               10.1685
Purchase         1,655               10.0400
Sale               360               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             3,197               10.2000
Sale               850               10.2000
Sale             1,598               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale               750               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale               732               10.2000
Sale               959               10.2000
Sale               959               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale             1,066               10.2000
Sale               879               10.2000
Sale               953               10.2000
Sale             2,398               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale               432               10.2000
Sale             1,265               10.2000
Sale             1,345               10.2000
Sale           574,455               10.0400
Sale             1,132               10.2000
Sale               899               10.2000
Sale             1,198               10.2000
Sale               298               10.0400
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale               600               10.2000
Sale             1,924               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,565               10.2000
Sale             3,596               10.2000
Sale               732               10.2000
Sale             1,598               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale               400               10.2000
Sale             1,008               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale             1,132               10.2000
Sale             1,000               10.2059
Sale             3,064               10.2000
Sale               865               10.2000
Sale             2,664               10.2000
Sale             3,210               10.2000
Sale             1,376               10.2000
Sale               399               10.2000
Sale               732               10.2000
Sale             2,849               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             3,330               10.2000
Sale             2,264               10.2000
Sale             1,278               10.2000
Sale               598               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,864               10.2000
Sale             2,131               10.2000
Sale             1,199               10.2000
Sale               532               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,035               10.2000
Sale             2,131               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,998               10.2000
Sale               879               10.2000
Sale             1,199               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             1,324               10.2000
Sale             1,378               10.2000
Sale             1,621               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale               466               10.2000
Sale             5,374               10.1250
Sale             2,530               10.2000
Sale               600               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale             1,185               10.2000
Sale             1,058               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale               999               10.2000
Sale             1,864               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale            24,800               10.2070
Sale             1,871               10.2000
Sale            14,359               10.0400
Sale           574,455               10.0400
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale               761               10.2000
Sale             1,280               10.2000
Sale             1,998               10.2000
Sale             1,344               10.2000
Sale               999               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale             1,565               10.2000
Sale             1,865               10.2000
Sale             1,606               10.2000
Sale               861               10.2000
Sale               705               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,437               10.2000
Sale             1,371               10.2000
Sale             1,423               10.1695
Sale             1,678               10.2000
Sale             2,664               10.2000
Sale             1,022               10.2000
Sale            49,689               10.1636
Sale             1,764               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             2,986               10.2000
Sale             1,066               10.2000
Sale             2,235               10.2000
Sale             1,344               10.2000
Sale             2,398               10.2000
Sale               316               10.1803
Sale               739               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,598               10.2000
Sale               665               10.2000
Sale             1,209               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             6,295               10.2000
Sale             3,663               10.2000
Sale             1,731               10.2000
Sale             1,212               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale             2,664               10.2000
Sale             2,086               10.2000
Sale               506               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale             1,198               10.2000
Sale             1,798               10.2000
Sale             1,038               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,898               10.2000
Sale           790,039               10.0400
Sale            11,883               10.0981
Sale             1,132               10.2000
Sale               672               10.2000
Sale             1,066               10.2000
Sale             1,531               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale               699               10.2000
Sale               285               10.2000
Sale             3,330               10.2000
Sale             1,839               10.2000
Sale             3,529               10.2000
Sale               999               10.2000
Sale             1,150               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,731               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale               250               10.1359
Sale             2,930               10.2000
Sale             1,198               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale               672               10.2000
Sale         1,460,880               10.1803
Sale               757               10.2000
Sale               785               10.2000
Sale             1,470               10.2000
Sale             1,320               10.2000
Sale             4,530               10.2000
Sale             1,410               10.1695
Sale             1,470               10.2000
Sale             1,471               10.2000
Sale             1,398               10.2000
Sale             2,251               10.2000
Sale             1,125               10.2000
Sale             2,144               10.2000
Sale           116,200               10.1956
Sale             1,731               10.2000
Sale             1,198               10.2000
Sale             1,278               10.2000
Sale             2,037               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             2,435               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,932               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             6,527               10.2300
Sale               652               10.2000
Sale             1,132               10.2000
Sale             1,066               10.2000
Sale               821               10.1250
Sale             1,846               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale             1,825               10.2000
Sale             2,300               10.2000
Sale             1,118               10.2000
Sale               532               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             2,323               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale            13,073               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale             2,264               10.2000
Sale               799               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale               865               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,744               10.2000
Sale             2,664               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale             1,212               10.2000
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale             1,198               10.2000
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale               221               10.2000
Sale               506               10.2000
Sale             1,865               10.2000
Sale               666               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale             1,300               10.2000
Sale             2,264               10.2000
Sale             1,731               10.2000
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,998               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,632               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale             1,513               10.2000
Sale             1,598               10.2000
Sale               599               10.2000
Sale             1,798               10.2000
Sale               506               10.2000
Sale             1,465               10.2000
Sale               999               10.2000
Sale             1,598               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,065               10.2000
Sale             1,998               10.2000
Sale               865               10.2000
Sale               315               10.2000
Sale               540               10.2000
Sale               400               10.2000
Sale               861               10.0400
Sale               638               10.2000
Sale             2,065               10.2000
Sale               865               10.2000
Sale             1,038               10.2000
Sale               510               10.2000
Sale               932               10.2000
Sale               399               10.2000
Sale               899               10.2000
Sale             1,578               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,971               10.2000
Sale             1,332               10.2000
Sale             1,784               10.2000
Sale             1,964               10.2000
Sale             3,063               10.2000


(b)  Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name,    Long/Short     Number of          Price Per Unit
(e.g. CFD)       (Note 6)       Securities         (GBP)
                                (Note 7)
CFD                Short         153733                 10.0417
CFD                Short         183800                 10.0422
CFD                Short            729                 10.1685
CFD                Short          12558                 10.17
CFD                Short          20833                 10.1921
CFD                Short          36407                 10.1971
CFD                Short           2152                 10.2
CFD                Long           49689                 10.1636
CFD                Long          116200                 10.1956
CFD                Long           24800                 10.2069
CFD                Long            6527                 10.23


(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

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


(ii) Exercising

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



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


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



4.   OTHER INFORMATION
None

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                         19 March 2007
Contact name                               BARCLAYS COMPLIANCE
Telephone number                           020 7116 2913
If a connected EFM, name of
offeree/offeror with which connected
If a connected EFM, state nature of
connection (Note 10)


Notes

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