Rule 8.3 - BOOTS GROUP PLC

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 BOOTS GROUP PLC Class of relevant security ORD GBP 0.25 to which the dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2) Date of dealing 01 JUNE 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 19,950,667 (4.11%) 1,623,972 (0.33%) securities (2) Derivatives 793,376 (0.16%) 245,405 (0.05%) (other than options) (3) Options and 32,013 (0.01%) 1,425,438 (0.29%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 20,776,056 (4.28%) 3,294,815 (0.68%) (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 3,792 7.0600 Purchase 18,982 7.0614 Purchase 1,824 7.1250 Purchase 3,800 7.1286 Purchase 66,890 7.0983 Purchase 11,649 7.0614 Purchase 1,100 6.9900 Purchase 2,600 7.0200 Purchase 80,000 7.0607 Purchase 3,429 7.0378 Purchase 9,442 7.0614 Sale 969 7.0525 Sale 741 7.0525 Sale 657 7.0525 Sale 5,800 7.0525 Sale 1,003 7.0525 Sale 415 7.0525 Sale 1,354 7.0525 Sale 3,792 7.0600 Sale 464 7.0600 Sale 53,071 7.1157 Sale 1,100 6.9900 Sale 1,138 7.0539 Sale 76,783 7.1216 Sale 10,300 7.1539 Sale 2,400 7.0450 Sale 60,770 7.0660 Sale 23,914 7.0926 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product Long/Short Number of Securities Price Per name, (Note 6) (Note 7) Unit (GBP) e.g. CFD CFD Short 80,000 7.0607 CFD Long 23,914 7.0926 CFD Long 2,400 7.0450 CFD Short 2,600 7.0200 CFD Long 76,783 7.1216 CFD Long 10,300 7.1539 CFD Long 1,138 7.0539 CFD Short 3,429 7.0378 CFD Short 3,800 7.1286 CFD Short 1,100 6.9900 CFD Long 1,100 6.9900 CFD Short 9,442 7.0614 CFD Short 11,649 7.0614 CFD Short 18,982 7.0614 CFD Long 53,071 7.1157 (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 (GBP) (d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4) Nature of transaction Details Price per unit (Note 8) (if applicable) (Note 5) 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 02 June 2006 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

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