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 05 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 19,470,576 (4.01%) 1,679,058 (0.35%) securities (2) Derivatives 1,082,703 (0.22%) 61,442 (0.01%) (other than options) (3) Options and 32,013 (0.01%) 1,425,438 (0.29%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 20,585,292 (4.24%) 3,165,938 (0.65%) (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 258 Transfer Purchase 648 7.1978 Purchase 114,727 7.2895 Purchase 4,728 7.3650 Purchase 132,000 7.2331 Purchase 43,700 7.3250 Purchase 60,000 7.3368 Purchase 4,728 7.3650 Purchase 306 7.3311 Purchase 283 7.3114 Purchase 1,323 7.2511 Sale 1,008 7.2706 Sale 1,420 7.3106 Sale 1,428 7.2606 Sale 574 7.2606 Sale 749 7.2663 Sale 43,700 7.3250 Sale 43,740 7.3002 Sale 444 7.3300 Sale 3,300 7.3150 Sale 566 7.2911 Sale 10,873 7.3635 Sale 18,080 7.3635 Sale 121,224 7.3427 Sale 6,700 7.2739 Sale 1,323 7.2639 Sale 95,290 7.3055 (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 Long 121,224 7.3427 CFD Long 3,300 7.3150 CFD Short 306 7.3311 CFD Long 95,290 7.3055 CFD Short 1,323 7.2511 CFD Long 6,700 7.2739 CFD Long 1,323 7.2639 CFD Long 566 7.2911 CFD Long 10,873 7.3635 CFD Short 283 7.3114 CFD Long 18,080 7.3635 (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 06 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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