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 19 JULY 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 17,332,955 (3.57%) 3,405,557 (0.70%) securities (2) Derivatives 2,104,110 (0.43%) 109,057 (0.02%) (other than options) (3) Options and 32,013 (0.01%) 0 (0.00%) agreements to purchase/sell Total 19,469,078 (4.01%) 3,514,614 (0.72%) (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 403 Transfer Purchase 403 Transfer Purchase 554 Transfer Purchase 1,191 Transfer Purchase 1,995 7.4600 Purchase 4,986 7.4630 Purchase 14,626 7.5150 Purchase 48,491 7.4769 Purchase 5,800 7.4787 Purchase 796 7.4407 Purchase 1,500 7.5111 Sale 103 7.4630 Sale 403 Transfer Sale 4,986 7.4630 Sale 39,818 7.4775 Sale 57,521 7.4684 Sale 2,646 7.4814 Sale 796 7.4742 Sale 3,500 7.4548 Sale 51,626 7.4859 (b) Derivatives transactions (other than options) Product name, Long/Short Number of Price per (e.g. CFD) (Note 6) Securities unit (GBP) CFD Long 796 7.4407 CFD Long 1,500 7.5111 CFD Long 5,800 7.4787 CFD Short 796 7.4742 CFD Short 3,369 7.5142 CFD Short 3,500 7.4548 CFD Short 15,000 7.5135 CFD Short 33,257 7.4706 (c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities Purchase/sale Number of Securities Price per unit (GBP) (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 20 JULY 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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