Rule 8.3 - BOOTS 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 JANUARY 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       26,259,299      (3.64%)     969,200     (0.13%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        93,598      (0.01%)      82,273     (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and             0      (0.00%)   3,675,000     (0.51%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total              26,352,897      (3.65%)   4,726,473     (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      105,365              6.3450
Purchase      2,622                Transfer
Purchase      4,308                Transfer
Purchase      12,000               6.3831
Sale          500                  6.3308
Sale          800                  6.3408
Sale          1,500                6.3308
Sale          500                  6.3308
Sale          700                  6.3308
Sale          1,800                6.3308
Sale          3,500                6.3308
Sale          1,310                6.3258
Sale          900                  6.3458
Sale          560                  6.3308
Sale          322                  6.3560
Sale          461                  6.3150
Sale          105,365              6.3450
Sale          16,032               Transfer
Sale          88,941               6.4268




(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          88,941                6.4268
CFD        Short         12,000                6.3831




(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 (Note
                varying etc.      relates (Note 7)                                      5)




(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

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 JANUARY 2006
Contact name                               BARCLAYS CORPORATE SECRETARIAT
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