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               03 FEBRUARY 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          24,491,577   (3.39%)     2,457,386   (0.34%)
securities
(2) Derivatives        2,454,455   (0.34%)        84,753   (0.01%)
(other than
options)
(3) Options and                0   (0.00%)     5,175,000   (0.72%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                 26,946,032   (3.73%)     7,717,139   (1.07%)



(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      1,800                6.4638
Purchase      670                  6.4800
Purchase      15,363               6.4750
Purchase      13,360               Transfer
Purchase      5,830                Transfer
Purchase      5,244                6.4760
Purchase      14,340               6.4750
Sale          1,275                6.4608
Sale          850                  6.4608
Sale          1,000                6.4608
Sale          600                  6.4658
Sale          692                  6.4660
Sale          1,000                6.4608
Sale          650                  6.4808
Sale          75                   6.4608
Sale          2,150                6.4658
Sale          2,750                6.4608
Sale          23,200               6.4683
Sale          7,458                6.4894
Sale          184,275              Transfer
Sale          1,473                6.4621
Sale          15,363               6.4750



(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          7,458                 6.4893
CFD        Long          23,200                6.4683



(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                         06 FEBRUARY 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