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               10 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              24,311,177    (3.37%)    2,853,424    (0.40%)
securities
(2) Derivatives            2,853,424    (0.40%)      170,325    (0.02%)
(other than options)
(3) Options and                    0    (0.00%)    3,850,000    (0.53%)
agreements to
purchase/sell

Total                     27,164,601    (3.76%)    6,873,749    (0.95%)


(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      50,000               6.8457
Purchase      60,000               6.8529
Purchase      963                  6.8550
Purchase      981                  6.8450
Sale          400                  6.8558
Sale          1,000                6.8500
Sale          750                  6.8500
Sale          1,157                6.8558
Sale          385                  6.8500
Sale          600                  6.8558
Sale          1,000                6.8558
Sale          800                  6.8558
Sale          2,500                6.8558
Sale          546                  6.8558
Sale          650                  6.8500
Sale          1,920                6.8608
Sale          500                  6.8558
Sale          800                  6.8558
Sale          360                  6.8500
Sale          1,250                6.8558
Sale          1,000                6.8500
Sale          288                  6.8500
Sale          5,744                6.8800
Sale          280                  6.8500
Sale          150                  6.8500
Sale          300                  6.8558
Sale          1,199                6.8500
Sale          1,300                6.8558
Sale          255                  6.8500
Sale          500                  6.8500
Sale          2,500                6.8558
Sale          700                  6.8500
Sale          750                  6.8558
Sale          400                  6.8500
Sale          450                  6.8248
Sale          1,650                6.8358
Sale          3,100                6.8714
Sale          750                  6.8500
Sale          400                  6.8558
Sale          314                  6.8500
Sale          250                  6.8558
Sale          1,000                6.8458
Sale          500                  6.8500
Sale          1,000                6.8500
Sale          880                  6.8500
Sale          1,141                6.8500
Sale          411                  6.8500
Sale          500                  6.8558
Sale          525                  6.8558
Sale          420                  6.8558
Sale          13,150               6.8800
Sale          650                  6.8558
Sale          500                  6.8558
Sale          650                  6.8558
Sale          332                  6.8500
Sale          280                  6.8500
Sale          814                  6.8500
Sale          2,667                6.8500
Sale          195                  6.8500
Sale          1,025                6.8062
Sale          875                  6.8558
Sale          1,000                6.8558
Sale          600                  6.8500
Sale          1,650                6.8558
Sale          900                  6.8558
Sale          650                  6.8558
Sale          950                  6.8458
Sale          480                  6.8500
Sale          310                  6.8558
Sale          3,617                6.8500
Sale          900                  6.8558
Sale          800                  6.8558
Sale          360                  6.8500
Sale          1,273                6.8100
Sale          13,100                6.8331


(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          13,100               6.8331
CFD         Short         50,000               6.8457


(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                         13 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