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  (Note 1)        BARCLAYS PLC

Company dealt in                        BOOTS PLC
Class of relevant security to which     ORD GBP 0.25
the dealings being disclosed relate
(Note 2)
Date of dealing                         25 NOVEMBER 2005



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 securities          27,923,962   (3.91%)                    382,769    (0.05%)
(2) Derivatives (other             237,473    (0.03%)                    263,722    (0.04%)
than options)
(3) Options and                   4,756,600   (0.67%)                   11,275,600  (1.58%)
agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                            32,918,035   (4.61%)                   11,922,091  (1.67%)

(b)  Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other
     than the class dealt in (Note 3)

Class of relevant                        Long                                 Short
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)
Sale                     461                                    6.1008
Sale                     500                                    6.1058
Sale                     660                                    6.1058
Sale                     517                                    6.1008
Sale                     850                                    6.1008
Sale                     500                                    6.1308
Sale                     485                                    6.1008
Sale                     778                                    6.1008
Sale                     650                                    6.1008
Sale                     1,000                                  6.1158
Sale                     840                                    6.1008
Sale                     450                                    6.1058
Sale                     466                                    6.1008
Sale                     4,000                                  6.1208
Sale                     500                                    6.1058
Sale                     1,300                                  6.1008
Sale                     335                                    6.1058
Sale                     335                                    6.1058
Sale                     350                                    6.1058
Sale                     1,500                                  6.1008
Sale                     750                                    6.1008
Sale                     350                                    6.1008
Sale                     296                                    6.1008
Sale                     1,000                                  6.1008
Sale                     356                                    6.1058
Sale                     540                                    6.1008
Sale                     1,010                                  6.0908
Sale                     400                                    6.1058
Sale                     347                                    6.1058
Sale                     1,275                                  6.1008
Sale                     250                                    6.1058
Sale                     350                                    6.1058
Sale                     307                                    6.1058
Purchase                 479                                    6.1100
Purchase                 1,691                                  6.1100
Purchase                 25,000                                 6.0800
Purchase                 14,300                                 6.0700
Purchase                 12,685                                 6.1100
Sale                     10,100                                 6.1150
Sale                     1,116                                  6.0800
Sale                     19,578                                 6.0650
Sale                     6,250                                  6.1023
Sale                     93,750                                 6.1276


 (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          10,100               6.1150
 CFD         Short         14,300               6.0700


 (c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

 (i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

 Product    Writing,    Number of   Exerc  Type,      Expi Option
 name,      selling,    securities  ise    e.g.       ry   money
 e.g. call  purchasing  to which    price  American,  date paid/recei
 option     , varying   the option         European        ved per
            etc.        relates            etc.            unit (Note
                        (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                         28 NOVEMBER 2005
 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