Rule 8.1- (Alliance Boots)
March 13 2007 - 6:33AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:8433S
Merrill Lynch International
13 March 2007
FORM
8.1
DEALINGS BY OFFERORS, OFFEREE COMPANIES OR THEIR ASSOCIATES
FOR THEMSELVES OR FOR DISCRETIONARY CLIENTS
(Rules 8.1(a) and (b)(i) of the Takeover Code)
1. KEY INFORMATION
Name of person dealing (Note 1) Merrill Lynch International
Company dealt in Alliance Boots Plc
Class of relevant security to which the 37 7/39p ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 2)
Date of dealing 12th March 2007
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 1,468,984 (0.15%) 0
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0
Total 0 0
(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company,
other than the class dealt in (Note 3)
Class of relevant security: Long Short
Number Number
(%) (%)
(1) Relevant securities 0 0
(2) Derivatives (other than options) 0 0
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell 0 0
Total 0 0
(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 (Note 5)
Sale 2,783 9.84 GBP
Sale 100,000 9.85 GBP
Sale 162,500 9.86 GBP
Sale 50,000 9.87 GBP
Sale 112,663 9.88 GBP
Sale 400,000 9.9 GBP
Sale 572,540 9.91 GBP
Sale 250,000 9.92 GBP
Sale 100,000 9.93 GBP
Sale 100,000 9.98 GBP
Sale 300,000 9.99 GBP
Sale 664,000 10 GBP
Sale 99,476 10.02 GBP
(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, Long/short (Note 6) Number of securities (Note 7) Price per unit (Note 5)
e.g. CFD
(c) Options transactions in respect of existing securities
(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
Product name, Writing, selling, Number of securities Exercise Type, e.g. Expiry Option money
purchasing, to which the option American,
e.g. call option varying etc. relates (Note 7) price European etc. date paid/received per
unit (Note 5)
(ii) Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option Number of securities Exercise price per unit (Note 5)
(d) Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 4)
Nature of transaction (Note 8) Details Price per unit (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.
none
Is a Supplemental Form 8 attached? (Note 9)
NO
Date of disclosure 13th March 2007
Contact name A. Coutts-Britton
Telephone number 020 7996 1000
Name of offeree/offeror with which associated Alliance Boots Plc
Specify category and nature of associate status (Note 10) 2
Notes
The Notes on Form 8.1 can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk
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