AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0541U
Alliance Boots plc
30 March 2007

Alliance Boots plc
30 March 2007

On 12 March 2007, the Board of Alliance Boots plc ("Alliance Boots" or the 
"Company") announced that it had informed Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and
Stefano Pessina that their proposal of a possible offer for Alliance Boots at a
price of 1,000p per Alliance Boots share could not be recommended to the
shareholders of Alliance Boots.

The Board of Alliance Boots has now received a revised proposal from Kohlberg
Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano Pessina of 1,040p in cash (including any
dividend declared or paid after 29 March 2007) per Alliance Boots share subject,
inter alia, to due diligence and a recommendation from the Board of Alliance
Boots.

The Board has agreed to grant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. Ltd. and Stefano
Pessina a limited period to undertake confirmatory due diligence. A further
announcement will be made as and when appropriate.

Note 7 of Rule 2.4 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers requires the
Company to clarify that this statement is being made by the Company without
prior agreement with the potential offeror and that there can be no certainty
whether any offer will be made nor as to the terms on which any offer might be
made.



For further enquiries, contact:



Alliance Boots plc
Gerald Gradwell/Chris Laud (Investor Relations) Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 1118
Donal McCabe (Media)                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7138 1164

Goldman Sachs International                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7774 1000
Simon Dingemans

Greenhill & Co. International LLP               Tel: +44 (0) 20 7198 7400
James Lupton

Finsbury                                        Tel: +44 (0) 20 7251 3801
James Murgatroyd



Goldman Sachs International, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by The Financial Services Authority, is acting for Alliance Boots in
relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising any
other person and accordingly will not be responsible to any person other than
Alliance Boots for providing the protections afforded to the customers of
Goldman Sachs International or for providing advice in relation to the matters
described in this announcement.

Greenhill & Co. International LLP, which is authorised and regulated in the
United Kingdom by The Financial Services Authority, is acting for Alliance Boots
in relation to the matters described in this announcement and is not advising
any other person and accordingly will not be responsible to any person other
than Alliance Boots for providing the protections afforded to the customers of
Greenhill & Co. International LLP or for providing advice in relation to the
matters described in this announcement.

Dealing Disclosure Requirements

Under the provisions of Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code"), if any
person is, or becomes, "interested" (directly or indirectly) in 1% or more of
any class of "relevant securities" of the Company, all "dealings" in any 
"relevant securities" of that company (including by means of an option in respect
of, or a derivative referenced to, any such "relevant securities") must be
publicly disclosed by no later than 3.30 pm (London time) on the London business
day following the date of the relevant transaction. This requirement will
continue until the date on which the offer becomes, or is declared,
unconditional as to acceptances, lapses or is otherwise withdrawn or on which
the "offer period" otherwise ends. If two or more persons act together pursuant
to an agreement or understanding, whether formal or informal, to acquire an 
"interest" in "relevant securities" of the Company, they will be deemed to be a
single person for the purpose of Rule 8.3.

Under the provisions of Rule 8.1 of the Code, all "dealings" in "relevant
securities" of the Company by the offeror, or by any of their respective 
"associates", must be disclosed by no later than 12.00 noon (London time) on the
London business day following the date of the relevant transaction.

A disclosure table, giving details of the companies in whose "relevant
securities" "dealings" should be disclosed, and the number of such securities in
issue, can be found on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

"Interests in securities" arise, in summary, when a person has long economic
exposure, whether conditional or absolute, to changes in the price of
securities. In particular, a person will be treated as having an "interest" by
virtue of the ownership or control of securities, or by virtue of any option in
respect of, or derivative referenced to, securities.

Terms in quotation marks are defined in the Code, which can also be found on the
Panel's website. If you are in any doubt as to whether or not you are required
to disclose a "dealing" under Rule 8, you should consult the Panel.



Forward Looking Statements

This announcement includes 'forward-looking statements' under United States
securities laws.  In some cases, these forward-looking statements can be
identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms 
"believes", "estimates", "plans", "prepares", "anticipates", "expects", 
"intends", "may", "will" or "should" or, in each case, their negative or other
variations or comparable terminology. Such forward-looking statements involve
known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, which may cause the
actual results, performance or achievements of the Alliance Boots group, or
industry results, to be materially different from any future results,
performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking
statements. Such forward-looking statements are based on numerous assumptions
regarding the Alliance Boots group's present and future business strategies and
the environment in which the Alliance Boots group will operate in the future. As
a result, the Alliance Boots group's actual future financial condition,
performance and results may differ materially from the plans, goals and
expectations set out in the Alliance Boots group's forward-looking statements
contained in this announcement or any other forward-looking statement it may
make. Except as required by the UK Listing Authority, the London Stock Exchange,
the City Code, or by law, Alliance Boots plc does not undertake any obligation
to update any of the forward-looking statements contained in this announcement
or other forward-looking statements it may make.




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