THE BANK OF NEW YORK DEPOSITARY RECEIPTS DIVISION 101 BARCLAY STREET NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10286 August 2, 2006 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20549 Attn.: Document Control Re:	Depositary Shares Evidenced by American Depositary Receipts for 37.1795 pence, Par Value Ordinary Shares of Boots Group plc (F-6 file No. 333- 102886) Dear Sir/Madam: 		Pursuant to rule 424(b) (3) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on behalf of The Bank of New York, as depositary for securities against which American Depositary Receipts are to be issued, we enclosed ten copies of the revised prospectus (the Prospectus) for Boots Group plc as required by Rule 424(e) the upper right hand corner of the cover page of each copy has a reference to Rule 424(b)(3) and to the file number of the registration statement to which the prospectus relates. 		Pursuant to Section III B of the General Instructions to the form F-6 Registration Statement, the Prospectus consist of the ADR certificate for Boots Group plc. 		Due to the name change of Boots Group, the Prospectus has been revised to include the name change to: Alliance Boots plc. 		Please contact me at (212) 815- 8250, or in my absence Cristina Cobb at (212) 635-1507, with any comments or questions. 		Please stamp the enclosed copy of this letter to indicate receipt of the enclosures, and return the stamped copy to the undersigned using the stamped envelope enclosed for your convenience. Very Truly Yours Michael Fitzpatrick Assistant Treasurer Enclosure cc:	Paul Dudek, Esq. (Office of International Corporate Finance)