Alliance Healthcare signs a collaboration agreement with CofbServeis, the Association of pharmacists of Barcelona society.

Barcelona, January 2013.- Alliance Healthcare, through its virtual network of independent pharmacists Alphega pharmacy, has reached an agreement with the College of pharmacists of Barcelona, to offer its members services of quality for excellent business management of pharmacy.

Through COFB Serveis, society created to offer collegiate business services, the College of pharmacists of Barcelona property Alphega pharmacy will offer its members the following benefits:

-data protection service: guarantees the confidentiality of the patient with a specific protocol for action

-occupational health service: to create a work climate insurance.

-insurance service: ensures a personalized advice that optimizes policies professionals.

-staff selection service

the Act of signature of the agreement was held on last Friday, December 14, at the College of pharmacists of Barcelona, Serveis Cofb64, S.L.U. and Alliance Healthcare EspañaS.A. which was attended by Josep Gavaldà, as the Chief Executive Officer of COFB Serveis, commercial director of COFB Serveis, and Miquel Borràs, director of Alphega pharmacy.

Michael Borras, director of Alphega Pharmacy and Josep Gavaldà, CEO of COFB Serveis.

The objective of the agreement, is to offer tools that improve the management of its Office of pharmacy, Alphega pharmacy while it offers an optimal service to their patients.

About Alliance Healthcare

Alliance Healthcare is the Division of distribution wholesale and commercial affairs of Alliance Boots.

Alliance Boots is a leading international group in health and beauty that offers a wide range of products and services to customers. We work closely with both the pharmaceutical industry and pharmacy, with the commitment to improve health in the communities where we are present and help patients feel better. Our goal is the development of our two main activities: Wholesale pharmaceutical distribution and pharmaceutical retailing.

Alliance Boots is present in more than 25 * countries and employs more than 116,000 * people. Alliance Boots has retail pharmaceutical stores in 11 * countries and operates more than 3.330 * tents, 3,200 * of which has a pharmacy. Our

pharmaceutical distribution business delivers medicines and other health-related products, as well as other services to more than 170,000 * pharmacies, doctors, health centres and hospitals through more than 370 * distribution in 21 warehouses * countries.

** The data are approximate, to March 31, 2012 and include associated companies and jointventures.