UPDATE: Walgreens Boots Alliance Filing Shows Prelim. Proxy Statement Related to Strategic Transaction

Walgreens

today announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., the anticipated new holding company for the combined Walgreens and Alliance Boots enterprise, filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus related to Walgreens acquisition of the remaining 55 percent of Alliance Boots GmbH that the company doesn't currently own and the reorganization of Walgreens into a holding company structure (the “Registration Statement”). The Registration Statement may be found on the SEC's website, which is located at www.sec.gov, under the name “Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc.” The information contained in the Registration Statement is subject, in its entirety, to completion or amendment as described within the document. A brief set of FAQs regarding today's filing may also be found on the company's investor relations website at http://investor.walgreens.com.