Sec Form 4 Filing - Gourlay Alexander W. @ Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. - 2014-12-29

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Gourlay Alexander W. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. [ WBA] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP and President of Walgreens (Last) (First) (Middle) WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC., 108 WILMOT ROAD 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/29/2014 (Street) DEERFIELD, IL60015 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/29/2014 J( 1 ) 21,666 A 744,573 D Common Stock 12/29/2014 S( 2 ) 10,184 D $ 76.71 ( 3 ) 734,389 D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Gourlay Alexander W. WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. 108 WILMOT ROAD DEERFIELD, IL60015 EVP and President of Walgreens Signatures /s/ Mark L. Dosier, Attorney-in-Fact 02/13/2015 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reporting person acquired the shares upon vesting of an award granted on May 22, 2013 by Alliance Boots pursuant to the Alliance Boots 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended, in connection with the reporting person's prior service as an Alliance Boots executive. The grant was made as compensation for the reporting person's service and the reporting person paid no cash for the shares acquired. The closing price of Walgreen Co. common stock on December 29, 2014 was $76.79 per share. ( 2 )Shares were sold to satisfy estimated tax liabilities in connection with the vesting of the shares reported herewith. ( 3 )The price reported is the price realized by the reporting person based on the average selling price realized by the plan administrator in market transactions on behalf of Alliance Boots 2012 Long Term Incentive Plan participants selling shares on such date to cover estimated tax liabilities.

Remarks: On December 31, 2014, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc., a Delaware corporation, became the successor of Walgreen Co., an Illinois corporation, pursuant to a merger to effect a reorganization of Walgreen Co. into a holding company structure. The merger resulted in Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. becoming the parent holding company of Walgreen Co. and changed the company's domicile, but did not alter the proportionate interests of security holders.

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