Sec Form 4 Filing - Barra Ornella @ Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. - 2021-11-01

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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 Barra Ornella 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) Chief Operating Officer, Int'l (Last) (First) (Middle) 24 BOULEVARD DU TENAO 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/01/2021 (Street) MONTE CARLO, O998000 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, par value $0.01 per share 11/01/2021 A( 1 ) 23,462 A $ 0 217,023 ( 2 ) D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 11/01/2021 F( 3 ) 2,420 D $ 47.32 214,603 ( 2 ) D Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 1,718,000 I By OLB ( 4 )

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 Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 84.68 ( 5 ) 11/01/2025 Common Stock 84,466 84,466 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 82.46 11/01/2019( 6 ) 11/01/2026 Common Stock 140,844 140,844 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 67.01 ( 7 ) 11/01/2027 Common Stock 161,506 161,506 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 79.9 ( 8 ) 11/01/2028 Common Stock 133,333 133,333 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 57.38 ( 9 ) 11/01/2029 Common Stock 141,806 141,806 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 34.04 ( 10 ) 11/01/2030 Common Stock 139,233 139,233 D Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $ 47.32 11/01/2021 A 139,405 ( 11 ) 11/01/2031 Common Stock 139,405 $ 0 139,405 D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Barra Ornella 24 BOULEVARD DU TENAO MONTE CARLO, O998000 Chief Operating Officer, Int'l Signatures Benjamin S.J. Burman, attorney-in-fact 11/03/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Restricted stock unit award granted under the amended and restated Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (together with the related award agreement and the applicable election forms thereunder, the "Plan"). The shares underlying these restricted stock units vest with respect to 7,813 shares on November 1, 2022, with respect to a further 7,813 shares on November 1, 2023 and with respect to 7,836 shares on November 1, 2024, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 2 )Includes 1,350 shares underlying restricted stock units issued in lieu of dividends (through November 3, 2021) on outstanding restricted stock units. ( 3 )Disposition relating to the satisfaction of tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock unit award granted in accordance with Rule 16b-3. ( 4 )Shares of Common Stock are held of record by a corporation, OLB Holdings Ltd. ("OLB"), which is 100% owned by the Reporting Person. ( 5 )The option vested with respect to 28,127 shares on November 1, 2016, with respect to a further 28,127 shares on November 1, 2017, and with respect to 28,212 shares on November 1, 2018, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 6 )The option vested on November 1, 2019, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 7 )The option vested with respect to 53,781 shares on November 1, 2018, with respect to a further 53,781 shares on November 1, 2019 and with respect to 53,944 shares on November 1, 2020, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 8 )The option vested with respect to 44,399 shares on November 1, 2019, with respect to a further 44,400 shares on November 1, 2020, and with respect to 44,534 shares on November 1, 2021, subject to forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 9 )The option vested with respect to 47,221 shares on November 1, 2020 and with respect to a further 47,221 shares on November 1, 2021, and vests with respect to 47,364 shares on November 1, 2022, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 10 )The option vested with respect to 46,364 shares on November 1, 2021, and vests with respect to 46,365 shares on November 1, 2022 and with respect to 46,504 shares on November 1, 2023, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan. ( 11 )The option vests with respect to 46,422 shares on November 1, 2022, with respect to a further 46,422 shares on November 1, 2023 and with respect to 46,561 shares on November 1, 2024, subject to acceleration or forfeiture in certain circumstances in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Plan.

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