RNS Number:6059T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
23 March 2007


FORM 38.5 (b)
DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
WITHOUT RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS, OR WITH RI STATUS
BUT NOT DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
(Rule 38.5(b) of the Takeover Code)

1.  KEY INFORMATION

Name of exempt principal trader                             CSS (EUROPE) LTD

Company dealt in                                            Alliance Boots PLC

Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                             22-Mar-2007

2.  INTERESTS, SHORT POSITIONS AND RIGHTS TO SUBSCRIBE

(a) Interests and short positions (following dealing) in the class of relevant security dealt in (Note 2)
                                            Long                               Short
                                            Number                (%)          Number                (%)
(1) Relevant securities                                                        -738739               -0.076

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -738739               -0.076

(b) Interests and short positions in relevant securities of the company, other than the class dealt in (Note 2)
Class Of Relevant Security :                                Long                          Short

(1) Relevant Securities

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total

(c)  Rights to subscribe (Note 2)

Class of relevant security:                                                                    Details

3.  DEALINGS (Note 3)

(a) Purchases and sales

Purchase/sale             Number of securities                        Price per unit (Note 4)
Buy                       4958                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       4942                                        10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       4828                                        10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       4826                                        10.23 (GBP)
Buy                       4749                                        10.3 (GBP)
Buy                       3194                                        10.23 (GBP)
Buy                       3144                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       3061                                        10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       2924                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       2610                                        10.22 (GBP)
Buy                       2593                                        10.225 (GBP)
Buy                       2460                                        10.25 (GBP)
Buy                       2454                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       2429                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       2097                                        10.21 (GBP)
Buy                       2015                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       1955                                        10.215 (GBP)
Buy                       1941                                        10.24 (GBP)
Buy                       1940                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       1799                                        10.22 (GBP)
Buy                       1794                                        10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       1788                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       1700                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1600                                        10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       1455                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       1429                                        10.255 (GBP)
Buy                       1294                                        10.23 (GBP)
Buy                       1271                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       1243                                        10.21 (GBP)
Buy                       1231                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       925                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       917                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       880                                         10.21 (GBP)
Buy                       815                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       802                                         10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       772                                         10.21 (GBP)
Buy                       630                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       591                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       575                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       538                                         10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       524                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       515                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       486                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       481                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       464                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       452                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       435                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       435                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       431                                         10.23 (GBP)
Buy                       400                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       393                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       393                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       393                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       392                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       385                                         10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       376                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       335                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       292                                         10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       282                                         10.22 (GBP)
Buy                       251                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       88                                          10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       13                                          10.24 (GBP)
Buy                       8                                           10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      4987                                        10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      4729                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      4481                                        10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      4167                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      4144                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      3829                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      3532                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      3242                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      2944                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      2927                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      2500                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      2356                                        10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      2229                                        10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      2101                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      1994                                        10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      1994                                        10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      1976                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      1941                                        10.24 (GBP)
Sell                      1916                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1795                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      1634                                        10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      1615                                        10.225 (GBP)
Sell                      1600                                        10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      1600                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      1594                                        10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      1545                                        10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      1514                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      1505                                        10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      1455                                        10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      1337                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      933                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      920                                         10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      917                                         10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      825                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      813                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      778                                         10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      775                                         10.225 (GBP)
Sell                      740                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      427                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      416                                         10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      263                                         10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      158                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      128                                         10.24 (GBP)
Sell                      98                                          10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      98                                          10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      96                                          10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      84                                          10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      45                                          10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      39                                          10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      36                                          10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      29                                          10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      26                                          10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      21                                          10.205 (GBP)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)

Product name, e.g. CFD   Long/short (Note 5)    Number of securities (Note 6)           Price per unit (Note 4)

(c)  Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)  Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Product        Writing, selling,     Number of securities to      Exercise Type, e.g. American,   Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying   which the option relates     price    European etc.Expiry    received per unit
option         etc.                  (Note 6)                              date                   (Note 4)

(ii)  Exercising

Product name, e.g. call option            Number of securities          Exercise price per unit (Note 4)

(d)  Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)

Nature of transaction (Note 7)         Details      Price per unit (if applicable) (Note 4)

4.  OTHER INFORMATION

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Full details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding between the person disclosing and any other person relating
to the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option referred to on this form or relating to the voting
rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative referred to on this form is
referenced. If none, this should be stated.

Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached?  (Note 8)   No

Date of disclosure                                          23-Mar-2007 11:50:35

Contact name                                                Murray,Duncan

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 5407

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Alliance Boots PLC

Nature of connection (Note 9)                               BROKER

Notes

The Notes on Form 38.5(b) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at http://www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk/.



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