RNS Number:7014T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
26 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                                             23-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                                                        -736353               -0.076
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -736353               -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                       4919                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       4786                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       4726                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       4642                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       4534                                        10.365 (GBP)
Buy                       4427                                        10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       4094                                        10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       4036                                        10.4 (GBP)
Buy                       4000                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       3868                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       3378                                        10.375 (GBP)
Buy                       3122                                        10.455 (GBP)
Buy                       3045                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       2791                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       2687                                        10.36 (GBP)
Buy                       2612                                        10.47 (GBP)
Buy                       2480                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       2452                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       2394                                        10.39 (GBP)
Buy                       2147                                        10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       2137                                        10.46 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.345 (GBP)
Buy                       1966                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1927                                        10.375 (GBP)
Buy                       1916                                        10.415 (GBP)
Buy                       1784                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1700                                        10.305 (GBP)
Buy                       1615                                        10.46 (GBP)
Buy                       1599                                        10.355 (GBP)
Buy                       1512                                        10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       1495                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1491                                        10.46 (GBP)
Buy                       1487                                        10.465 (GBP)
Buy                       1466                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       1391                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       1378                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       1351                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       1302                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       1284                                        10.45 (GBP)
Buy                       1270                                        10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       1263                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       1236                                        10.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1228                                        10.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1200                                        10.38 (GBP)
Buy                       1180                                        10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       1149                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1111                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       1095                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       1092                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       1090                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       1085                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       1074                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       1073                                        10.46 (GBP)
Buy                       1068                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1057                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       961                                         10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       904                                         10.45 (GBP)
Buy                       900                                         10.415 (GBP)
Buy                       875                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       823                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       778                                         10.415 (GBP)
Buy                       772                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       769                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       697                                         10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       600                                         10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       568                                         10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       542                                         10.455 (GBP)
Buy                       536                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       523                                         10.465 (GBP)
Buy                       508                                         10.465 (GBP)
Buy                       464                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       456                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       448                                         10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       370                                         10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       334                                         10.39 (GBP)
Buy                       318                                         10.4 (GBP)
Buy                       300                                         10.4 (GBP)
Buy                       266                                         10.46 (GBP)
Buy                       236                                         10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       206                                         10.39 (GBP)
Buy                       192                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       169                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       163                                         10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       163                                         10.38 (GBP)
Buy                       157                                         10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       140                                         10.47 (GBP)
Buy                       45                                          10.36 (GBP)
Buy                       36                                          10.39 (GBP)
Buy                       23                                          10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       22                                          10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       12                                          10.415 (GBP)
Buy                       3                                           10.305 (GBP)
Sell                      5019                                        10.44 (GBP)
Sell                      4886                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      4836                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      4803                                        10.385 (GBP)
Sell                      4750                                        10.47 (GBP)
Sell                      3959                                        10.305 (GBP)
Sell                      3792                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      3716                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      3672                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      3479                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      3114                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      3087                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      3073                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      2973                                        10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      2883                                        10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      2822                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      2802                                        10.32 (GBP)
Sell                      2638                                        10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      2626                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      2604                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      2584                                        10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      2440                                        10.47 (GBP)
Sell                      2428                                        10.405 (GBP)
Sell                      2391                                        10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      2252                                        10.435 (GBP)
Sell                      2231                                        10.39 (GBP)
Sell                      2191                                        10.41 (GBP)
Sell                      2099                                        10.32 (GBP)
Sell                      2054                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      2000                                        10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      2000                                        10.355 (GBP)
Sell                      1994                                        10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      1969                                        10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      1939                                        10.375 (GBP)
Sell                      1935                                        10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      1780                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      1721                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      1700                                        10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      1618                                        10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      1500                                        10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      1469                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      1450                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      1300                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      1124                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      1118                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      966                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      891                                         10.445 (GBP)
Sell                      886                                         10.49 (GBP)
Sell                      730                                         10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      697                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      638                                         10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      622                                         10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      612                                         10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      567                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      564                                         10.43 (GBP)
Sell                      554                                         10.435 (GBP)
Sell                      551                                         10.47 (GBP)
Sell                      543                                         10.455 (GBP)
Sell                      533                                         10.445 (GBP)
Sell                      525                                         10.445 (GBP)
Sell                      522                                         10.49 (GBP)
Sell                      508                                         10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      500                                         10.49 (GBP)
Sell                      500                                         10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      475                                         10.41 (GBP)
Sell                      464                                         10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      456                                         10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      448                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      434                                         10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      420                                         10.405 (GBP)
Sell                      388                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      388                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      388                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      387                                         10.31 (GBP)
Sell                      387                                         10.31 (GBP)
Sell                      285                                         10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      200                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      155                                         10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      93                                          10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      91                                          10.41 (GBP)
Sell                      78                                          10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      39                                          10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      31                                          10.465 (GBP)
Sell                      14                                          10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      2                                           10.31 (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                                          26-Mar-2007 10:47:07

Contact name                                                Braham,Emma

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 5798

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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