RNS Number:7932T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
27 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                                             26-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                                                        -740086               -0.076
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                          -740086               -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                       5005                                        10.32 (GBP)
Buy                       4977                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       4636                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       4600                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       4422                                        10.455 (GBP)
Buy                       4087                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       3933                                        10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       3113                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       2910                                        10.35 (GBP)
Buy                       2900                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       2740                                        10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       2700                                        10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       2464                                        10.395 (GBP)
Buy                       2339                                        10.395 (GBP)
Buy                       2306                                        10.375 (GBP)
Buy                       2172                                        10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.415 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.36 (GBP)
Buy                       1981                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       1943                                        10.44 (GBP)
Buy                       1931                                        10.38 (GBP)
Buy                       1900                                        10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       1861                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       1841                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1600                                        10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       1580                                        10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       1525                                        10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       1462                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       1382                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       1382                                        10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       1237                                        10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       1128                                        10.41 (GBP)
Buy                       1088                                        10.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1020                                        10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       1000                                        10.385 (GBP)
Buy                       985                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       911                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       900                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       869                                         10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       867                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       837                                         10.31 (GBP)
Buy                       819                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       774                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       720                                         10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       700                                         10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       642                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       618                                         10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       581                                         10.355 (GBP)
Buy                       580                                         10.365 (GBP)
Buy                       533                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       501                                         10.365 (GBP)
Buy                       500                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       480                                         10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       468                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       462                                         10.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.335 (GBP)
Buy                       416                                         10.455 (GBP)
Buy                       376                                         10.33 (GBP)
Buy                       358                                         10.43 (GBP)
Buy                       311                                         10.365 (GBP)
Buy                       300                                         10.395 (GBP)
Buy                       238                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       200                                         10.395 (GBP)
Buy                       169                                         10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       168                                         10.395 (GBP)
Buy                       100                                         10.315 (GBP)
Buy                       100                                         10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       91                                          10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       81                                          10.425 (GBP)
Buy                       29                                          10.365 (GBP)
Buy                       15                                          10.37 (GBP)
Buy                       14                                          10.405 (GBP)
Buy                       9                                           10.31 (GBP)
Sell                      5015                                        10.43 (GBP)
Sell                      4894                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      4763                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      4573                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      4566                                        10.435 (GBP)
Sell                      4000                                        10.395 (GBP)
Sell                      3835                                        10.385 (GBP)
Sell                      3656                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      3403                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      3393                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      3365                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      3343                                        10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      3296                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      3228                                        10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      3200                                        10.41479 (GBP)
Sell                      2962                                        10.43 (GBP)
Sell                      2911                                        10.37 (GBP)
Sell                      2876                                        10.455 (GBP)
Sell                      2781                                        10.385 (GBP)
Sell                      2776                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      2585                                        10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      2401                                        10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      2361                                        10.435 (GBP)
Sell                      2290                                        10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      2040                                        10.41 (GBP)
Sell                      1953                                        10.405 (GBP)
Sell                      1500                                        10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      1379                                        10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      1197                                        10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      1189                                        10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      1139                                        10.45 (GBP)
Sell                      945                                         10.43 (GBP)
Sell                      908                                         10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      900                                         10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      863                                         10.425 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.415 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.39 (GBP)
Sell                      756                                         10.41 (GBP)
Sell                      700                                         10.4 (GBP)
Sell                      672                                         10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      655                                         10.31 (GBP)
Sell                      644                                         10.375 (GBP)
Sell                      641                                         10.39 (GBP)
Sell                      617                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      590                                         10.385 (GBP)
Sell                      566                                         10.395 (GBP)
Sell                      556                                         10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      555                                         10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      544                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      529                                         10.455 (GBP)
Sell                      513                                         10.395 (GBP)
Sell                      513                                         10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      499                                         10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      489                                         10.39 (GBP)
Sell                      475                                         10.375 (GBP)
Sell                      465                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      439                                         10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      433                                         10.38 (GBP)
Sell                      367                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      362                                         10.455 (GBP)
Sell                      308                                         10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      300                                         10.355 (GBP)
Sell                      275                                         10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      183                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      161                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      100                                         10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      100                                         10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      100                                         10.355 (GBP)
Sell                      85                                          10.42 (GBP)
Sell                      53                                          10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      44                                          10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      36                                          10.39 (GBP)
Sell                      16                                          10.395 (GBP)
Sell                      13                                          10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      12                                          10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      10                                          10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      4                                           10.345 (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                                          27-Mar-2007 10:25:14
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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