RNS Number:2135U
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
02 April 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                                             30-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                                                        -862650               -0.089

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -862650               -0.089



(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                       8623                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       4782                                        10.3 (GBP)
Buy                       4699                                        10.34 (GBP)
Buy                       4661                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       4500                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       4098                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       3913                                        10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       3666                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       3260                                        10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       3129                                        10.35 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       2929                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       2847                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       2179                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       2083                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       1977                                        10.23 (GBP)
Buy                       1946                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1844                                        10.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1770                                        10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       1248                                        10.24 (GBP)
Buy                       1206                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       688                                         10.42 (GBP)
Buy                       604                                         10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       279                                         10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       231                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       200                                         10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       200                                         10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       159                                         10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       154                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       80                                          10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       57                                          10.24 (GBP)
Buy                       40                                          10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       40                                          10.245 (GBP)
Buy                       15                                          10.35 (GBP)
Sell                      22569                                       10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      4702                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      4691                                        10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      4684                                        10.305 (GBP)
Sell                      4539                                        10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      4139                                        10.36 (GBP)
Sell                      4086                                        10.24 (GBP)
Sell                      3930                                        10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      3361                                        10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      3266                                        10.315 (GBP)
Sell                      2985                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      2702                                        10.365 (GBP)
Sell                      2499                                        10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      2480                                        10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      2069                                        10.23 (GBP)
Sell                      1609                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      628                                         10.24 (GBP)
Sell                      605                                         10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      594                                         10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      592                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      565                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      560                                         10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      552                                         10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      540                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      535                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      528                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      510                                         10.34 (GBP)
Sell                      485                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      477                                         10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      439                                         10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      411                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         10.345 (GBP)
Sell                      348                                         10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      341                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      267                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      246                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      205                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      195                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      151                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      149                                         10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      119                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      100                                         10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      92                                          10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      63                                          10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      29                                          10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      24                                          10.335 (GBP)
Sell                      22                                          10.33 (GBP)
Sell                      15                                          10.35 (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                                          02-Apr-2007 10:31:33

Contact name                                                Segal,Debra

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 4577

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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