RNS Number:4149U
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
04 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                                             03-Apr-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                                                        -751991               -0.078

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -751991               -0.078



(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                       4814                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       4744                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       4014                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       3731                                        10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       3700                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       3366                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       3305                                        10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       3124                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       3031                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       2884                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       2456                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       2263                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       2260                                        10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1991                                        10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       1748                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1687                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       1500                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       1413                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1400                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       1400                                        10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1338                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1326                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1300                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       1220                                        10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       1210                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1176                                        10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1151                                        10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1091                                        10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       1039                                        10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1028                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       1022                                        10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       1002                                        10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       983                                         10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       960                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       953                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       943                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       936                                         10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       924                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       918                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       900                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       900                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       895                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       869                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       864                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       856                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       842                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       822                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       822                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       820                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       813                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       809                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       806                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       805                                         10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       803                                         10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       803                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       795                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       792                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       784                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       776                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       773                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       770                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       766                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       765                                         10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       763                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       760                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       758                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       756                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       756                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       743                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       740                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       721                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       719                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       697                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       690                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       682                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       680                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       680                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       674                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       671                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       661                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       659                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       659                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       653                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       646                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       642                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       638                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       630                                         10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       628                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       620                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       613                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       611                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       611                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       593                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       587                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       585                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       580                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       573                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       564                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       560                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       558                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       545                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       541                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       529                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       526                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       504                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       476                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       474                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       458                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       451                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       444                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       444                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       438                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       423                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       403                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       390                                         10.25 (GBP)
Buy                       384                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       382                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       359                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       358                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       349                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       342                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       340                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       326                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       324                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       277                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       274                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       264                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       244                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       243                                         10.26 (GBP)
Buy                       215                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       209                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       202                                         10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       195                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       189                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       171                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       155                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       154                                         10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       141                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       131                                         10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       100                                         10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       98                                          10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       85                                          10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       79                                          10.29 (GBP)
Buy                       67                                          10.28 (GBP)
Buy                       57                                          10.27 (GBP)
Buy                       40                                          10.275 (GBP)
Buy                       39                                          10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       35                                          10.285 (GBP)
Buy                       12                                          10.265 (GBP)
Buy                       2                                           10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      4933                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      4883                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      3168                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2912                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      2621                                        10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      2501                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2404                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      2122                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2000                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      2000                                        10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      1682                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1681                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      1679                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1622                                        10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      1415                                        10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      1395                                        10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      1200                                        10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      1186                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1151                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1096                                        10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      1086                                        10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      1067                                        10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      900                                         10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      883                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      771                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      766                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      759                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      754                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      738                                         10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      725                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      709                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      626                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      613                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      601                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      567                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      514                                         10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      513                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      501                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      482                                         10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.26 (GBP)
Sell                      422                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      400                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      396                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      390                                         10.25 (GBP)
Sell                      389                                         10.275 (GBP)
Sell                      388                                         10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      383                                         10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      338                                         10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      300                                         10.27 (GBP)
Sell                      292                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      289                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      235                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      223                                         10.3 (GBP)
Sell                      211                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      200                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      195                                         10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      164                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      157                                         10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      133                                         10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      126                                         10.29 (GBP)
Sell                      100                                         10.28 (GBP)
Sell                      89                                          10.27 (GBP)
Sell                      63                                          10.295 (GBP)
Sell                      58                                          10.285 (GBP)
Sell                      36                                          10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      35                                          10.255 (GBP)
Sell                      31                                          10.255 (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                                          04-Apr-2007 10:18:26

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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