RNS Number:6862U
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
11 April 2007


                                                                                                          FORM 38.5 (a)
                                    DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                                          WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                                         DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                                          (Rule 38.5(a) 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                                             10-Apr-2007

2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased                        Highest price paid (Note 3)   Lowest price paid (Note 3)
208862                                                      10.38 (GBP)                   10.335 (GBP)

Total number of securities sold                             Highest price received (Note  Lowest price received (Note
                                                            3)                            3)
148997                                                      10.39 (GBP)                   10.325 (GBP)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD   Long/short (Note 4)     Number of securities (Note 5)          Price per unit (Note 3)
 Cfd                      Long                   171                                    10.3501
 Cfd                     Long                    1214                                   10.3501
 Cfd                     Long                    3519                                   10.3501
 Cfd                     Long                    5975                                   10.3501
 Cfd                     Short                   60000                                  10.3589

(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.        Expiry Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying  which the option relates    price    American,         date   received per unit
option         etc.                 (Note 5)                             European etc.            (Note 3)


(ii)  Exercising
Product name, e.g. call option            Number of securities          Exercise price per unit (Note 3)


3.  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.


Date of disclosure                                          11-Apr-2007 11:25:45
Contact name                                                Braham,Emma
Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 5798
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Alliance Boots PLC
Nature of connection (Note 6)                               BROKER

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




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