RNS Number:6458V
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
27 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                                             26-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                     227489                 0.024


(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell


Total                                       227489                 0.024



(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                       4582                                        11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       2800                                        1122.061 (GBP)
Buy                       2303                                        11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       2175                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       1692                                        11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       890                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       670                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       581                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       558                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       548                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       542                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       538                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       536                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       533                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       522                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       519                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       501                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       483                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       478                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       453                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       452                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       450                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       449                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       439                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       423                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       400                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       316                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       126                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       118                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       116                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       105                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       105                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       97                                          11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       33                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      5798                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      5395                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      4131                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      3202                                        11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      939                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      547                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (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-Apr-2007 09:35:00

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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