AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:7559V
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
30 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                                             27-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                                                         -227326                0.023
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                           -227326                0.023

(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                        2416                                       11.21 (GBP)
Buy                        496                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                        469                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                        467                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                        459                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                        436                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                       1338                                       11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       892                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (GBP)
Sell                       446                                        11.205 (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.        Expiry Option money paid/
name,e.g. call purchasing, varying  which the option relates    price    American,         date   received per unit
option         etc.                 (Note 6)                             European etc.            (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                                          30-Apr-2007 10:07:19
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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