RNS Number:0988X
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
23 May 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                             Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Company dealt in                                            Alliance Boots PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                             22-May-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                                                        -517599               -0.053
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                          -517599               -0.053

(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                       3381                                        11.235 (GBP)
Buy                       1145                                        11.24 (GBP)
Buy                       651                                         11.235 (GBP)
Buy                       628                                         11.235 (GBP)
Buy                       572                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      4659                                        11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      742                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      698                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      690                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      668                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      645                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      604                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      589                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      580                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      567                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      545                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      544                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      542                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      542                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      539                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      536                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      506                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      502                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      499                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      497                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      497                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      491                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      488                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      485                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      485                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      484                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      484                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      483                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      477                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      476                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      469                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      465                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      464                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      464                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      462                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      462                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      458                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      451                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      441                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      433                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      424                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      422                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      422                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      418                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      406                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      402                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      395                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      368                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      343                                         11.23 (GBP)
Sell                      342                                         11.24 (GBP)
Sell                      270                                         11.24 (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                                          23-May-2007 10:53:55
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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