RNS Number:1188T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
16 March 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                                             15-Mar-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                                                       -1657701               -0.171
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                         -1657701               -0.171

(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                       159248                                      10.1499 (GBP)
Buy                       11955                                       10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       5071                                        10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       4814                                        10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       4765                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       4536                                        10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       4369                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       3999                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       3328                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       2977                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       2904                                        10.135 (GBP)
Buy                       2835                                        10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       2832                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       2500                                        10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       2500                                        10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       2333                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       2211                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       2175                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       2121                                        10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.135 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       1937                                        10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       1849                                        10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       1840                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1711                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       1693                                        10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       1619                                        10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       1609                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       1500                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1500                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1500                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1476                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1467                                        10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       1432                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       1400                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1380                                        10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       1289                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1289                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1184                                        10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       1183                                        10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       1138                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       1116                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       996                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       990                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       981                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       872                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       851                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       845                                         10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       817                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       737                                         10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       639                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       607                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       603                                         10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       542                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       530                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       526                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       512                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       500                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       498                                         10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       469                                         10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       464                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       436                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       428                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       400                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       393                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       375                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       346                                         10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       316                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       299                                         10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       287                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       251                                         10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       169                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       114                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       114                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       92                                          10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       89                                          10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       89                                          10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       87                                          10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       78                                          10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       69                                          10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       29                                          10.135 (GBP)
Buy                       21                                          10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       8                                           10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      7492                                        10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      4945                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      4925                                        10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      4862                                        10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      4833                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      4810                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      4806                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      4746                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      4742                                        10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      4187                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      3784                                        10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      3770                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      3727                                        10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      3718                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      3718                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      3502                                        10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      3490                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      3465                                        10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      3392                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      3185                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      2835                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      2775                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      2748                                        10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      2630                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      2524                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      2166                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1967                                        10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      1924                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1864                                        10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      1796                                        10.16 (GBP)
Sell                      1696                                        10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      1671                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1662                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      1649                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      1524                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1488                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1380                                        10.12 (GBP)
Sell                      1305                                        10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      1300                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1235                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1220                                        10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      1163                                        10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      1149                                        10.16 (GBP)
Sell                      1140                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1134                                        10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      1115                                        10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      1064                                        10.12 (GBP)
Sell                      1000                                        10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      1000                                        10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      975                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      960                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      948                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      943                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      900                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      878                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      762                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      760                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      748                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      725                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      707                                         10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      693                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      674                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      654                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      654                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      647                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      600                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      587                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      585                                         10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      585                                         10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      549                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      500                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      490                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      433                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      414                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      358                                         10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      327                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      317                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      316                                         10.12 (GBP)
Sell                      273                                         10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      251                                         10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      242                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      214                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      172                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      140                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      91                                          10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      57                                          10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      47                                          10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      22                                          10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      12                                          10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      11                                          10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      8                                           10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      3                                           10.14 (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                                          16-Mar-2007 12:22:16
Contact name                                                Braham,Emma
Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 5798
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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