RNS Number:8917T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
28 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                                             27-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                                                        -744784               -0.076
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -744784               -0.076

(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                        2240                                       10.34

Buy                        3882                                       10.355

Buy                        1853                                       10.335

Buy                        34                                         10.325

Buy                        3925                                       10.34

Buy                        2389                                       10.305

Buy                        21                                         10.305

Buy                        4700                                       10.315

Buy                        82                                         10.315

Buy                        2565                                       10.31

Buy                        117                                        10.31

Buy                        200                                        10.305

Buy                        2597                                       10.305

Buy                        1973                                       10.305

Buy                        1495                                       10.255

Buy                        1832                                       10.255

Buy                        109                                        10.255

Buy                        4643                                       10.28

Buy                        3114                                       10.28

Buy                        113                                        10.28

Buy                        3910                                       10.28

Buy                        564                                        10.275

Buy                        4210                                       10.275

Buy                        4415                                       10.26

Buy                        863                                        10.28

Buy                        645                                        10.285

Buy                        710                                        10.285

Buy                        3671                                       10.285

Buy                        4785                                       10.285

Buy                        2822                                       10.27

Buy                        903                                        10.28

Buy                        302                                        10.285

Buy                        532                                        10.285

Buy                        4856                                       10.285

Buy                        406                                        10.29

Buy                        657                                        10.29

Buy                        2735                                       10.29

Buy                        1027                                       10.29

Buy                        182                                        10.29

Buy                        2612                                       10.29

Buy                        1809                                       10.3

Buy                        3321                                       10.305

Buy                        1552                                       10.305

Buy                        1297                                       10.305

Buy                        833                                        10.31

Buy                        1895                                       10.31

Buy                        2017                                       10.31

Buy                        1828                                       10.32

Buy                        504                                        10.32

Buy                        1077                                       10.32

Buy                        1334                                       10.305

Buy                        2573                                       10.325

Buy                        81                                         10.325

Buy                        2164                                       10.335

Buy                        88                                         10.335

Buy                        469                                        10.335

Buy                        2638                                       10.335

Buy                        25                                         10.335

Buy                        1831                                       10.345

Buy                        245                                        10.345

Buy                        1400                                       10.33

Buy                        336                                        10.33

Buy                        2867                                       10.33

Buy                        214                                        10.33

Buy                        3651                                       10.31

Buy                        1460                                       10.31

Buy                        3140                                       10.305

Buy                        159                                        10.31

Buy                        2372                                       10.31

Buy                        2637                                       10.31

Buy                        151                                        10.31

Buy                        540                                        10.29

Buy                        1475                                       10.29

Buy                        2564                                       10.29

Buy                        88                                         10.29

Buy                        985                                        10.29

Buy                        756                                        10.28

Buy                        3967                                       10.285

Buy                        719                                        10.285

Buy                        2492                                       10.23

Buy                        3200                                       10.24

Buy                        1448                                       10.24

Buy                        638                                        10.255

Buy                        4103                                       10.255

Buy                        4833                                       10.26

Buy                        1686                                       10.245

Buy                        1569                                       10.205

Buy                        1882                                       10.205

Buy                        446                                        10.29

Buy                        446                                        10.29

Buy                        446                                        10.3

Buy                        446                                        10.3

Buy                        446                                        10.3

Buy                        446                                        10.3

Sell                       563                                        10.355

Sell                       4802                                       10.33

Sell                       4604                                       10.32

Sell                       592                                        10.375

Sell                       400                                        10.365

Sell                       2529                                       10.365

Sell                       443                                        10.345

Sell                       1118                                       10.345

Sell                       10                                         10.345

Sell                       373                                        10.345

Sell                       861                                        10.335

Sell                       300                                        10.335

Sell                       1849                                       10.305

Sell                       1937                                       10.33

Sell                       1483                                       10.33

Sell                       10                                         10.33

Sell                       4676                                       10.32

Sell                       4619                                       10.3

Sell                       2223                                       10.3

Sell                       48                                         10.3

Sell                       1341                                       10.29

Sell                       2000                                       10.285

Sell                       3500                                       10.27

Sell                       1698                                       10.28

Sell                       77                                         10.28

Sell                       857                                        10.27

Sell                       864                                        10.285

Sell                       1600                                       10.285

Sell                       600                                        10.285

Sell                       2048                                       10.255

Sell                       3492                                       10.275

Sell                       900                                        10.28

Sell                       156                                        10.28

Sell                       1050                                       10.28

Sell                       1930                                       10.265

Sell                       64                                         10.265

Sell                       4743                                       10.28

Sell                       3894                                       10.275

Sell                       1000                                       10.275

Sell                       203                                        10.275

Sell                       4867                                       10.285

Sell                       800                                        10.28

Sell                       574                                        10.28

Sell                       600                                        10.28

Sell                       100                                        10.28

Sell                       3500                                       10.28

Sell                       161                                        10.28

Sell                       107                                        10.29

Sell                       100                                        10.29

Sell                       2000                                       10.29

Sell                       59                                         10.29

Sell                       1686                                       10.285

Sell                       2939                                       10.285

Sell                       2298                                       10.305

Sell                       985                                        10.305

Sell                       1615                                       10.305

Sell                       668                                        10.3

Sell                       2666                                       10.3

Sell                       1630                                       10.3

Sell                       1891                                       10.315

Sell                       35                                         10.315

Sell                       4790                                       10.32

Sell                       1582                                       10.32

Sell                       1238                                       10.32

Sell                       4675                                       10.32

Sell                       943                                        10.335

Sell                       3528                                       10.35

Sell                       131                                        10.35

Sell                       1801                                       10.355

Sell                       966                                        10.345

Sell                       899                                        10.345

Sell                       2555                                       10.32

Sell                       4486                                       10.32

Sell                       180                                        10.32

Sell                       11                                         10.32

Sell                       700                                        10.31

Sell                       180                                        10.31

Sell                       162                                        10.31

Sell                       1242                                       10.31

Sell                       13                                         10.31

Sell                       674                                        10.315

Sell                       81                                         10.31

Sell                       2927                                       10.31

Sell                       900                                        10.29

Sell                       276                                        10.29

Sell                       442                                        10.3

Sell                       179                                        10.3

Sell                       1311                                       10.3

Sell                       839                                        10.3

Sell                       1976                                       10.295

Sell                       881                                        10.305

Sell                       979                                        10.3

Sell                       2100                                       10.295

Sell                       761                                        10.295

Sell                       708                                        10.295

Sell                       146                                        10.295

Sell                       1084                                       10.295

Sell                       2300                                       10.28

Sell                       798                                        10.25

Sell                       1904                                       10.25

Sell                       790                                        10.255

Sell                       600                                        10.255

Sell                       2790                                       10.25

Sell                       600                                        10.25

Sell                       161                                        10.25

Sell                       1485                                       10.245

Sell                       2563                                       10.25

Sell                       5004                                       10.255

Sell                       63                                         10.255

Sell                       382                                        10.335

Sell                       231                                        10.335

Sell                       496                                        10.32

Sell                       505                                        10.34

Sell                       502                                        10.335

Sell                       545                                        10.31

Sell                       497                                        10.305

Sell                       547                                        10.305

Sell                       514                                        10.325

Sell                       434                                        10.325

Sell                       183                                        10.32

(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                                          28-Mar-2007

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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