RNS Number:4093V
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
24 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                                             23-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                                                        -329154               -0.034
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -329154               -0.034

(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                       1699                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1259                                        11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1247                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1234                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1226                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1190                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1148                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1137                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1137                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1133                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1133                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1122                                        11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1114                                        11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       1107                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1085                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1067                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1057                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1055                                        11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       1046                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       1040                                        11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       1036                                        11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       1018                                        11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       1017                                        11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       997                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       979                                         11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       968                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       968                                         11.32 (GBP)
Buy                       957                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       952                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       944                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       932                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       926                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       923                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       904                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       903                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       903                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       899                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       894                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       888                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       868                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       858                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       842                                         11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       839                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       839                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       838                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       837                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       837                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       834                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       825                                         11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       821                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       813                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       808                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       787                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       768                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       765                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       763                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       736                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       736                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       707                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       691                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       685                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       662                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       661                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       661                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       647                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       615                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       604                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       596                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       576                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       575                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       550                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       531                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       527                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       526                                         11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       518                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       497                                         11.3 (GBP)
Buy                       365                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       298                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       295                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       219                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       190                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       161                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       143                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       141                                         11.295 (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                                          24-Apr-2007 10:23:49

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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