RNS Number:4124T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
21 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                                             20-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                                                         -869326                -0.09

(2) Derivatives (other than options)


(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                           -869326                -0.09


(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                       4997                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       4966                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       4856                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       4798                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       4346                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       4172                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       4100                                        10.12286 (GBP)
Buy                       3841                                        10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       3636                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       3600                                        10.08 (GBP)
Buy                       3400                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       3031                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       2953                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       2687                                        10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       2500                                        10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       2488                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       2476                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       2231                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       2157                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       2010                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       2000                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1999                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1969                                        10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       1956                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1954                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1856                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1786                                        10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       1765                                        10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       1729                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1720                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1659                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1577                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1553                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1538                                        10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       1428                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1402                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1392                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1336                                        10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       1300                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1275                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1274                                        10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       1254                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1250                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1246                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1212                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1164                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1156                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1143                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1138                                        10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       1114                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1113                                        10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       1108                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       1107                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1105                                        10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       1100                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1100                                        10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       1093                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1091                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1062                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1054                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1039                                        10.16 (GBP)
Buy                       1035                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       1022                                        10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       1017                                        10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       1000                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       997                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       991                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       900                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       871                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       864                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       832                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       816                                         10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       815                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       800                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       800                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       790                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       767                                         10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       765                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       748                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       733                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       727                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       727                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       706                                         10.085 (GBP)
Buy                       706                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       700                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       695                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       690                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       677                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       675                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       670                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       663                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       655                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       633                                         10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       627                                         10.085 (GBP)
Buy                       619                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       603                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       603                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       602                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       598                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       590                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       588                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       587                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       582                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       576                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       573                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       572                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       572                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       568                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       566                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       562                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       548                                         10.085 (GBP)
Buy                       548                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       544                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       542                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       541                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       538                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       522                                         10.12 (GBP)
Buy                       521                                         10.085 (GBP)
Buy                       520                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       509                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       509                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       507                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       500                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       496                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       495                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       495                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       493                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       491                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       483                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       473                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       471                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       470                                         10.08 (GBP)
Buy                       469                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       468                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       467                                         10.105 (GBP)
Buy                       456                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       405                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       384                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       379                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       378                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       371                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       360                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       334                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       334                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       326                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       323                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       318                                         10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       304                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       278                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       276                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       254                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       253                                         10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       252                                         10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       252                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       235                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       230                                         10.08 (GBP)
Buy                       229                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       200                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       166                                         10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       157                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       125                                         10.125 (GBP)
Buy                       102                                         10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       100                                         10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       100                                         10.09 (GBP)
Buy                       96                                          10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       84                                          10.115 (GBP)
Buy                       76                                          10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       66                                          10.11 (GBP)
Buy                       59                                          10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       54                                          10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       44                                          10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       29                                          10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       23                                          10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       19                                          10.1 (GBP)
Buy                       16                                          10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       11                                          10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       5                                           10.095 (GBP)
Buy                       2                                           10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      5129                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      5095                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      5060                                        10.075 (GBP)
Sell                      5000                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      4988                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      4987                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      4808                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      4731                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      4122                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      4038                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      3637                                        10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      3613                                        10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      3194                                        10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      3184                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      2977                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      2909                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      2822                                        10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      2778                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      2545                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      2529                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      2520                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      2425                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      2324                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      2257                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      2125                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      2045                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      2038                                        10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      1918                                        10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      1826                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1825                                        10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      1792                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      1781                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1752                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      1700                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      1700                                        10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      1697                                        10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      1697                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      1672                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      1653                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      1641                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      1581                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      1570                                        10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      1562                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      1511                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1503                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      1381                                        10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      1380                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        10.12 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      1328                                        10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      1324                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      1300                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      1249                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      1238                                        10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      1126                                        10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      1124                                        10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      1083                                        10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      964                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      964                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      964                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      900                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         10.125 (GBP)
Sell                      850                                         10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      846                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      779                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      766                                         10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      733                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      690                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      677                                         10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      646                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      585                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      512                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      486                                         10.12 (GBP)
Sell                      456                                         10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      405                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      392                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      392                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      392                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      391                                         10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      391                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      387                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      310                                         10.13 (GBP)
Sell                      272                                         10.11 (GBP)
Sell                      267                                         10.225 (GBP)
Sell                      225                                         10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      217                                         10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      213                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      185                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      178                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      163                                         10.115 (GBP)
Sell                      157                                         10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      97                                          10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      87                                          10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      82                                          10.09 (GBP)
Sell                      67                                          10.095 (GBP)
Sell                      65                                          10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      59                                          10.105 (GBP)
Sell                      50                                          10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      30                                          10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      6                                           10.1 (GBP)
Sell                      4                                           10.2 (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                                          21-Mar-2007 11:50:26

Contact name                                                Murray,Duncan

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 5407

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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