RNS Number:9767T
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
29 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                                             28-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                                                        -836143               -0.086
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                          -836143               -0.086

(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                       5021                                        10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       4946                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       4900                                        10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       4683                                        10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       4273                                        10.21 (GBP)
Buy                       3838                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       3512                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       3209                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       3169                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       3151                                        10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       3000                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       2803                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       2646                                        10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       2500                                        10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       2477                                        10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       1984                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       1971                                        10.13 (GBP)
Buy                       1887                                        10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       1663                                        10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       1500                                        10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       1302                                        10.175 (GBP)
Buy                       1301                                        10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       1300                                        10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       1280                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1091                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1086                                        10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       1019                                        10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       908                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       884                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       881                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       827                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       810                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       793                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       790                                         10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       719                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       718                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       700                                         10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       667                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       667                                         10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       666                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       665                                         10.15 (GBP)
Buy                       657                                         10.165 (GBP)
Buy                       574                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       534                                         10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       519                                         10.2 (GBP)
Buy                       449                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.19 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       400                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       388                                         10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       353                                         10.155 (GBP)
Buy                       317                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       267                                         10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       204                                         10.205 (GBP)
Buy                       154                                         10.18 (GBP)
Buy                       137                                         10.185 (GBP)
Buy                       80                                          10.14 (GBP)
Buy                       58                                          10.195 (GBP)
Buy                       23                                          10.17 (GBP)
Buy                       1                                           10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      10000                                       10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      5116                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      5082                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      5008                                        10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      4954                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      4691                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      4000                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      4000                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      3999                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      3511                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      3461                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      3343                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      3300                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      3224                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      2950                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      2880                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      2607                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      2462                                        10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      2409                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      2232                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      2063                                        10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      2000                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1978                                        10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      1965                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1863                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1859                                        10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      1771                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1595                                        10.135 (GBP)
Sell                      1387                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      1329                                        10.16 (GBP)
Sell                      1301                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      1219                                        10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      1200                                        10.245 (GBP)
Sell                      1200                                        10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      1187                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1181                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1150                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1135                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1134                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1131                                        10.16 (GBP)
Sell                      1100                                        10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      1095                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1079                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      1050                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      1019                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      1012                                        10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      1007                                        10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      1005                                        10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      999                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      998                                         10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      987                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      931                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      881                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      869                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      867                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      859                                         10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      838                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      835                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      835                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      833                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      827                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      821                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      814                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      810                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      800                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      793                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      793                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      792                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      791                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      790                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      786                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      786                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      778                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      757                                         10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      751                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      745                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      734                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      732                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      728                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      726                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      722                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      720                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      719                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      713                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      707                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      702                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      699                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      688                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      687                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      686                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      682                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      677                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      675                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      674                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      672                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      665                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      657                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      654                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      649                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      647                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      632                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      627                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      613                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      607                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      603                                         10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      602                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      600                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      594                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      589                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      583                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      581                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      569                                         10.22 (GBP)
Sell                      569                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      557                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      557                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      554                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      544                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      533                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      522                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      506                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      500                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      495                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      492                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      485                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      470                                         10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      449                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      426                                         10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      400                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      398                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      398                                         10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      394                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      379                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      368                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      368                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      363                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      358                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      348                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      342                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      339                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      339                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      337                                         10.195 (GBP)
Sell                      337                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      333                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      331                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      330                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      325                                         10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      317                                         10.14 (GBP)
Sell                      315                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      310                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      298                                         10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      257                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      236                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      226                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      220                                         10.16 (GBP)
Sell                      214                                         10.19 (GBP)
Sell                      213                                         10.145 (GBP)
Sell                      211                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      211                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      206                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      204                                         10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      173                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      170                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      167                                         10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      140                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      132                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      130                                         10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      129                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      125                                         10.18 (GBP)
Sell                      123                                         10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      103                                         10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      101                                         10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      97                                          10.2 (GBP)
Sell                      79                                          10.21 (GBP)
Sell                      79                                          10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      72                                          10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      69                                          10.205 (GBP)
Sell                      55                                          10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      49                                          10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      39                                          10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      27                                          10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      18                                          10.155 (GBP)
Sell                      18                                          10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      17                                          10.165 (GBP)
Sell                      14                                          10.15 (GBP)
Sell                      13                                          10.185 (GBP)
Sell                      11                                          10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      8                                           10.17 (GBP)
Sell                      7                                           10.175 (GBP)
Sell                      5                                           10.155 (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                                          29-Mar-2007 10:25:02
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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