RNS Number:8616V
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
01 May 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                                             30-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                                                        -245545               -0.025
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -245545               -0.025

(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                       20600                                       1122.061 (GBP)
Buy                       4237                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       3300                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       1784                                        11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      10639                                       11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      5801                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      5295                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      4921                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      4419                                        11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      4014                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      2904                                        11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      2220                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      1263                                        11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      1213                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      539                                         11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      533                                         11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      506                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      485                                         11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      359                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      335                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      298                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      281                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      271                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      256                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      247                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      241                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      238                                         11.21 (GBP)
Sell                      238                                         11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      228                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      201                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      190                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      167                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      56                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      46                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      43                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      43                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      41                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      41                                          11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      14                                          11.22 (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                                          01-May-2007 10:35:53

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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