RNS Number:6182W
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
15 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                             Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Limited
Company dealt in                                            Alliance Boots PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                             14-May-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                                                        -551175               -0.057
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                          -551175               -0.057

(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                       4640                                        11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       1338                                        11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       940                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       638                                         11.23 (GBP)
Buy                       579                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       530                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       525                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       482                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       411                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       409                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       406                                         11.23 (GBP)
Buy                       394                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       386                                         11.23 (GBP)
Buy                       363                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       361                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         11.22 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       356                                         11.215 (GBP)
Buy                       341                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       324                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       278                                         11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       75                                          11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       61                                          11.225 (GBP)
Buy                       3                                           11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      12412                                       11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      12377                                       11.22 (GBP)
Sell                      4650                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      2789                                        11.225 (GBP)
Sell                      2676                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      1784                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      1610                                        11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      600                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.215 (GBP)
Sell                      20                                          11.215 (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                                          15-May-2007 10:59:26
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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