RNS Number:3423X
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
29 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                                             25-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                                                        -590077               -0.061
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                          -590077               -0.061


(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                       4632                                        11.255 (GBP)
Buy                       3370                                        11.255 (GBP)
Buy                       1513                                        11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1120                                        11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       1023                                        11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       581                                         11.26 (GBP)
Buy                       574                                         11.26 (GBP)
Buy                       570                                         11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       400                                         11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       386                                         11.26 (GBP)
Buy                       327                                         11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       317                                         11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       86                                          11.26 (GBP)
Buy                       76                                          11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       23                                          11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       11                                          11.265 (GBP)
Buy                       3                                           11.265 (GBP)
Sell                      4469                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      4263                                        11.265 (GBP)
Sell                      3182                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      3036                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      2230                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      2013                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      2013                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      2013                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1784                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1784                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1784                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1784                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1338                                        11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      1133                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1105                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1086                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1072                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1042                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1039                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1034                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      1020                                        11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      997                                         11.25 (GBP)
Sell                      995                                         11.25 (GBP)
Sell                      971                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      957                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      920                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      909                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      901                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      886                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      884                                         11.25 (GBP)
Sell                      861                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      857                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      643                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      581                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      568                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      557                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      552                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      549                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      536                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      529                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      528                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      519                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      512                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      511                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      508                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      506                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      504                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      504                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      499                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      499                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      455                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      452                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      448                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      448                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.255 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      427                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      412                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      410                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      389                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      386                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      382                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      378                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      364                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      345                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      328                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      320                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      307                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      200                                         11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      86                                          11.26 (GBP)
Sell                      60                                          11.255 (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-May-2007 09:52:43

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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