RNS Number:5378Y
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
18 June 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                                             15-Jun-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                                                       -1085434               -0.112
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                         -1085434               -0.112

(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                       62724                                       11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       38700                                       11.29564 (GBP)
Buy                       543                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       541                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       509                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       508                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       485                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       479                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       475                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       470                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       452                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       435                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       419                                         11.295 (GBP)
Buy                       406                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       293                                         11.29 (GBP)
Buy                       194                                         11.285 (GBP)
Buy                       11                                          11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      790                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      703                                         11.285 (GBP)
Sell                      641                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      585                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      575                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      546                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      540                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      533                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      530                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      524                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      519                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      516                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      503                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      500                                         11.3 (GBP)
Sell                      476                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      465                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      462                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      455                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      454                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      444                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      393                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      382                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      365                                         11.295 (GBP)
Sell                      334                                         11.29 (GBP)
Sell                      90                                          11.295 (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                                          18-Jun-2007 11:01:48

Contact name                                                Collins,Carolyn

Telephone number                                            44 20 7888 0241

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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