RNS Number:7992Y
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
21 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                                             20-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                                                       -1034765               -0.107
(2) Derivatives (other than options)
(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell
Total                                                                         -1034765               -0.107

(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                       2676                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       2016                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       2016                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       2016                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1338                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1302                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1228                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1171                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1159                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1151                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1148                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1136                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1116                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1097                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1077                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1073                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1072                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1062                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1055                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1052                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1014                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1003                                        11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       986                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       977                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       970                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       925                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       896                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       892                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       887                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       822                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       632                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       599                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       499                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       446                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       369                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       308                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       296                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       295                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       291                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       286                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       247                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       143                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       126                                         11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       2                                           11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1                                           11.35 (GBP)
Buy                       1                                           11.35 (GBP)
Sell                      2302                                        11.34 (GBP)
Sell                      1571                                        11.34 (GBP)
Sell                      1552                                        11.34 (GBP)
Sell                      918                                         11.34 (GBP)
Sell                      617                                         11.34 (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                                          21-Jun-2007 01:27:33
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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