EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:8296U
Cazenove
13 April 2007

                                                                    FORM 38.5(a)



                 DEALINGS BY CONNECTED EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADERS
                      WITH RECOGNISED INTERMEDIARY STATUS
                      DEALING IN A CLIENT-SERVING CAPACITY
                      (Rule 38.5(a) of the Takeover Code)


1.         KEY INFORMATION


Name of exempt principal trader                Cazenove

Company dealt in                               Alliance Boots Plc

Class of relevant security to which the        Ordinary 37 7/39p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                12th April 2007




2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)


(a)        Purchases and sales


Total number of securities          Highest price paid    Lowest price paid
purchased                           (Note 3)              (Note 3)


186,718                             #10.47p               #10.445p




Total number of securities   Highest price received    Lowest price received
sold                         (Note 3)                  (Note 3)






186,718                            #10.50p             #10.445p



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product  name,    Long/short        Number of securities  Price per unit
e.g. CFD          (Note 4)          (Note 5)              (Note 3)






(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)        Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product   Writing,     Number of     Exercise  Type, e.g.    Expiry  Option
name,e.g  selling,     securities to price     American,     date    moneypaid/
call      purchasing,  which the               European etc.         received
option    varying etc  option                                        per unit
                       relates (Note                                 (Note 3)
                       5)









(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g.   Number of securities            Exercise price per unit
call option                                          (Note 3)






3.         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.



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Date of disclosure                             13th April 2007

Contact name                                   Jeffrey Dalton-Brown

Telephone number                               0207 155 5017

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co

Nature of connection (Note 6)                  Cazenove are broker to Corus
                                               Group





Notes



The Notes on Form 38.5(a) can be viewed on the Takeover Panel's website at
www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk


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