EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7523V
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
30 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                             CSS (EUROPE) LTD
Company dealt in                                            Alliance Boots PLC
Class of relevant security to which the dealings being      Ordinary Shares
disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                             26-Apr-2007


2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)
(a) Purchases and sales
Total number of securities purchased                        Highest price paid (Note 3)   Lowest price paid (Note 3)
3914207                                                     11.2184 (GBP)                 11.205 (GBP)

Total number of securities sold                             Highest price received (Note  Lowest price received (Note
                                                            3)                            3)
18900                                                       11.205 (GBP)                  11.205 (GBP)

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g. CFD   Long/short (Note 4)    Number of securities (Note 5)           Price per unit (Note 3)
cfd                      Long                   9509                                    11.205 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  1900000                                 11.2125 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  1234925                                 11.209 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  200000                                  11.2184 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  50000                                   11.2095 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  5757                                    11.2061 (GBP)
cfd                      Short                  4625                                    11.2061 (GBP)

(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 5)                              date                   (Note 3)

(ii)  Exercising

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

Date of disclosure                                          30-Apr-2007 10:04:00

Contact name                                                Segal,Debra

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 4577

Name of offeree/offeror with which connected                Alliance Boots PLC

Nature of connection (Note 6)                               BROKER


Notes

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


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