EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:7749W
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
17 May 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                             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                                             16-May-2007


2.  DEALINGS (Note 2)


(a) Purchases and sales


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


334206                                                      11.2569 (GBP)                 11.23 (GBP)



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


12547                                                       11.25 (GBP)                   11.23 (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                      Short                  291469                                  11.2306 (GBP)


cfd                      Short                  15000                                   11.2569 (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                                          17-May-2007 09:58:18

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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