EPT Disclosure

RNS Number:8547W
Credit Suisse Securities (Eur) Ltd
18 May 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                                             17-May-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                                                        -588152               -0.061

(2) Derivatives (other than options)

(3) Options and agreements to purchase/sell

Total                                                                          -588152               -0.061


(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)
Sell                      2015                                        11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      892                                         11.235 (GBP)
Sell                      446                                         11.235 (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-May-2007 10:13:17

Contact name                                                Segal,Debra

Telephone number                                            44 20 7883 4577

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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