RNS Number:2936T
UBS AG (EPT)
20 March 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                UBS AG London Branch
Company dealt in                               Alliance Boots Plc
Class of relevant security to which the        37 7/39p ordinary
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)

Date of dealing                                19 MARCH 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             27,991     0.00%         18,956    0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               27,991     0.00%         18,956    0.00%



(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
                                    Number     (%)        Number       (%)
(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)


     PURCHASE                     5                            1015p
     PURCHASE                   3500                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1016
       SALE                     4000                           1016
       SALE                     4037                           1016
       SALE                     2392                           1016
       SALE                     3545                           1016
       SALE                     1530                           1016
       SALE                     4767                           1016
       SALE                      946                           1016
       SALE                     1578                           1016
       SALE                     1768                           1016
       SALE                     1039                           1016
       SALE                     2503                           1016
       SALE                     2068                           1016
       SALE                     7774                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3831                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   6006                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1515                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    23                           1016.5
     PURCHASE                    577                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    23                           1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1877                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   4575                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2360                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2543                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    359                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   4062                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   4275                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1227                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   4707                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1586                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2317                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2298                          1016.5
       SALE                     2300                          1016.5
       SALE                      92                           1016.5
       SALE                      100                          1016.5
       SALE                     1308                          1016.5
       SALE                      429                          1016.5
       SALE                      500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    578                           1017
     PURCHASE                   9254                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1588                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1300                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1700                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1760                           1017
       SALE                      417                           1017
       SALE                     3062                           1017
       SALE                     2023                           1017
       SALE                     1726                           1017
       SALE                     2800                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1609                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1479                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    241                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    755                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    800                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   3184                          1017.5
       SALE                      103                          1017.5
       SALE                     4855                          1017.5
       SALE                     2878                          1017.5
       SALE                     1992                          1017.5
       SALE                     2360                          1017.5
       SALE                     3300                          1017.5
       SALE                      362                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1576                           1018
     PURCHASE                    89                            1018
     PURCHASE                    689                           1018
     PURCHASE                    800                           1018
     PURCHASE                   3190                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1900                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1018
       SALE                     1369                           1018
       SALE                     7600                           1018
     PURCHASE                    660                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   1262                          1018.5
       SALE                      263                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    900                           1019
     PURCHASE                   3986                           1019
     PURCHASE                   3014                           1019
     PURCHASE                   2600                           1019
     PURCHASE                    977                           1019
     PURCHASE                   1682                           1019
     PURCHASE                    97                            1019
     PURCHASE                   1959                           1019
     PURCHASE                   2001                           1019
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1019
     PURCHASE                    450                           1019
     PURCHASE                   1647                           1019
     PURCHASE                   5469                           1019
       SALE                      625                           1019
       SALE                      800                           1019
       SALE                     5108                           1019
       SALE                     7600                           1019
       SALE                     5811                           1019
       SALE                     3500                           1019
     PURCHASE                   7762                          1019.5
     PURCHASE                   2046                          1019.5
       SALE                     3811                          1019.5
       SALE                      106                          1019.5
       SALE                      482                           1020
       SALE                     2818                           1020
       SALE                     1541                           1020
       SALE                      959                           1020
       SALE                     3717                           1020
       SALE                     2015                           1020
       SALE                      335                           1020
     PURCHASE                    19                           1020.5
     PURCHASE                   9794                           1021
       SALE                     3519                           1022
       SALE                     1300                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                    27                            1023
       SALE                     4555                           1023
     PURCHASE                    105                          1023.5
     PURCHASE                   3195                          1023.5
     PURCHASE                   1300                          1023.5
       SALE                     1000                          1023.5
       SALE                     2000                          1023.5
       SALE                     2800                          1023.5
     PURCHASE                    167                           1024
       SALE                     1367                           1024
       SALE                     1862                           1024
     PURCHASE                   1100                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                   3943                          1024.5
       SALE                     3300                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                    59                            1025
     PURCHASE                   1400                           1025
       SALE                     1821                           1025
       SALE                      51                            1025
       SALE                     1201                           1025
       SALE                     2100                           1025
       SALE                     4558                           1025
       SALE                     8000                           1025
       SALE                     1756                           1025
       SALE                     7575                           1025
       SALE                      422                           1025
       SALE                      900                           1025
       SALE                      859                           1025
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   3200                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1995                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1248                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    800                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1031                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    448                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    100                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    48                           1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1012                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   2143                          1025.5
       SALE                      370                          1025.5
       SALE                     1897                          1025.5
       SALE                     3186                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   2600                           1026
     PURCHASE                    44                            1026
     PURCHASE                   3510                           1026
       SALE                     3300                           1026
     PURCHASE                   3700                          1027.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1028
       SALE                       2                            1028
       SALE                     4225                           1028
       SALE                     2450                           1028
       SALE                     3611                           1028
       SALE                     3116                           1028
       SALE                     3000                           1028
       SALE                      315                           1028
       SALE                      65                            1028
       SALE                     3500                           1028
       SALE                      321                           1028
       SALE                      179                           1028
     PURCHASE                   2500                          1028.5
       SALE                     2731                          1028.5
     PURCHASE                   2045                           1029
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1029
     PURCHASE                   6500                           1029
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1029
     PURCHASE                   1700                           1029
     PURCHASE                    415                           1029
     PURCHASE                   2100                           1029
       SALE                      19                            1029
       SALE                     4088                           1029
     PURCHASE                   2500                          1029.5
     PURCHASE                    434                          1029.5
     PURCHASE                   1071                          1029.5
     PURCHASE                   1079                          1029.5
       SALE                     9713                          1029.5
     PURCHASE                    46                            1030
     PURCHASE                   1331                           1030
     PURCHASE                    57                            1030
     PURCHASE                   2843                           1030
     PURCHASE                   2200                           1030
     PURCHASE                   1957                           1030
     PURCHASE                   9708                           1030
       SALE                     9704                          1030.5
       SALE                     4000                          1030.5
     PURCHASE                   1888                           1031
     PURCHASE                    112                           1031

(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)
Product name, e.g  Long/short (Note 5) Number of securities    Price per unit
CFD                                    (Note 6)                (Note 4)



(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   price      American,   date       money paid/
call       purchasing,     to which the            European               received per
option     varying etc     option                  etc.                   unit (Note
                           relates                                        4)
                           (Note 6)





(ii)        Exercising


Product name, e.g. call  Number of securities  Exercise price per unit
option                                         (Note 4)





(d)        Other dealings (including new securities) (Note 3)


Nature of transaction   Details    Price per unit (if applicable)
(Note 7)





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.



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Is a Supplemental Form 38.5(b) attached? (Note 8)
                     NO






Date of disclosure                             20 MARCH 2007
Contact name                                   JOSEPH EVANS
Telephone number                               020 7567 8286
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected   Alliance Boots Plc
Nature of connection (Note 9)                  CONNECTED ADVISER

Notes

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






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