RNS Number:7973S
UBS AG (EPT)
12 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                                09 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             340,718    0.04%        101,485    0.01%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               340,718    0.04%        101,485    0.01%



(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                   2118                            815
     PURCHASE                   2245                            815
     PURCHASE                    230                            815
     PURCHASE                    875                           815.5
     PURCHASE                    730                           815.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                           815.5
     PURCHASE                   2500                           816.5
     PURCHASE                   1100                            817
       SALE                     1190                           817.5
     PURCHASE                    305                            818
     PURCHASE                    881                            818
       SALE                     1567                            818
       SALE                     1491                            818
       SALE                      416                            818
       SALE                     1600                           818.5
       SALE                      961                           818.5
       SALE                      627                           818.5
       SALE                      687                           818.5
       SALE                      198                           818.5
       SALE                     1646                            819
       SALE                     12210                           819
       SALE                      46                             819
       SALE                     2303                           819.5
       SALE                     2080                           819.5
       SALE                      179                           819.5
       SALE                     1659                           819.5
       SALE                     1526                           819.5
       SALE                      800                           819.5
       SALE                      200                           819.5
       SALE                     2900                           819.5
     PURCHASE                    500                            820
     PURCHASE                   1400                            820
     PURCHASE                   6243                            820
       SALE                     1987                            820
       SALE                     3370                            820
     PURCHASE                   4900                           820.5
     PURCHASE                   5683                           820.5
     PURCHASE                   4071                           820.5
     PURCHASE                    693                           820.5
     PURCHASE                    929                           820.5
     PURCHASE                   6700                            821
     PURCHASE                    279                            821
     PURCHASE                   5000                            821
     PURCHASE                   1967                            821
     PURCHASE                   1033                            821
     PURCHASE                   1000                            821
     PURCHASE                    649                            821
     PURCHASE                   6591                            821
       SALE                      157                            821
       SALE                     1048                            821
     PURCHASE                   1000                           821.5
       SALE                      636                           821.5
       SALE                      200                           821.5
       SALE                     5699                           821.5
       SALE                     3010                           821.5
       SALE                     1667                           821.5
       SALE                      675                           821.5
       SALE                      415                           821.5
       SALE                     4544                            823
       SALE                      381                            823
       SALE                     4012                           823.5
       SALE                     2449                           823.5
       SALE                     2547                           823.5
       SALE                     3000                           823.5
       SALE                     1700                            824
       SALE                      939                            827
       SALE                      171                            827
       SALE                       7                             827
       SALE                     1099                            827
       SALE                     1052                           827.5
       SALE                     1099                           827.5
       SALE                      700                            828
       SALE                     5000                            831
       SALE                      171                           831.5
       SALE                      93                             833
       SALE                      744                            833
       SALE                     1375                            833
       SALE                     1820                            833
       SALE                     1630                            833
       SALE                     2494                            833
       SALE                     5307                            833
       SALE                     2383                            833
       SALE                      900                           833.5
       SALE                     2113                           833.5
       SALE                      950                           833.5
       SALE                     1781                           833.5
       SALE                     4953                            834
       SALE                     1788                            835
       SALE                     2164                            835
     PURCHASE                   1000                           839.5
     PURCHASE                   2800                           839.5
       SALE                      700                           839.5
     PURCHASE                    400                            840
     PURCHASE                    900                            840
     PURCHASE                   2000                            840
       SALE                      629                            840
       SALE                     1600                            841
     PURCHASE                   2054                           841.5
     PURCHASE                   2130                           841.5
     PURCHASE                   1150                           841.5
     PURCHASE                   2305                           841.5
     PURCHASE                    401                           842.5
       SALE                     1000                           842.5
     PURCHASE                   5518                            843
     PURCHASE                    635                            843
     PURCHASE                   5518                            843
       SALE                     1300                            843
       SALE                     1400                            843
     PURCHASE                    900                           844.5
       SALE                     1800                           844.5
       SALE                     1688                           844.5
       SALE                     1000                           844.5
       SALE                     3688                           844.5
       SALE                      412                           844.5
       SALE                     2545                           844.5
       SALE                     1200                           844.5
     PURCHASE                   3586                            845
       SALE                      359                            845
       SALE                      900                            845
     PURCHASE                   1800                            846
       SALE                     3100                            846
       SALE                     3300                           846.5
       SALE                     1100                           846.5
     PURCHASE                    700                            847
       SALE                     2000                            847
       SALE                     2447                            847
       SALE                      667                            848
     PURCHASE                   1200                            849
     PURCHASE                   2100                            849
     PURCHASE                   2000                           851.5
       SALE                     1000                            884
       SALE                     1400                            891
       SALE                     1232                            910
     PURCHASE                   2000                            912
       SALE                     1026                            912
       SALE                      600                           914.5
     PURCHASE                   2243                            915
     PURCHASE                   2771                           915.5
     PURCHASE                   2771                           915.5
       SALE                     6759                           915.5
     PURCHASE                   3563                            916
     PURCHASE                   3026                            916
     PURCHASE                   2228                            916
     PURCHASE                    13                             916
     PURCHASE                   1580                           916.5
     PURCHASE                   2500                           916.5
     PURCHASE                    522                           916.5
     PURCHASE                   2420                           916.5
     PURCHASE                   1215                           916.5
       SALE                     2783                           916.5
     PURCHASE                   14000                           917
     PURCHASE                   11000                           917
     PURCHASE                   3021                            917
     PURCHASE                   1979                            917
     PURCHASE                   1000                            917
     PURCHASE                    458                           917.5
     PURCHASE                   1604                           917.5
       SALE                     10899                          917.5
     PURCHASE                   4974                            918
     PURCHASE                   1849                            918
     PURCHASE                   6787                            918
     PURCHASE                   1770                            918
     PURCHASE                   29458                           918
     PURCHASE                   1990                            918
     PURCHASE                   3300                            918
     PURCHASE                   1049                            918
     PURCHASE                   14203                           918
     PURCHASE                   2641                            918
     PURCHASE                   6000                            918
     PURCHASE                   10887                          918.5
     PURCHASE                   9190                           918.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           918.5
     PURCHASE                   10887                          918.5
     PURCHASE                    219                           918.5
     PURCHASE                   6000                           918.5
       SALE                     8000                           918.5
       SALE                     5000                           918.5
       SALE                     2500                           918.5
       SALE                     3638                           918.5
       SALE                     4749                           918.5
     PURCHASE                    831                            919
     PURCHASE                   1820                            919
     PURCHASE                   2349                            919
     PURCHASE                    388                            919
     PURCHASE                   2825                            919
     PURCHASE                   6651                            919
     PURCHASE                   1617                            919
     PURCHASE                   10881                           919
       SALE                     2500                            919
       SALE                     2500                            919
       SALE                     10000                           919
     PURCHASE                   1842                           919.5
     PURCHASE                    376                           919.5
       SALE                     10875                          919.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                            920
     PURCHASE                   1376                            920
     PURCHASE                   1474                            920
     PURCHASE                    291                            920
     PURCHASE                   2859                            920
     PURCHASE                   2706                            920
     PURCHASE                    13                             920
     PURCHASE                   5268                            920
     PURCHASE                   1726                            920
     PURCHASE                   1708                            920
     PURCHASE                   1900                            920
     PURCHASE                   4935                            920
     PURCHASE                   5934                            920
       SALE                     2400                            920
       SALE                      910                            920
       SALE                     5458                            920
       SALE                     2420                            920
     PURCHASE                   5000                           920.5
       SALE                     1836                           920.5
       SALE                     10863                          920.5
       SALE                      500                           920.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                            921
     PURCHASE                   1028                            921
     PURCHASE                   5392                            921
     PURCHASE                   4566                            921
     PURCHASE                   5424                            921
     PURCHASE                   4570                            921
     PURCHASE                   4020                            921
     PURCHASE                   3229                            921
     PURCHASE                   3100                            921
       SALE                     4000                            921
       SALE                     1026                            921
     PURCHASE                    117                           921.5
     PURCHASE                   2093                           921.5
     PURCHASE                   6957                           921.5
       SALE                     4500                            922
     PURCHASE                   2554                           922.5
     PURCHASE                   2400                           922.5
     PURCHASE                   3700                           922.5
       SALE                     1000                           922.5
     PURCHASE                   5597                            923
     PURCHASE                   19403                           923
     PURCHASE                   2200                            923
     PURCHASE                   1123                           924.5
     PURCHASE                    750                           924.5
     PURCHASE                    909                           924.5
     PURCHASE                   4091                           924.5
     PURCHASE                    700                           924.5
     PURCHASE                    56                            924.5
     PURCHASE                    415                           924.5
     PURCHASE                   2684                            925
     PURCHASE                   10000                           925
     PURCHASE                   37316                           925
     PURCHASE                   2395                            925
     PURCHASE                   6722                            925
     PURCHASE                   1190                            925
     PURCHASE                   5844                            925
     PURCHASE                    805                            925
     PURCHASE                   3300                           925.5
     PURCHASE                   4700                           926.5
       SALE                     5327                           926.5
     PURCHASE                   1097                            927
     PURCHASE                   2459                            927
     PURCHASE                   2134                            927
     PURCHASE                   1230                            927
     PURCHASE                   1438                            927
     PURCHASE                   1251                            927
       SALE                     1538                            927
     PURCHASE                   5071                           927.5
     PURCHASE                   1521                           927.5
     PURCHASE                    96                            927.5
       SALE                      700                           927.5
     PURCHASE                   1514                            928
     PURCHASE                   43415                           928
     PURCHASE                   7500                            928
     PURCHASE                   2000                            928
     PURCHASE                   1073                            928
     PURCHASE                   3201                            928
       SALE                      400                            928
     PURCHASE                   4500                           928.5
     PURCHASE                   9700                           928.5
     PURCHASE                   4300                           928.5
       SALE                     2130                           928.5
     PURCHASE                   10445                           929
     PURCHASE                   1900                            929
     PURCHASE                   8155                            929
     PURCHASE                   1425                            929
     PURCHASE                   5466                            929
     PURCHASE                    291                            929
     PURCHASE                   8171                            929
     PURCHASE                   11000                           929
     PURCHASE                   5829                            929
     PURCHASE                   36000                           929
       SALE                     2685                            929
       SALE                      100                            929
     PURCHASE                   1019                           929.5
     PURCHASE                   3753                           929.5
     PURCHASE                    910                           929.5
     PURCHASE                   1984                           929.5
     PURCHASE                   1001                           929.5
     PURCHASE                   1419                           929.5
     PURCHASE                   1224                            930
     PURCHASE                   12265                           930
       SALE                     5000                           932.5
     PURCHASE                    821                            933
     PURCHASE                   2639                           933.5
     PURCHASE                    68                            933.5
     PURCHASE                    85                            933.5
     PURCHASE                   2087                           933.5
     PURCHASE                   1074                           933.5
     PURCHASE                    455                           933.5
     PURCHASE                   2045                           933.5
     PURCHASE                    300                            934
     PURCHASE                   2231                            934
     PURCHASE                   1178                            934
     PURCHASE                    878                            934
     PURCHASE                   8583                            934
     PURCHASE                   1964                            934
     PURCHASE                   2310                            934
     PURCHASE                   5573                            934
       SALE                     5500                            934
       SALE                     2000                            934
     PURCHASE                   2465                            935
       SALE                      737                            935
     PURCHASE                    500                            936
     PURCHASE                    627                            936
     PURCHASE                   2400                            936
     PURCHASE                   3300                           936.5
       SALE                     5000                           937.5
       SALE                      661                           937.5
       SALE                     5005                           937.5
     PURCHASE                   1264                            938
     PURCHASE                   3100                            938
     PURCHASE                   1736                            938
     PURCHASE                   1000                           938.5
     PURCHASE                   2858                           938.5
       SALE                     6600                            939
       SALE                     2400                            939
       SALE                     5278                            940
       SALE                     1410                            940
       SALE                     10000                          940.5
       SALE                     3084                           940.5
       SALE                     4083                            941
     PURCHASE                   10621                          941.5
     PURCHASE                   3800                           941.5
       SALE                     2000                            943
       SALE                      665                            943
       SALE                     3405                            943
       SALE                      882                            944
       SALE                     1500                            944
       SALE                     1145                            944
     PURCHASE                   10587                          944.5
     PURCHASE                    573                            945
     PURCHASE                   9931                            945
       SALE                     6051                            945
       SALE                     3000                            945
       SALE                     1427                            945
     PURCHASE                   3588                           945.5
     PURCHASE                    594                            946
       SALE                     10570                           946
       SALE                     10570                           946
     PURCHASE                   2409                           946.5
     PURCHASE                   6766                            947
     PURCHASE                   1100                            947
     PURCHASE                   9459                            947
     PURCHASE                   10559                           947
     PURCHASE                   2634                            947
     PURCHASE                   10698                           947
     PURCHASE                   8899                            947
     PURCHASE                   12828                           947
     PURCHASE                   6887                            947
     PURCHASE                   2002                            947
     PURCHASE                   1011                            947
     PURCHASE                   1961                            947
     PURCHASE                   2265                            947
     PURCHASE                   2996                            947
     PURCHASE                   2812                            947
     PURCHASE                   2188                            947
     PURCHASE                   2812                            947
     PURCHASE                    198                            947
       SALE                     3838                            947
       SALE                      514                            947
       SALE                     7203                            947
       SALE                     3356                            947
       SALE                      100                            947
       SALE                      119                            947
       SALE                     2139                            947
     PURCHASE                   1223                           947.5
     PURCHASE                   1103                           947.5
     PURCHASE                    591                           947.5
       SALE                     1409                           947.5
       SALE                     1000                           947.5
       SALE                     1272                           947.5
     PURCHASE                   10548                           948
     PURCHASE                   3279                            948
       SALE                     4800                            948
       SALE                      748                            948
       SALE                     5000                            948
       SALE                     1477                            948
     PURCHASE                   3682                           948.5
       SALE                     5000                           948.5
       SALE                      518                           948.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                            949
     PURCHASE                   3435                            949
       SALE                      136                            949
     PURCHASE                    797                           949.5
     PURCHASE                   1036                           949.5
       SALE                     2893                           949.5
       SALE                     7638                           949.5
       SALE                     8297                           949.5
       SALE                     1150                           949.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                            950
     PURCHASE                   8526                            950
     PURCHASE                   43157                           950
     PURCHASE                   15000                           950
       SALE                      813                            950
       SALE                      274                            950
       SALE                     4726                            950
       SALE                     10526                           950
     PURCHASE                   4970                           951.5
     PURCHASE                   4000                           951.5
     PURCHASE                    406                           951.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                            952
     PURCHASE                   4000                            952
     PURCHASE                   3000                            952
     PURCHASE                    862                            952
     PURCHASE                   22741                          952.5
     PURCHASE                   8102                           952.5
     PURCHASE                   11000                          952.5
     PURCHASE                   2135                           952.5
     PURCHASE                   4306                           952.5
     PURCHASE                   2034                           952.5
     PURCHASE                   4581                           952.5
     PURCHASE                   6000                            953
     PURCHASE                    700                            953
     PURCHASE                   1081                            953
     PURCHASE                   9249                            953
     PURCHASE                   7711                           953.5
     PURCHASE                   1900                           953.5
     PURCHASE                    876                           953.5
       SALE                     1000                           953.5
       SALE                      421                           953.5
       SALE                     1965                           953.5
       SALE                     1350                           953.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                            954
     PURCHASE                    500                           954.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           954.5
       SALE                     10000                          954.5
     PURCHASE                   25000                           955
     PURCHASE                   5000                            955
     PURCHASE                   1400                           955.5
     PURCHASE                   7000                           955.5
     PURCHASE                     1                             956
     PURCHASE                   3200                            956
     PURCHASE                   1000                            957
     PURCHASE                   1000                            958
     PURCHASE                   3200                            958
     PURCHASE                   5000                           958.5
     PURCHASE                   10000                          958.5
     PURCHASE                   2271                           958.5
     PURCHASE                   14016                          958.5
     PURCHASE                   18131                          958.5
     PURCHASE                   10588                          958.5
     PURCHASE                   5794                           958.5
     PURCHASE                   1213                           958.5
       SALE                     5794                           958.5
     PURCHASE                   3200                            960
     PURCHASE                   2241                            960
     PURCHASE                  250000                         961.44
       SALE                     1983                           961.5
       SALE                     3000                           961.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                           962.5
       SALE                      500                           963.5
       SALE                      700                           963.5
       SALE                     2534                            964
       SALE                     5000                            964
       SALE                     5000                            964
       SALE                      980                            964
       SALE                     1400                           964.5
       SALE                     2400                           964.5
       SALE                     10330                           968

(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                             12 MARCH 2007
Contact name                                   JOSEPH EVANS
Telephone number                               020 7567 8286
Name of offeree/offeror with which connected
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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