RNS Number:9375S
UBS AG (EPT)
14 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                                13 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             42,287     0.00%         89,020    0.01%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               42,287     0.00%         89,020    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                    921                          1010.5p
     PURCHASE                    814                           1011
     PURCHASE                    116                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1608                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1011
     PURCHASE                   3608                           1013
     PURCHASE                   3833                           1013
     PURCHASE                   5000                           1013
       SALE                     4867                           1013
       SALE                      800                           1013
       SALE                     8178                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                    201                           1015
     PURCHASE                   1105                           1015
     PURCHASE                   1605                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    364                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1119                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    333                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   4535                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   2381                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    586                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    706                          1015.5
       SALE                     3500                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1016
     PURCHASE                    626                           1016
     PURCHASE                   2500                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1810                           1016
       SALE                     4800                           1016
       SALE                      100                           1016
       SALE                     2041                           1016
       SALE                      69                            1016
       SALE                     4031                           1016
       SALE                      394                           1016
       SALE                     3300                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   3024                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    358                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    711                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1330                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1090                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1480                          1016.5
       SALE                      519                          1016.5
       SALE                      590                          1016.5
       SALE                     9837                          1016.5
       SALE                     4000                          1016.5
       SALE                     1100                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    840                           1017
     PURCHASE                    45                            1017
     PURCHASE                   2900                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1554                           1017
     PURCHASE                   5378                           1017
     PURCHASE                    667                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2733                           1017
     PURCHASE                   3011                           1017
     PURCHASE                   3011                           1017
     PURCHASE                    317                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1562                           1017
     PURCHASE                    330                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1183                           1017
       SALE                      708                           1017
       SALE                     6178                           1017
       SALE                      700                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1032                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    336                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    198                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    752                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    884                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1018
     PURCHASE                    466                           1018
     PURCHASE                    542                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1018
     PURCHASE                   9823                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1300                           1018
     PURCHASE                    251                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1949                           1018
       SALE                     2400                           1018
       SALE                     9823                           1018
     PURCHASE                    940                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    689                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   1653                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   3525                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    470                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    177                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   1600                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   1043                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    398                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                    33                            1019
     PURCHASE                   5109                           1019
       SALE                      72                            1019
       SALE                     2928                           1019
       SALE                      668                           1019
       SALE                     3300                           1019
       SALE                     1056                           1019
     PURCHASE                   1037                          1019.5
       SALE                     3300                          1019.5
     PURCHASE                   1667                           1020
     PURCHASE                   2034                           1020
     PURCHASE                   3455                           1020
     PURCHASE                    852                           1020
       SALE                     1501                           1020
       SALE                     1267                           1020
       SALE                     1000                           1020
       SALE                      504                           1020
       SALE                     3293                           1020
       SALE                     4807                           1020
       SALE                     8772                           1020
       SALE                     7000                           1020
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   1149                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                    700                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                    720                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   2010                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   1411                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   2052                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                    352                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   1162                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                   6068                          1020.5
       SALE                      600                          1020.5
       SALE                      590                          1020.5
       SALE                     2125                          1020.5
     PURCHASE                    833                           1021
       SALE                     3381                           1021
       SALE                      886                           1021
       SALE                     8426                           1021
       SALE                      197                           1021
       SALE                      700                           1021
     PURCHASE                    959                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   1366                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   2802                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   4000                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   1870                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   4000                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   4600                          1021.5
       SALE                     1700                          1021.5
       SALE                      500                          1021.5
       SALE                     3955                          1021.5
       SALE                      444                          1021.5
       SALE                     4353                          1021.5
       SALE                     1868                          1021.5
       SALE                     3300                          1021.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1022
     PURCHASE                   2874                           1022
     PURCHASE                   2500                           1022
     PURCHASE                   1750                           1022
       SALE                      744                           1022
       SALE                     3346                           1022
     PURCHASE                    746                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                    263                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                   2336                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                   4739                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                    826                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                   2200                          1022.5
       SALE                     1381                          1022.5
       SALE                      97                           1022.5
       SALE                      475                          1022.5
       SALE                     1179                          1022.5
       SALE                     1100                          1022.5
       SALE                     1186                          1022.5
       SALE                     2026                          1022.5
       SALE                     3100                          1022.5
       SALE                      289                          1022.5
       SALE                     2000                          1022.5
       SALE                     2076                           1023
       SALE                      250                           1023
       SALE                     1423                           1023
       SALE                     5202                           1023
       SALE                     1731                           1023
       SALE                       4                            1023
       SALE                     2338                           1023
     PURCHASE                   1470                          1023.5
       SALE                     5846                          1023.5
       SALE                     1788                          1023.5
       SALE                     5000                          1023.5
       SALE                     1991                          1023.5
     PURCHASE                   4000                           1024
     PURCHASE                   4000                           1024
     PURCHASE                   2500                           1024
     PURCHASE                    343                           1024
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1024
     PURCHASE                    833                           1024
     PURCHASE                    49                            1024
     PURCHASE                   1918                           1024
     PURCHASE                   4071                           1024
     PURCHASE                    735                           1024
     PURCHASE                    453                           1024
     PURCHASE                   1481                           1024
     PURCHASE                    435                           1024
     PURCHASE                   4647                           1024
     PURCHASE                   4683                           1024
       SALE                      750                           1024
       SALE                     3152                           1024
       SALE                      346                           1024
       SALE                     1012                           1024
       SALE                      534                           1024
       SALE                     3300                           1024
       SALE                     5000                           1024
       SALE                     1918                           1024
       SALE                     2007                           1024
       SALE                     2600                           1024
       SALE                      65                            1024
       SALE                     4787                           1024
       SALE                     1147                           1024
       SALE                      849                           1024
     PURCHASE                   2991                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                   1262                          1024.5
       SALE                     4500                          1024.5
       SALE                     2419                          1024.5
       SALE                     9760                          1024.5
       SALE                     2336                          1024.5
       SALE                     1800                          1024.5
       SALE                      500                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1025
     PURCHASE                   2854                           1025
     PURCHASE                   1826                           1025
     PURCHASE                   5887                           1025
     PURCHASE                   5000                           1025
     PURCHASE                   4829                           1025
     PURCHASE                   4270                           1025
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1025
       SALE                     9756                           1025
     PURCHASE                   9746                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    534                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   3800                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    960                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                     5                           1025.5
     PURCHASE                    467                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                    480                          1025.5
       SALE                      116                          1025.5
       SALE                     9751                          1025.5
       SALE                     4000                          1025.5
       SALE                     4000                          1025.5
     PURCHASE                   1583                           1026
     PURCHASE                    850                           1026
     PURCHASE                   1400                           1026
     PURCHASE                   1400                           1026
     PURCHASE                    546                           1026
     PURCHASE                   2607                           1026
     PURCHASE                   1779                           1026
     PURCHASE                   4225                           1026
     PURCHASE                   3300                           1026
     PURCHASE                   4782                           1026
     PURCHASE                    410                           1026
     PURCHASE                    459                           1026
     PURCHASE                    611                           1026
       SALE                      556                           1026
       SALE                     1378                           1026
       SALE                     5200                           1026
       SALE                     1656                           1026
       SALE                     1379                           1026
     PURCHASE                    941                          1026.5
     PURCHASE                    838                          1026.5
     PURCHASE                   3296                          1026.5
     PURCHASE                   2900                          1026.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1026.5
       SALE                     1378                          1026.5
       SALE                     3300                          1026.5
       SALE                     9741                          1026.5
       SALE                     3300                          1026.5
     PURCHASE                   2157                           1027
     PURCHASE                   7580                           1027
     PURCHASE                   9737                           1027
     PURCHASE                   1900                           1027
     PURCHASE                   9737                           1027
       SALE                      51                            1027
     PURCHASE                    577                          1027.5
     PURCHASE                   2138                           1028
       SALE                     5000                           1028
       SALE                     3200                           1028
       SALE                     1400                           1028
       SALE                      32                            1028
       SALE                     4253                           1028
       SALE                     3774                           1028
       SALE                      973                           1028
       SALE                     1225                           1028
       SALE                     4750                           1028
       SALE                     1200                           1028
       SALE                     6267                           1028
     PURCHASE                   2900                          1028.5
     PURCHASE                   3500                          1028.5
       SALE                     3000                          1028.5
       SALE                     1600                          1028.5
     PURCHASE                   2700                           1029
     PURCHASE                   2800                           1029
       SALE                      800                           1029
     PURCHASE                   2459                          1029.5
       SALE                      765                          1029.5
       SALE                      261                          1029.5
     PURCHASE                   3610                           1030
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1030
     PURCHASE                    914                           1030
     PURCHASE                    662                           1030
     PURCHASE                   1518                           1030
     PURCHASE                    782                           1030
     PURCHASE                    817                          1030.5
     PURCHASE                    60                           1030.5
       SALE                      50                           1030.5
       SALE                     5555                           1031
       SALE                     3100                           1031
       SALE                     1044                           1031
     PURCHASE                    38                           1031.5
     PURCHASE                   2362                          1031.5
     PURCHASE                    525                          1031.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1031.5
     PURCHASE                    52                           1031.5
     PURCHASE                    667                           1032
       SALE                      700                           1032
       SALE                     8000                           1032
       SALE                     1000                           1032
     PURCHASE                    900                          1032.5
     PURCHASE                   4000                          1032.5
     PURCHASE                    492                          1032.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1032.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1032.5
       SALE                      505                          1032.5
       SALE                     3100                          1032.5
       SALE                     3483                          1032.5
       SALE                      341                          1032.5
     PURCHASE                    435                           1033
     PURCHASE                    767                           1033
     PURCHASE                   1277                           1033
     PURCHASE                   1140                           1033
     PURCHASE                    271                           1033
     PURCHASE                   2178                           1033
     PURCHASE                    641                           1033
       SALE                     5401                           1033
       SALE                     1400                          1033.5

(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                             14 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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