AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:4411U
UBS AG (EPT)
04 April 2007


This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 2208U
released at 12:18 on 02 April 2007. Amendment made to the Total number of
securities sold figure in 2.(a).  All other information remains unchanged.





                                                                    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                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                                30 MARCH 2007





2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


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


          2,094,380                  10.4056 GBP             10.02215 GBP




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


         2,013,632                  10.4121 GBP               10.20 GBP



(b)        Derivatives transactions (other than options)


Product  name,    Long/short        Number of securities   Price per unit
e.g. CFD          (Note 4)          (Note 5)               (Note 3)


       CFD              SHORT              616,298              10.2725 GBP
       CFD              LONG               100,000              10.2557 GBP
       CFD              LONG                25,000             10.31545 GBP
       CFD              LONG                72,500              10.4056 GBP
       CFD              LONG                 145                 10.35 GBP



(c)        Options transactions in respect of existing securities

(i)         Writing, selling, purchasing or varying


Product    Writing,          Number of    Exercise    Type, e.g.      Expiry date   Option
name,e.g   selling,          securities   price       American,                     moneypaid/received
call       purchasing,       to which the             European etc.                 per unit (Note 3)
option     varying etc       option
                             relates
                             (Note 5)



(ii)        Exercising


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


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Date of disclosure                          02 APRIL 2007

Contact name                                NIMISHA SACHDEV

Telephone number                            020 7568 9289

Name of offeree/offeror with which          Alliance Boots Plc
connected

Nature of connection (Note 6)               CONNECTED ADVISER



Notes


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


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