RNS Number:4960U
UBS AG (EPT)
05 April 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                                4th April 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             33,268     0.00%           0       0.00%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               33,268     0.00%           0       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            4200                          1012 pence
SALE                9852                          1015
SALE                9852                          1015
SALE                4000                          1015
SALE                4000                          1015
PURCHASE            609                           1015.5
PURCHASE            3300                          1015.5
PURCHASE            4782                          1015.5
PURCHASE            677                           1015.5
PURCHASE            1892                          1015.5
PURCHASE            1313                          1015.5
PURCHASE            7601                          1015.5
PURCHASE            1391                          1015.5
PURCHASE            1138                          1015.5
PURCHASE            722                           1015.5
PURCHASE            6596                          1015.5
PURCHASE            491                           1015.5
PURCHASE            2645                          1015.5
PURCHASE            6711                          1015.5
PURCHASE            3300                          1015.5
SALE                521                           1015.5
SALE                1216                          1015.5
SALE                353                           1015.5
SALE                1111                          1015.5
SALE                4800                          1015.5
SALE                290                           1015.5
SALE                950                           1015.5
SALE                606                           1015.5
SALE                570                           1015.5
SALE                1500                          1015.5
SALE                3400                          1015.5
SALE                1346                          1015.5
PURCHASE            8100                          1016
PURCHASE            1742                          1016
PURCHASE            71                            1016
PURCHASE            3229                          1016
PURCHASE            6613                          1016
PURCHASE            446                           1016
PURCHASE            354                           1016
PURCHASE            1200                          1016
PURCHASE            5613                          1016
SALE                71                            1016
SALE                3229                          1016
SALE                9842                          1016
PURCHASE            4645                          1016.5
SALE                949                           1016.5
SALE                3300                          1017
PURCHASE            727                           1017.5
PURCHASE            31                            1017.5
PURCHASE            841                           1017.5
PURCHASE            383                           1017.5
SALE                3300                          1017.5
PURCHASE            741                           1018
PURCHASE            875                           1018
PURCHASE            3300                          1018
PURCHASE            703                           1018
PURCHASE            5000                          1018
PURCHASE            3300                          1018
PURCHASE            687                           1018
PURCHASE            9823                          1018
PURCHASE            2415                          1018
PURCHASE            7000                          1018
PURCHASE            408                           1018
SALE                1456                          1018
SALE                444                           1018
SALE                4000                          1018
SALE                4200                          1018
SALE                1500                          1018
SALE                558                           1018
SALE                3565                          1018
SALE                800                           1018
SALE                100                           1018
SALE                5936                          1018
SALE                9823                          1018
SALE                3300                          1018
PURCHASE            3300                          1018.5
PURCHASE            3300                          1018.5
SALE                95                            1018.5
SALE                1800                          1018.5
SALE                1405                          1018.5
SALE                395                           1018.5
SALE                105                           1018.5
PURCHASE            700                           1019
PURCHASE            749                           1019.5
SALE                1048                          1019.5
SALE                2252                          1019.5
SALE                1453                          1019.5
SALE                800                           1019.5
SALE                749                           1019.5
PURCHASE            3300                          1020.5
SALE                318                           1020.5
SALE                1365                          1020.5
SALE                1074                          1020.5
PURCHASE            1352                          1021
PURCHASE            1566                          1021
PURCHASE            1212                          1021
PURCHASE            765                           1021
PURCHASE            4445                          1021
PURCHASE            733                           1021
PURCHASE            1551                          1021
PURCHASE            1403                          1021
PURCHASE            1214                          1021
PURCHASE            448                           1021
PURCHASE            4000                          1021
SALE                1074                          1021
SALE                7253                          1021
SALE                1274                          1021
SALE                1138                          1021
SALE                84                            1021
SALE                1179                          1021
SALE                3507                          1021
SALE                84                            1021
PURCHASE            296                           1021.5
SALE                84                            1021.5
SALE                1279                          1021.5
SALE                3300                          1021.5
SALE                170                           1021.5
SALE                84                            1021.5
SALE                1174                          1021.5
PURCHASE            1104                          1022
PURCHASE            1180                          1022
PURCHASE            1332                          1022
PURCHASE            1000                          1022
SALE                1333                          1022.5
SALE                9779                          1022.5
SALE                2300                          1022.5
PURCHASE            1134                          1023
PURCHASE            3100                          1023
PURCHASE            1455                          1023
PURCHASE            815                           1023
PURCHASE            9775                          1023
PURCHASE            1730                          1023
SALE                5580                          1023
SALE                260                           1023
PURCHASE            527                           1024
PURCHASE            300                           1024
PURCHASE            731                           1024
SALE                6323                          1024

(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                             05 APRIL 2007
Contact name                                   LOUISE ROBINSON
Telephone number                               020 7567 8762
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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