RNS Number:9098U
UBS AG (EPT)
16 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                                13th 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             24,280     0.00%        108,496    0.01%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               24,280     0.00%        108,496    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)


       SALE                      140                       1050.5 pence
       SALE                      166                           1051
       SALE                     2450                          1051.5
       SALE                      183                          1051.5
       SALE                      204                           1052
     PURCHASE                   3300                           1052
       SALE                     1400                           1052
       SALE                      208                           1052
       SALE                      194                           1052
     PURCHASE                    550                           1052
     PURCHASE                    250                           1052
     PURCHASE                    500                           1052
       SALE                      142                           1052
       SALE                      138                           1052
     PURCHASE                   1700                          1052.5
       SALE                      159                          1052.5
     PURCHASE                    408                          1052.5
     PURCHASE                    92                           1052.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1052.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                          1052.5
       SALE                     1500                          1052.5
       SALE                      20                           1052.5
       SALE                      177                          1052.5
       SALE                      301                          1052.5
     PURCHASE                    135                          1052.5
       SALE                      184                           1053
     PURCHASE                   3056                           1053
     PURCHASE                   3440                           1053
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1053
       SALE                      174                          1053.5
       SALE                     1800                          1053.5
       SALE                     4186                          1053.5
       SALE                      161                          1053.5
     PURCHASE                   1127                          1053.5
       SALE                      168                           1054
       SALE                      18                            1054
       SALE                     1300                           1054
       SALE                     9487                           1054
       SALE                     3950                           1054
       SALE                      50                            1054
       SALE                     1100                           1054
       SALE                      600                           1054
       SALE                     1000                           1054
       SALE                     1200                           1054
     PURCHASE                   3300                           1054
     PURCHASE                   6000                           1054
       SALE                     4338                           1054
       SALE                     5149                           1054
       SALE                      100                          1054.5
       SALE                     3607                          1054.5
       SALE                      330                          1054.5
       SALE                      28                           1054.5
     PURCHASE                    21                           1054.5
     PURCHASE                   4709                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                   1250                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                    132                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                   1598                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                    510                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                     8                           1054.5
     PURCHASE                    599                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                   2923                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                   1200                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1054.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1054.5
       SALE                      800                           1055
       SALE                      386                           1055
       SALE                      114                           1055
     PURCHASE                    700                           1055
       SALE                      700                           1055
     PURCHASE                   1150                           1055
     PURCHASE                   1742                           1055
       SALE                      426                           1055
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1055
     PURCHASE                   6000                          1055.5
     PURCHASE                    516                          1055.5
     PURCHASE                   1789                          1055.5
       SALE                     3098                          1055.5
       SALE                     1482                          1055.5
     PURCHASE                   2224                          1056.5
     PURCHASE                   1200                          1056.5
       SALE                     2416                          1056.5
       SALE                      327                          1056.5
       SALE                      300                          1056.5
       SALE                      589                          1056.5
       SALE                     7500                          1056.5
       SALE                     2500                          1056.5
       SALE                     2500                          1056.5
       SALE                      168                          1056.5
       SALE                     1933                          1056.5
       SALE                     1627                          1056.5
       SALE                     2100                          1056.5
     PURCHASE                    420                           1057
     PURCHASE                   1080                           1057
     PURCHASE                    20                            1057
     PURCHASE                    207                           1057
     PURCHASE                    643                           1057
     PURCHASE                    500                           1057
     PURCHASE                    30                            1057
     PURCHASE                    700                           1057
       SALE                      540                           1057
     PURCHASE                   9460                           1057
     PURCHASE                   9460                           1057
       SALE                     1402                           1057
     PURCHASE                    808                           1057
     PURCHASE                    492                           1057
       SALE                     8101                          1057.5
       SALE                     5170                          1057.5
       SALE                     3300                          1057.5
       SALE                      970                          1057.5
       SALE                      603                          1057.5
       SALE                      358                          1057.5
       SALE                      427                          1057.5
     PURCHASE                   4385                           1058
     PURCHASE                    423                          1058.5
       SALE                      800                          1058.5

(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                             16 APRIL 2007
Contact name                                   NIMISHA SACHDEV
Telephone number                               020 7568 9289
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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