AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0031Y
UBS AG (EPT)
07 June 2007

This announcement replaces the previous RNS announcement reference 8684X
released at 11:33 on 6 June 2007. Amendment made to the sold figure in 2 (a) due
to a late trade.  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                                5 JUNE 2007

2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)

(a)        Purchases and sales

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


          1,099,110                  11.2577 GBP              11.235 GBP




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

           19,454                    11.27 GBP                11.24 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              LONG               250,000            11.2447828 GBP
       CFD              LONG               313,427                11.2495
       CFD              SHORT               11,700                 11.27
       CFD              SHORT               3,471                 11.2448
       CFD              LONG               535,000                11.2577



(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                          5 JUNE 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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