AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:9408S
UBS AG (EPT)
14 March 2007

                                                                    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                                13 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)


          2,512,258                  10.25379 GBP              10.00 GBP




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


         2,800,512                   10.33 GBP               9.9771 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                27,500              9.9771 GBP
       CFD              SHORT              189,998               10.00 GBP
       CFD              SHORT                 2                  10.00 GBP
       CFD              SHORT              500,000              10.0998 GBP
       CFD              LONG               250,000              10.1947 GBP
       CFD              LONG               250,000              10.2346 GBP
       CFD              LONG              1,050,000             10.2349 GBP
       CFD              SHORT              234,479              10.2451 GBP
       CFD              LONG              1,195,733             10.2494 GBP
       CFD              LONG               213,800             10.25379 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                          14 MARCH 2007
Contact name                                JOSEPH EVANS
Telephone number                            020 7567 8286
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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