AB. Alliance Boots

RNS Number:0267T
UBS AG (EPT)
15 March 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                                14 MARCH 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             27,961     0.00%         70,958    0.01%
(2) Derivatives (other than
options)
(3) Options and agreements to
purchase/sell
Total                               27,961     0.00%         70,958    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                      950                           989p
     PURCHASE                   1500                            997
     PURCHASE                   1500                            997
     PURCHASE                   1500                            997
       SALE                      269                            999
     PURCHASE                   1500                           999.5
     PURCHASE                   2321                           999.5
     PURCHASE                    49                            1000
     PURCHASE                   1500                           1000
     PURCHASE                   1500                           1000
     PURCHASE                   1025                           1000
       SALE                     9950                           1005
       SALE                      212                          1006.5
       SALE                      60                            1007
       SALE                     2657                           1007
       SALE                      796                           1007
     PURCHASE                    400                          1007.5
     PURCHASE                    484                          1007.5
     PURCHASE                   1288                          1007.5
     PURCHASE                   2516                          1007.5
       SALE                     2000                          1007.5
       SALE                      552                           1008
     PURCHASE                   1583                          1008.5
     PURCHASE                   2400                          1008.5
     PURCHASE                   1913                          1008.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1009.5
     PURCHASE                   2183                          1009.5
       SALE                      650                          1009.5
       SALE                      800                          1009.5
       SALE                     1140                          1009.5
       SALE                      330                          1009.5
       SALE                     9905                          1009.5
       SALE                     2183                          1009.5
       SALE                      433                          1009.5
     PURCHASE                    258                           1010
       SALE                     2732                           1010
       SALE                     1877                           1010
       SALE                     1503                           1010
       SALE                     2192                           1010
       SALE                      258                           1010
       SALE                     7219                           1010
       SALE                     9000                           1010
       SALE                      900                           1010
       SALE                      670                           1010
       SALE                      730                           1010
       SALE                     1179                           1010
       SALE                      348                           1010
       SALE                     6751                           1010
       SALE                     1050                           1010
       SALE                      800                           1010
       SALE                      278                           1010
       SALE                     1278                           1010
       SALE                     4385                           1010
       SALE                      278                           1010
       SALE                     5196                           1010
       SALE                      189                           1010
       SALE                     1400                           1010
       SALE                     2000                           1010
       SALE                     1426                           1010
       SALE                      511                           1010
       SALE                     1318                           1010
       SALE                     1722                           1010
       SALE                     1078                           1010
       SALE                     1074                           1010
       SALE                      278                           1010
       SALE                     1578                           1010
       SALE                     3448                           1010
       SALE                     1225                           1010
       SALE                      284                           1010
       SALE                      929                           1010
       SALE                      422                           1010
       SALE                      867                           1010
       SALE                     9900                           1010
       SALE                     1317                           1010
       SALE                      584                           1010
       SALE                     4830                           1010
     PURCHASE                    400                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1600                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1589                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2411                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    560                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1749                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    417                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2124                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    512                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1414                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    277                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1121                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    274                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   3026                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    412                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1817                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   6197                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1699                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1218                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1244                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    176                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   5000                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2041                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1606                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    239                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    407                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2633                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2905                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    386                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    694                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    346                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1804                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    804                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2043                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    953                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1118                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    800                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   3300                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    716                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   5880                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    374                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    684                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1816                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    563                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1907                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2610                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    382                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   1974                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2533                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                    333                          1010.5
       SALE                     2788                          1010.5
       SALE                      512                          1010.5
       SALE                     3300                          1010.5
       SALE                     1100                          1010.5
       SALE                      800                          1010.5
     PURCHASE                   2959                           1011
     PURCHASE                   5712                           1011
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1915                           1011
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1590                           1011
     PURCHASE                   8301                           1011
     PURCHASE                   3699                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1602                           1011
     PURCHASE                    416                           1011
     PURCHASE                   1174                           1011
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1011
     PURCHASE                    158                           1011
       SALE                     7359                           1011
       SALE                      60                            1011
       SALE                     1724                           1011
       SALE                      213                           1011
       SALE                     4475                           1011
       SALE                     7517                           1011
       SALE                     2435                           1011
       SALE                      59                            1011
       SALE                     2971                           1011
       SALE                     1317                           1011
       SALE                      450                           1011
       SALE                     1405                           1011
       SALE                     3500                           1011
       SALE                      403                           1011
       SALE                     3752                           1011
       SALE                     2403                           1011
       SALE                     2546                           1011
       SALE                     1000                           1011
       SALE                     3695                           1011
       SALE                     1654                           1011
       SALE                     3000                           1011
       SALE                     1300                           1011
       SALE                     2022                           1011
       SALE                      883                           1011
     PURCHASE                   2272                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    433                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                   2524                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    22                           1011.5
     PURCHASE                    223                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                   2400                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    364                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                   2000                          1011.5
       SALE                      588                          1011.5
       SALE                     4170                          1011.5
     PURCHASE                    87                            1012
     PURCHASE                   1835                           1012
     PURCHASE                     5                            1012
     PURCHASE                    350                           1012
     PURCHASE                   1869                           1012
     PURCHASE                   1076                           1012
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1012
     PURCHASE                    290                           1012
     PURCHASE                    350                           1012
     PURCHASE                   3444                           1012
     PURCHASE                   1611                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                   1654                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                   1727                          1012.5
     PURCHASE                   2102                           1013
     PURCHASE                   5767                           1013
     PURCHASE                    426                           1013
     PURCHASE                    350                           1013
     PURCHASE                   1051                           1013
     PURCHASE                    449                           1013
       SALE                     1907                           1013
       SALE                      200                           1013
       SALE                      417                           1013
       SALE                      600                           1013
       SALE                      900                           1013
       SALE                      417                           1013
       SALE                      417                           1013
       SALE                      357                           1013
       SALE                      417                           1013
       SALE                      417                           1013
       SALE                     1758                           1013
       SALE                     1152                           1013
       SALE                      67                            1013
     PURCHASE                    863                          1013.5
     PURCHASE                    91                           1013.5
     PURCHASE                   2295                          1013.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1013.5
     PURCHASE                   1641                          1013.5
     PURCHASE                    350                          1013.5
       SALE                     1844                          1013.5
       SALE                      196                          1013.5
       SALE                     1604                          1013.5
       SALE                     1369                          1013.5
     PURCHASE                   7731                           1014
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1014
     PURCHASE                   1130                           1014
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1014
     PURCHASE                   2082                           1014
     PURCHASE                    961                           1014
     PURCHASE                   1186                           1014
     PURCHASE                    314                           1014
     PURCHASE                    222                           1014
       SALE                     2495                           1014
       SALE                     7100                           1014
       SALE                     7100                           1014
       SALE                     5000                           1014
       SALE                      352                           1014
       SALE                      278                           1014
       SALE                     1770                           1014
       SALE                      273                           1014
       SALE                      278                           1014
       SALE                     1949                           1014
     PURCHASE                   1495                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1050                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1665                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1473                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   3868                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1226                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   2606                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                    909                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1434                          1014.5
       SALE                     2647                          1014.5
       SALE                      60                           1014.5
       SALE                     5000                          1014.5
       SALE                     1721                          1014.5
       SALE                      696                          1014.5
       SALE                     7440                          1014.5
     PURCHASE                   1183                           1015
     PURCHASE                   1150                           1015
     PURCHASE                    928                           1015
     PURCHASE                   2208                           1015
     PURCHASE                    61                            1015
     PURCHASE                    904                           1015
     PURCHASE                    988                           1015
     PURCHASE                    988                           1015
     PURCHASE                   2988                           1015
     PURCHASE                    443                           1015
     PURCHASE                    226                           1015
     PURCHASE                   9852                           1015
       SALE                     2529                           1015
       SALE                      520                           1015
       SALE                     3641                           1015
       SALE                     3200                           1015
       SALE                     2889                           1015
       SALE                      189                           1015
       SALE                     1411                           1015
       SALE                     1760                           1015
       SALE                     1044                           1015
       SALE                     1970                           1015
     PURCHASE                   1384                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1810                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   2860                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1224                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1598                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   3100                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1516                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1447                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1328                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1825                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    42                           1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1600                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1812                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1843                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    457                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1400                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    800                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    600                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    413                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                    277                          1015.5
       SALE                      66                           1015.5
       SALE                     6000                          1015.5
       SALE                     3584                          1015.5
       SALE                      181                          1015.5
       SALE                     3730                          1015.5
       SALE                     1600                          1015.5
       SALE                      700                          1015.5
       SALE                     1200                          1015.5
       SALE                     5400                          1015.5
       SALE                      852                          1015.5
       SALE                      50                           1015.5
       SALE                     3250                          1015.5
       SALE                     3186                          1015.5
     PURCHASE                   1147                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1016
     PURCHASE                     8                            1016
     PURCHASE                   2216                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1065                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1832                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1085                           1016
     PURCHASE                   2550                           1016
     PURCHASE                    968                           1016
     PURCHASE                    841                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1100                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3070                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3000                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1600                           1016
     PURCHASE                    600                           1016
     PURCHASE                    800                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1114                           1016
     PURCHASE                    900                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1424                           1016
     PURCHASE                    418                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1151                           1016
     PURCHASE                    149                           1016
     PURCHASE                   6100                           1016
     PURCHASE                    394                           1016
     PURCHASE                    366                           1016
     PURCHASE                   3300                           1016
     PURCHASE                   1200                           1016
       SALE                     2564                           1016
       SALE                     2000                           1016
       SALE                      800                           1016
       SALE                     1250                           1016
       SALE                     7792                           1016
       SALE                     3000                           1016
       SALE                     3900                           1016
       SALE                     1490                           1016
       SALE                     1225                           1016
       SALE                     2053                           1016
       SALE                      224                           1016
       SALE                     1023                           1016
     PURCHASE                    880                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   3000                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1520                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    900                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1345                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    357                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1233                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1184                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    130                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    713                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    659                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1100                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    66                           1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2190                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    912                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   2400                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1762                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1657                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1643                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1290                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   3161                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                    839                          1016.5
       SALE                     2606                          1016.5
       SALE                      457                          1016.5
       SALE                      798                          1016.5
       SALE                     2400                          1016.5
       SALE                      695                          1016.5
       SALE                      261                          1016.5
       SALE                     1100                          1016.5
       SALE                     1300                          1016.5
       SALE                     1400                          1016.5
       SALE                      300                          1016.5
       SALE                     5000                          1016.5
       SALE                     1200                          1016.5
       SALE                      938                          1016.5
       SALE                     1762                          1016.5
       SALE                      300                          1016.5
       SALE                     1113                          1016.5
       SALE                     1575                          1016.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1017
     PURCHASE                    461                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1011                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1492                           1017
     PURCHASE                    550                           1017
     PURCHASE                    600                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1000                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2000                           1017
     PURCHASE                    50                            1017
     PURCHASE                    700                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1599                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2299                           1017
     PURCHASE                     1                            1017
     PURCHASE                   1099                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1182                           1017
     PURCHASE                    722                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1288                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2682                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1734                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1022                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1557                           1017
     PURCHASE                    821                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1600                           1017
     PURCHASE                    133                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1667                           1017
     PURCHASE                    453                           1017
     PURCHASE                    647                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2500                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1400                           1017
     PURCHASE                   3300                           1017
     PURCHASE                    91                            1017
     PURCHASE                    600                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1528                           1017
     PURCHASE                   1649                           1017
     PURCHASE                   4520                           1017
     PURCHASE                   2135                           1017
     PURCHASE                    800                           1017
       SALE                      841                           1017
       SALE                     1840                           1017
       SALE                      668                           1017
       SALE                     3250                           1017
       SALE                     1280                           1017
       SALE                     3115                           1017
       SALE                      327                           1017
       SALE                     1691                           1017
       SALE                      493                           1017
       SALE                       8                            1017
       SALE                     2900                           1017
       SALE                      259                           1017
       SALE                      246                           1017
       SALE                     1278                           1017
       SALE                      143                           1017
       SALE                     1593                           1017
       SALE                      950                           1017
       SALE                      223                           1017
       SALE                      500                           1017
       SALE                      364                           1017
       SALE                      136                           1017
       SALE                      264                           1017
       SALE                      500                           1017
       SALE                      153                           1017
       SALE                      593                           1017
       SALE                      270                           1017
       SALE                     3300                           1017
       SALE                     5463                           1017
       SALE                     4183                           1017
       SALE                      539                           1017
       SALE                     7000                           1017
       SALE                      11                            1017
       SALE                     2581                           1017
       SALE                     3050                           1017
       SALE                      101                           1017
       SALE                      495                           1017
       SALE                       4                            1017
       SALE                     1800                           1017
       SALE                     1400                           1017
       SALE                      500                           1017
       SALE                     2200                           1017
       SALE                     2700                           1017
       SALE                      600                           1017
     PURCHASE                    625                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    275                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    158                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    285                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   2344                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    752                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1492                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    68                           1017.5
     PURCHASE                    732                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1500                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   2400                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    900                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1100                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                   1000                          1017.5
       SALE                      640                          1017.5
       SALE                      60                           1017.5
       SALE                      717                          1017.5
       SALE                      117                          1017.5
     PURCHASE                    677                           1018
     PURCHASE                    836                           1018
     PURCHASE                   1300                           1018
       SALE                      575                           1018
       SALE                      86                            1018
       SALE                      102                           1018
       SALE                     1346                           1018
       SALE                     2152                           1018
       SALE                     1598                           1018
     PURCHASE                    900                          1018.5
     PURCHASE                   1600                          1018.5
       SALE                      770                          1018.5
       SALE                      571                          1018.5
       SALE                      113                          1018.5
       SALE                      191                          1018.5
       SALE                     1845                          1018.5
       SALE                     2442                          1018.5
       SALE                      96                           1019.5
       SALE                     2250                          1019.5
       SALE                      554                          1019.5
       SALE                      383                          1019.5
       SALE                      200                          1019.5
       SALE                      100                           1020
       SALE                     1371                           1020
       SALE                     1375                           1020
     PURCHASE                    700                          1020.5
       SALE                     2000                          1020.5
       SALE                     2458                           1021
       SALE                      821                          1021.5
       SALE                     1645                           1022
       SALE                      100                           1022
       SALE                      730                           1022
       SALE                     1640                          1022.5
     PURCHASE                   1869                           1023
       SALE                      327                           1023
       SALE                      100                           1024
       SALE                      100                           1024
     PURCHASE                    600                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                    200                          1024.5
       SALE                      600                          1024.5
     PURCHASE                    61                            1025
     PURCHASE                    710                           1025
       SALE                     1087                           1025

(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                             15 MARCH 2007
Contact name                                   JOSEPH EVANS
Telephone number                               020 7567 8286
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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