EPT Disclosure
14/03/2007 12:11pm
UK Regulatory
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
This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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