BOI Bank Irel13.375

RNS Number:0840K
UBS AG (EPT)
06 October 2006

                                                                    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                               Biotrace International Plc
Class of relevant security to which the        Ord 10p
dealings being disclosed relate (Note 1)
Date of dealing                                05 OCTOBER 2006





2.         DEALINGS (Note 2)



(a)        Purchases and sales


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


              0                          0 p                      0 p




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


         1,056,877                    128.5 p                  128.5 p



(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              SHORT             1,056,877             128.5p





(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 to price     American,     date    moneypaid/
call      purchasing,  which the               European etc.         received
option    varying etc  option                                        per unit
                       relates (Note                                 (Note 3)
                       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                          06 OCTOBER 2006
Contact name                                JOSEPH EVANS
Telephone number                            020 7567 8286
Name of offeree/offeror with which          3M UK Holdings 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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