Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

9 Aug 2006 08:58

Elan Corporation PLC09 August 2006 Elan Corporation Plc 9th August 2006 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity International dated 4th August 2006 to Elan CorporationPlc, received by Elan Corporation Plc on the 8th August 2006 Re: Section 67, Companies Act Notice of Interest in Voting Shares Enclosed are amended notifications of disclosable interests under the IrishCompanies Act 1990. Please note that while this information details thedisclosable interests of more than one entity, the enclosed disclosureconstitutes separate notifications of interest which have been combined solelyfor purposes of clarity and efficiency. It is not intended to indicate that anyof these entities act as a group or in concert with respect to these interests. These disclosures are made in the interest of conformity with the IrishCompanies Act 1990. The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely forinvestment purposes. For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented asFMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity InternationalLimited (FIL) and its direct and indirect subsidiaries both being non-beneficialholders. If you have any questions please contact Teresa Garry on email. Fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Teresa Garry Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 15 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 67 to 88 - IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990 1. Company in which shares are held: Elan Corporation PLC 2. Notifiable Interest: Ordinary Shares & ADR's (A) FMR Corp. 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Parent holding company of Fidelity Management & Research Company (FMRCO), Investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered Bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trustaccounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings). (B) Fidelity International Limited (FIL) P.O. Box HM 670 Hamilton HMCX, Bermuda Parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST, Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FidelityInvestments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International(FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies caninstitutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. These notifications of disclosable interests constitute separatenotifications of interest in the shares and are combined solely for the purposesof clarity and efficiency. Nothing herein should be taken to indicate that FMRCorp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, Fidelity International Limitedand its direct and indirect subsidiaries or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d act as agroup or in concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that they arerequired to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 5. The disclosable interests arise under sections 66 and 77 of the Act ,namely where a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercisea right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise ofsuch rights, respectively. By Rani Jandu Regulator Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D.Roiter, by and on behalf of FMR Corp and its direct and indirect Subsidiaries, and Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirectsubsidiaries. Schedule A Security: Elan Corporation Plc Current ownership percentage: 14.08% Total Shares Held 60,797,645 Shares in issue; 431,782,627 Change in holdings since last filing: +1,930,955 ordinary shares Shares Held Management Company Nominee/Registered name 1,924,522 FIL JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 46,944,285 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 9,775,278 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,435,200 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST CO 707,180 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 7,000 FMRCO CITIBANK NA 4,200 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A. This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of the Irish Stock Exchange. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange