Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

19 May 2006 10:56

Elan Corporation PLC19 May 2006 Elan Corporation plc 19 May 2006 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 17 May 2006 to Elan Corp. Plc. ENCLOSED ARE CLOSING NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER SECTION 67 OFTHE IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILSTHE DISCLOSABLE 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 EMAILFIL-REGULATORYREPORTING@UK.FID-INTL.COM OR VIA FAX ON 01737 837 450 Teresa Garry Regulatory Reporting Analyst AMENDMENT 6 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 67 TO 88 IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: Elan Corp. plc 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: Ordinary Shares and ADRs (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 MANAGEROF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTEREDSHAREHOLDERS 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), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII) investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTERST OF: MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 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 67 AND 77 OF THE ACT, NAMELYWHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISE A RIGHTCONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OF SUCHRIGHTS, RESPECTIVELY. RANI JANDU REGULATORY REPORTING MANAGER, FIL- INVESTMENT COMPLIANCE DULY AUTHORISED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED AUGUST 25, 2004 BY ERIC D. ROITERBY AND ON BEHALF OF FMR CORP, AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, ANDFIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES. SCHEDULE A CLOSING AMENDMENT SECURITY: ELAN CORP. PLC Current Ownership percentage: 7.09% Total Shares Held: 30,482,890 Shares in issue: 429,816,652 Change in holdings since last filing: (+3,500,000) ordinary shares (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 19,468,820 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 8,595,900 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,446,580 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 612,000 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST CO 120,800 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A. 28,700 FMRCO INVESTORS BANK AND TRUST 13,500 FMRCO FIRSTAR TRUST COMPANY 8,900 FMRCO BANK OF NEW YORK 126,700 FIL BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD LUX 59,200 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 790 FIL BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD LUX 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