Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

25 Jan 2006 11:19

Elan Corporation PLC25 January 2006 Elan Corporation plc 25 January 2006 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 24 January 2006 to Elan Corporationplc, received by Elan Corporation plc on 25 January 2006. Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED 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 AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIALHOLDERS. If you have any question please contact Laura Cotterell on emailfil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com via FAX at 01737 837 450 Laura Cotterell Regulatory Reporting Analyst FIDELITY INVESTMENTS 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 FMR CORP. 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO),INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY(FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERES BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGEROF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTEREDSHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) 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, OR MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACTAS A GROUP 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 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 INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, SCHEDULE A SECURITY: ELAN CORP. PLC CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 5.13% TOTAL SHARES HELD 20,284,500 SHARES IN ISSUE 385,636,838 SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 10,845,700 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 8,302,900 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,135,900 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 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