13 Aug 2008 17:22
A letter from Fidelity International dated 13th August 2008, received by Elan Corporation Plc on the 13th August 2008
Standard Form TR-1 Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/EC Financial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached: Elan Corp Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[✓] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights
[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached
[] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights
3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation: FMR LLC and FIL Limited and their direct subsidiaries
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 11 August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified; 13 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15%
8. Notified details:
| A) Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares (if possible using the ISIN CODE) | Situation previous to the Triggering transaction | Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | |||||
| Number of Shares | Number of Voting rights | Number of shares | Number of voting rights | % of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | |||
| ORD / IE0003072950 | 71,171,980 | 71,171,980 | 71,266,329 | 71,266,329 | 15.01 | ||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 71,171,980 | 71,171,980 | 71,266,329 | 71,266,329 | 15.01 | ||
| B) Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration Date | Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date | Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted | % of voting rights |
| SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates) | ||||
| Total (A+B) | number of voting rights | % of voting rights |
| 71,266,329 | 71,266,329 | 15.01 |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attached schedule
10. In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and FIL Limited will acquire to hold 94,349 voting rights as of 11 August 2008
11. Additional information: None
Annex to the standard form TR-1
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:
| Full name (including legal form for legal entities) | FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL) |
| Contact address (registered office for legal entities) | FMR LLC - 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda |
| Phone number | 44 (0) 1737 837 149 |
| Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Company Secretary |
b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable:
| Full name | FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL) |
| Contact address | Windmill Court XTW2B, Millfield Lane, Lower Kingswood, Tadworth, Surrey KT20 6RB |
| Phone number | 44 (0) 1737 837 149 |
| Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Authorised to make this filing under power of attorney |
c) Additional information
NB Notes not used, unable to delete from this recorded copy. DM, 18/09/07
Notes to Form TR-1
Fidelity
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Elan Corp Plc |
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| Current ownership percentage: | 14.99% |
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| Total shares held: | 71,171,680 |
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| Issued voting rights: | 474,480,044 |
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| SHARES HELD | NOMINEE | MANAGEMENT COMPANY |
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| 31,300 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMR |
| Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is the parent | 62,957,367 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO | FMRCO
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| holding company for various direct and indirect | 1,482,800 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMR |
| subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund Management | 3,832,900 | JP MORGAN CHASE BANK | FMRCO |
| Limited (FFML), Fidelity Investment Services Ltd | 22,200 | MELLON BANK N.A | FMRCO |
| (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), Fidelity | 1,954,296 | NORTHERN TRUST CO | FMRCO
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| Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), | 889,317 | STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO |
FMRCO |
| Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) | 1,500 | N/A | N/A |
| Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management |
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| (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity |
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| Investments International (FII), investment managers |
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| for various non-US investment companies and |
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| institutional clients. |
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| FMR Corp is the parent holding company of Fidelity |
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| Management & Research Company (FMRCO), investment |
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| manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust |
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| Company (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors Trust Company |
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| (PGATC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee |
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| or investment manager of various pension and trust accounts |
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| and Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
The Irish Stock Exchange.