Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

8 Mar 2005 15:01

Elan Corporation PLC08 March 2005 Elan Corporation plc 08 March 2005 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 04 March 2005 to Elan Corporation plc,received by Elan Corporation plc on 07 March 2005. 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 (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIALHOLDERS. If you have any question please contact Julie Finocchio at 01737 837148 or byFAX at 01737 738450 Kerrie Barnett Regulatory Reporting Analyst FEDELITY INVESTMENTS Closing AMENDMENT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 67 TO 88 IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: Elan Corp. plc 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: ADRs (A) 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) (B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 HAMILTON HMCX, BERMUDA PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES,INCLUDING FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FORVARIOUS NON-US INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE AFOR LISTING OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS 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. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. AND ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS A GROUP OR INCONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TOSUBMIT 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 Rotiter 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 Closing Amendment SECURITY: ELAN CORP. PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 2,379 FIL Brown Brothers Harriman Ltd LUX Total 2,379 Grand Total Ordinary SharesThe following number ofshares held is based on theassumed conversion of 1ordinary shares of each ADR 16,577,900 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 144,900 FMRCO JP Morgan Chase Bank Total 2,088,500 FMRCO Northern Trust Co Total 573,420 FMRCO State Street Bank and TR Co Total 1,810 FMTC Mellon Bank N.A. Total 3,200 FMTC State Street Bank and TR Co Total 19,369,730 Grand Total ADR SharesTotal Ordinary Shares + 19,372,109ADRsCurrent ownership 4.98%percentage:Shares in issue: 390,454,087Change in holdings since (815,100)last filling: 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