Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

19 Jul 2007 11:48

Elan Corporation PLC19 July 2007 A letter from Fidelity International to Elan Corp plc dated the 16th of July2007, received by the Irish Stock Exchange, on the 19th of July 2007. Irish Stock Exchange (Companies Announcement Office) 28 Anglesea Street Dublin 2 Ireland Fax: 00 353 1 677 6045 Email: announcements@ise.ie 16 July 2007 Dear Sirs Please find enclosed a copy of our notification of disclosable interests underthe Irish Companies Act 1990 for Elan Corp Plc. We hereby notify you that the person or persons that are listed on Schedule Aattached to the letter have acquired the shares of capital stock in Elan CorpPlc as set forth opposite their names. Collectively, these shares representmore than 10% of the voting rights of Elan Corp Plc, requiring notification toyou pursuant the Act. If you have any questions please contact Laura Cotterell on email fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Laura Cotterell Regulatory Reporting Analyst Elan Corporation PlcTreasury Building Lower Grand Canal Street Dublin, 2Ireland FAX: 00 353 1 709 4713 ATTN: Mr. William F Daniel, EVP & Company Secretary 16 July 2007 Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares Dear Sirs, 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 questions please contact Laura Cotterell on email fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Laura Cotterell Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 18 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 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 & ResearchCompany (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity ManagementTrust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee orinvestment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A forlisting 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 indirectsubsidiaries, including Fidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), FidelityGestion (FIGEST), Fidelity Investments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L),Fidelity Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity PensionManagement (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity InvestmentsInternational (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companiesand institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest 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,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__ Kemal H Selim Risk DirectorDuly authorized 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. Issuer Old shares Shares Outstanding 284131 66,287,400.00 468,331,459.00 Schedule A Amendment 18Security: ELAN CORP PLC Current ownership percentage: 15.00% Total Shares Held 70,250,718 Shares in issue: 468,331,459 Change in holdings since last filing: +3,963,318 ordinary shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 1,974,300 FMR BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 9,291,455 FMR CITIBANK NA 10,433,800 FMR JP MORGAN CHASE BANK 43,403,996 FMR MELLON BANK NA 4,000,000 FMR NORTHERN TRUST CO 1,145,667 FMR STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 1,500 N/A 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