3 Oct 2008 17:56
| TR-1: 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 Corporation Plc |
| 2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | |
| An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
| 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 | |
| Other (please specify):______________ | |
| 3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation: | Wellington Management Company, LLP |
| 4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3): | Bank of New York BNP Paribas BNY Mellon Citibank JP Morgan Chase Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd Northern Trust State Street |
| 5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 02 October 2008 |
| 6. Date on which issuer notified: | 03 October 2008 |
| 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: | 5% |
| 8: Notified Details | |||||||
| A: Voting rights attached to shares | |||||||
| Class/type of shares If possible use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
| Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
| Ordinary | 21,783,321 (1,277,934 ordinary shares and 20,505,387 ADR shares or 21,783,321 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 21,783,321 (1,277,934 ordinary shares and 20,505,387 ADR shares or 21,783,321 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 23,807,387 (1,901,857 ordinary shares and 21,905,530 ADR shares or 23,807,387 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 5.02% | |||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 23,807,387 (1,901,857 ordinary shares and 21,905,530 ADR shares or 23,807,387 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 5.02% | |||||
| B: Financial Instruments | ||||
| Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
| Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
| Total B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
| Total A+B | |
| Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
| 23,807,387 (1,901,857 ordinary shares and 21,905,530 ADR shares or 23,807,387 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 5.02% |
| 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
| Bank of New York: 21,905,530 shares BNP Paribas: 140,308 shares BNY Mellon: 450,464 shares Citibank: 7,196 shares JP Morgan Chase: 104,433 shares Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd: 653,245 shares Northern Trust: 285,668 shares State Street: 260,543 shares |
| 10. In case of Proxy Voting: (name of the proxy holder) will cease to hold (number) voting rights as of (date) | |
| 11. Additional Information: Done at (place) on (date) | |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.