12 Jan 2009 17:21
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: 09 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified; 12 January 2009
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 | 71,200,806 | 71,200,806 | 71,209,248 | 71,209,248 | 15.00 | ||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 71,200,806 | 71,200,806 | 71,209,248 | 71,209,248 | 15.00 | ||
| 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 |
| 71,209,248 | 71,209,248 | 15.00% |
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 8,442 voting rights as of 09 January 2009.
11. Additional information: None