28 Jan 2009 16:24
Standard Form TR-1Voting 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 the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):
[X] 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:
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 the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached: 27 January 2009
6. Date on which issuer notified;
28 January 2009
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 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 | |||
| Ordinary | 23,343,807 (2,134,367 ordinary shares and 21,209,440 ADR shares or 23,343,807 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 23,343,807 (2,134,367 ordinary shares and 21,209,440 ADR shares or 23,343,807 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 23,823,931 (1,986,396 ordinary shares and 21,837,535 ADR shares or 23,823,931 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 5.02% | |||
| SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 23,823,931 (1,986,396 ordinary shares and 21,837,535 ADR shares or 23,823,931 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 | 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 |
| 23,823,931 (1,986,396 ordinary shares and 21,837,535 ADR shares or 23,823,931 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 - 21,837,535 shares
BNP Paribas - 177,504 shares
BNY Mellon - 598,840 shares
Citibank - 7,196 shares
JP Morgan Chase - 104,433 shares
Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd. - 566,264 shares
Northern Trust - 285,668 shares
State Street - 246,491 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].