Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

3 Mar 2005 16:00

Elan Corporation PLC03 March 2005 Elan Corporation plc 03 March 2005 Re: Holding in Company A letter from Wellington Management Company, LLP dated 02 March 2005, receivedby Elan Corporation plc on 02 March 2005. Notification concerning interests in shares of Elan Corporation plc (the "Company) 1. Wellington Management Company, LLP ("Wellington Management") is registered as aninvestment adviser with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission andacts as discretionary investment manager on behalf of various separate (the "Accounts") that hold an interest in shares of the Company. WellingtonManagement's interest in the shares is as an investment manager, as is mentionedin Sections 67(1) and 77(4) (B) of the Companies Act 1990(the "Act"). TheAccounts do not act as a group or do the act in concert with respect to theinterests in shares. Wellington Management acquired the interested in sharesfor the Accounts in its capacity as discretionary investment manager to, andsolely for the benefit of, the Accounts, and the interests were acquired solelyfor investment purposes. The shares are registered in the name of the Accountsor the Accounts' custodians or nominees according to their respective holdings. 2. Wellington Management as discretionary investment manager on behalf of variousseparate accounts has purchased, in the aggregate, 2,399,615 ordinary shares and21,117,501 ADR shares. On a converted basis, this represents the equivalent23,517,116 ordinary shares, or 6.02% of the shares outstanding of the Company.This is a decrease of 4.02% since our notification on January 20, 2005.Therefore, Wellington Management hereby give notice to the Company of suchinterests in shares, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 67 (1) and 77 (4)(B)of the Act. Mr William F.Daniel 02 March 2005 Page Two 3. This notice is given in fulfillment of, and for the express purpose ofdischarging the obligations imposed on us by, Sections 67 (1) and 77 (4)(B) ofthe Act and arising out of the circumstances referred to in paragraph 2. Julie A. Jenkins Vice President and Counsel Wellington Management Company, LLP 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