Holding in Company

1 Jun 2006 11:58

Elan Corporation PLC01 June 2006 Elan Corporation Plc 01 June 2006 Re: Holding in Company A letter from Fidelity International Limited dated 30th May 2006 to ElanCorporation Plc, received by Elan Corporation Plc on the 01st June 2006. Elan Corporation PlcTreasury Building Lower Grand Canal Street Dublin, 2Ireland FAX: 00 353 1 709 4713 ATTN: Mr. William F Daniel, EVP & Company Secretary 30 May 2006 Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares Dear Sirs, Enclosed are closing 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 Teresa Garry on email fil-regulatoryreporting@uk.fid-intl.com or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Teresa Garry Regulatory Reporting Analyst 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__ Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compilance Duly 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. Schedule A Security: ELAN CORP PLC Current ownership percentage: 10.12% Total Shares Held 43,497,190 Shares in issue: 429,816,662 Change in holdings since last filing -4,300,000 Ordinary Shares MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 30,678,720 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 10,020,500 FMRCO JPMORGAN CHASE BANK 1,461,080 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO 1,005,800 FMRCO NORTHERN TRUST CO 122,000 FMRCO MELLON BANK N.A. 13,500 FMRCO FIRSTAR TRUST COMPANY 8,900 FMRCO BANK OF NEW YORK 126,700 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 59,200 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 790 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX 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