RNS Number : 3777B
Elan Corporation PLC
14 August 2008
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: 12
August 2008
6. Date on which issuer notified; 14 August 2008
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15%
8. Notified details:
A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares (if Situation previous to the Triggering Resulting
situation after the triggering transaction
possible using the ISIN CODE) transaction
Number of Shares Number of Voting Number of shares
Number of voting % of voting
rights
rights rights
Direct
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
ORD / IE0003072950 71,266,329 71,266,329 71,171,680
71,171,680 14.99
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate 71,266,329 71,266,329 71,171,680
71,171,680 14.99
voting rights)
B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial instrument Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting %
of voting rights
Period/ Date rights that may be
acquired if the
instrument is
exercised/converted
SUBTOTAL B (in
relation to all
expiration dates)
Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights
71,171,680 71,171,680 14.99
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 cease to hold 94,649 voting
rights as of 12 August 2008
11. Additional information: None
Annex to the standard form TR-1
a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation:
Full name (including legal FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL)
form for legal entities)
Contact address (registered FMR LLC - 82 Devonshire Street,
office for legal entities) Boston, MA, 02109 USA
FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow
Lane, Pembroke, HM19 Bermuda
Phone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149
Other useful information (at Company Secretary
least legal representative for
legal persons)
b) Identity of the notifier, if applicable:
Full name FMR LLC and FIL
Limited (FIL)
Contact address Windmill Court
XTW2B, Millfield
Lane, Lower
Kingswood, Tadworth,
Surrey KT20 6RB
Phone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149
Other useful information (e.g. Authorised to make
functional relationship with this filing under
the person or legal entity power of attorney
subject to the notification
obligation)
c) Additional information
NB Notes not used, unable to delete from this recorded copy. DM, 18/09/07
Notes to Form TR-1
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
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