Eland Oil & Gas Regulatory News (ELA)

7 Feb 2008 15:20

Elan Corporation PLC07 February 2008 Standard Form TR-1Voting rights attached to shares- Article 12(1) of directive 2004/109/ECFinancial instruments - Article 11(3) of the Commission Directive 2007/14/EC 1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares towhich voting rights are attached: Elan Corp Plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): (u) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may resultin 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: FMRLLC 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 orreached: 05 February 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified; 07 February 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 15% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using Triggering transactionthe ISIN CODE) Number of Number of Number of shares Number of voting rights % of voting rights Shares Voting rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectORD / IE0003072950 70,529,318 70,529,318 70,634,618 70,634,618 15.00 SUBTOTAL A (based on 70,529,318 70,529,318 70,634,618 70,634,618 15.00aggregate votingrights) B) Financial InstrumentsResulting situation after the triggering transactionType of financial Expiration Date Exercise/Conversion Number of voting % of voting rightsinstrument 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 9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: See attachedschedule 10. In case of proxy voting: FMR LLC and FIL Limited will acquire to hold105,300 voting rights as of 05 February 2008 11. Additional information: None Annex to the standard form TR-1 a) Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notificationobligation:Full name (including legal form for legal entities) FMR LLC and FIL Limited (FIL)Contact address (registered office for legal entities) FMR LLC - 82 Devonshire Street, Boston, MA, 02109 USA FIL - Pembroke Hall, 42 Crow Lane, Pembroke, HM19 BermudaPhone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149Other useful information (at least legal representative Company Secretaryfor 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 6RBPhone number 44 (0) 1737 837 149Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship Authorised to make this filing under power ofwith the person or legal entity subject to the attorneynotification obligation) c) Additional information Fidelity Issuer name: ELAN CORP PLC Current ownership percentage: 15.00% Total shares held: 70,634,618 Issued share capital: 470,895,865 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY FMR LLC is the parent holding company of 60,199,055 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRCOFidelityManagement & Research Company (FMRCO), 565,200 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRinvestmentmanager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity 6,868,600 JP MORGAN CHASE BANK FMRCOManagement TrustCompany (FMTC) and Pyramis Global Advisors 1,954,296 NORTHERN TRUST CO FMRCOTrust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bank which 1,045,667 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCOacts as a trusteeor investment manager of various pension 1,800 N/A N/Aand trust accountsand Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC).Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity PensionManagement(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) andFidelityInvestments International (FII), investmentmanagersfor various non-US investment companies andinstitutional clients. FMR LLC is the parent holding company ofFidelityManagement & Research Company (FMRCO),investmentmanager for US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement TrustCompany (FMTC) and Pyramis Global AdvisorsTrust Company(PGATC), a US state chartered bank whichacts as a trusteeor investment manager of various pensionand trust accountsand Pyramis Global Advisors LLC (PGALLC). This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of The Irish Stock Exchange. NB Notes not used, unable to delete from this recorded copy. DM, 18/09/07 Notes to Form TR-1 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange