5 Aug 2008 11:08
TR-1: 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 Corporation Plc |
2. Reason for notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes) | |
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights | X |
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 | |
Other (please specify):______________ |
3. Full name of person(s) subject to 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 transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different): | 01 August 2008 |
6. Date on which issuer notified: | 04 August 2008 |
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 use 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 | Percentage of voting rights | |||
Direct | Indirect | Direct | Indirect | ||||
Ordinary | 32,105,492 (824,952 ordinary shares and 31,280,540 ADR shares or 32,105,492 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 32,105,492 (824,952 ordinary shares and 31,280,540 ADR shares or 32,105,492 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 21,783,321 (1,277,934 ordinary shares and 20,505,387 ADR shares or 21,783,321 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 4.59% | |||
SUBTOTAL A (based on aggregate voting rights) | 21,783,321 (1,277,934 ordinary shares and 20,505,387 ADR shares or 21,783,321 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 4.59% |
B: Financial Instruments | ||||
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction | ||||
Type of financial instrument | Expiration date | Exercise/ conversion period/date | No. of voting rights that may be acquired (if the instrument exercised/converted) | Percentage of voting rights |
Total B (in relation to all expiration dates) |
Total A+B | |
Number of voting rights | Percentage of voting rights |
21,783,321 (1,277,934 ordinary shares and 20,505,387 ADR shares or 21,783,321 ordinary shares on a converted basis) | 4.59% |
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable: |
Bank of New York: 20,505,387 shares BNP Paribas: 111,592 shares BNY Mellon: 295,812 shares Citibank: 4,120 shares JP Morgan Chase: 77,066 shares Master Trust Bank of Japan Ltd: 387,843 shares Northern Trust: 198,521 shares State Street: 201,250 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) | |
ANNEX TO THE STANDARD FORM TR-1 | |
Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation: Full name (including legal form for legal entities) Contact address (registered office for legal entities) Phone Number Other useful information (at least legal representative for legal persons) | Wellington Management Company, LLP 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109 U.S.A. (617) 790-7084 |
Identity of the notifier, if applicable Full name Contact address Phone Number Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation) | Robert J. Toner 75 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts, 02109 U.S.A. (617) 790-7084 Vice President and Counsel |
Additional Information |
This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of
the Irish Stock Exchange.