Brochure of Particulars

United Drug Plc

Brochure of Particulars

Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange and the UK Listing Authority for 550,301 new ordinary shares of nominal value €0.05 each in the capital of United Drug Plc (the 'Company'), to be admitted to the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and the Official List of the UK Listing Authority, and to the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange for such shares to be admitted to trading.

These shares have been allotted pursuant to the Company's Customer Share Discount Scheme and rank pari-passu in all respects with the existing ordinary shares. Admission is expected to become effective by 14 January 2011.

Ends 10 January 2011.

Contact:

Karen Geoghegan

Company Secretary

Tel: +353-1-4637720

This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

the Irish Stock Exchange.