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United Drug PLC18 March 2005 SCHEDULE 11 NOTIFICATION OF INTERESTS OF DIRECTORS AND CONNECTED PERSONS 1. Name of company United Drug Plc 2. Name of director Stephen Simms 3. Please state whether notification indicates that it is in respect of holdingof the shareholder named in 2 above or in respect of a non-beneficial interestor in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person'sspouse or children under the age of 18 or in respect of a non-beneficialinterest Stephen Simms 4. Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number ofshares held by each of them (if notified) Stephen Simms 5. Please state whether notification relates to a person(s) connected with thedirector named in 2 above and identify the connected person(s) N/A 6. Please state the nature of the transaction. For PEP transactions pleaseindicate whether general/single co PEP and if discretionary/non discretionary Exercise and Disposal of Share Options 7. Number of shares / amount of stock acquired A) 581,000 Ord. Shares 8. Percentage of issued class 0.265% 9. Number of shares/amount of stock disposed B) 340,000 Ord. Shares 10. Percentage of issued class 0.155% 11. Class of security EUR 0.05 Ordinary Shares 12. Price per share A) Exercise EUR 1.01 B) Sale EUR 3.45 13. Date of transaction 16 March 2005 14. Date company informed 18 March 2005 15. Total holding following this notification 281,868 Ord. Shares 16. Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification 0.128% If a director has been granted options by the company please complete thefollowing boxes. 17. Date of grant N/A 18. Period during which or date on which exercisable N/A 19. Total amount paid (if any) for grant of the option N/A 20. Description of shares or debentures involved: class, number N/A 21. Exercise price (if fixed at time of grant) or indication that price is to befixed at time of exercise N/A 22. Total number of shares or debentures over which options held following thisnotification N/A 23. Any additional information N/A 24. Name of contact and telephone number for queries N/A 25. Name and signature of authorised company official responsible for makingthis notification Alan Ralph Date of Notification 18 March 2005 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 ExchangeRelated Shares:
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