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United Drug PLC14 July 2006 United Drug Plc 14 July 2006 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 13 July 2006 to United Drug Plc,received by United Drug Plc on 14 July 2006. Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER SECTION 67 OFTHE IRISH COMPANIES ACT, 1990. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILSTHE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS OF MORE THAN ONE ENTITY, THE ENCLOSED DISCLOSURECONSTITUTES SEPARATE NOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST WHICH HAVE BEEN COMBINED SOLELYFOR PURPOSES OF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. IT IS NOT INTENDED TO INDICATE THAT ANYOF THESE ENTITIES ACT AS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT WITH RESPECT TO THESE INTERESTS. THESE DISCLOSURES ARE MADE IN THE INTEREST OF CONFORMITY WITH THE IRISHCOMPANIES ACT, 1990. THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FORINVESTMENT PURPOSES. FOR DISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED ASFMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONALLIMITED (FIL) AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIALHOLDERS. If you have any question please contact Teresa Garry on [email protected] via FAX at 01737 837 450 Teresa Garry Regulatory Reporting Analyst FIDELITY INVESTMENTS NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 67 TO 88 IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: United Drug plc 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: Ordinary Shares and ADRs (A) FMR CORP. 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO),INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY(FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERED BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGEROF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OF REGISTEREDSHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) (B) FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (FIL) P.O. BOX HM 670 HAMILTON HMCX, BERMUDA PARENT HOLDING COMPANY FOR VARIOUS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, INCLUDINGFIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL), FIDELITY GESTION (FIGEST), FIDELITYINVESTMENTS ADVISORY (KOREA) LIMITED (FIA(K)L), FIDELITY INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT(HONG KONG) LIMITED (FIMHK), FIDELITY PENSION MANAGEMENT (FPM), FIDELITYINVESTMENTS JAPAN (FIJ) AND FIDELITY INVESTMENTS INTERNATIONAL (FII), INVESTMENTMANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-US INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. 3. THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS ALSO COMPRISE THE NOTIFIABLE INTERST OF: MR. EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER OF FMR CORP. AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. 4. THESE NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS CONSTITUTE SEPARATENOTIFICATIONS OF INTEREST IN THE SHARES AND ARE COMBINED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSESOF CLARITY AND EFFICIENCY. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMRCORP. AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACTAS A GROUP OR IN CONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY AREREQUIRED TO SUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ON A JOINT BASIS. 5.THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISE UNDER SECTIONS 67 AND 77 OF THE ACT, NAMELYWHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISE A RIGHTCONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OF SUCHRIGHTS, RESPECTIVELY. MICHELLE EDWARDS ASSOCIATIVE DIRECTOR - COMPLIANCE DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED August 25, 2004 by Eric D Roiter by and on behalf of FMR CORP, AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, SCHEDULE A SECURITY: UNITED DRUG PLC Amendment 41 CURRENT OWENERSHIP PERCENTAGE: 11.38% TOTAL SHARES HELD: 25,307,103 SHARES IN ISSUE: 222,460,429 CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING: +2,141,335 ORDINARY SHARES SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 906,695 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO52,335 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH2,053,000 FPM JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH66,000 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON2,629,050 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO1,977,149 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH17,219,184 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMAN LTD LUX79,990 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON323,700 FII JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH 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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