28th Mar 2008 16:34
United Drug PLC28 March 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: United Drug plc 2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box orboxes): (x ) an acquisition or disposal of voting rights ( ) an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result inthe 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: 26 March 2008 6. Date on which issuer notified; 28 March 2008 7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 8% 8. Notified details: A) Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of shares Situation previous to Resulting situation after the triggering transaction(if possible using the Triggeringthe ISIN CODE) transaction Number of Number of Number of Number of voting % of voting rights Shares Voting shares rights rights Indirect Direct Indirect Direct IndirectIE0033024807 18,775,820 18,775,820 18,367,820 18,367,820 7.95 SUBTOTAL A (based on 18,775,820 18,775,820 18,367,820 18,367,820 7.95aggregate 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 rights18,367,820 18,367,820 7.95 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 cease to hold408,000 voting rights as of 26 March 2008. 11. Additional information: None FidelityIssuer name: United Drug Plc Current ownership percentage: 7.95% Total shares held: 18,367,820 Issued share capital: 230,799,827 SHARES HELD NOMINEE MANAGEMENT COMPANY Fidelity International Limited (FIL) is 207,800 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN LTD LUX FILthe parent holding company for various direct and 3,364,236 BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO FMRCOindirect subsidiaries, including Fidelity Fund 14,795,784 STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO FMRCOManagement Limited (FFML), Fidelity InvestmentServices Ltd(FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST),FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited(FIAKL),Fidelity Investments Management (HongKong)Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity PensionManagement(FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ)and FidelityInvestments International (FII),investment managersfor various non-US investment companiesandinstitutional clients. FMR LLC is the parent holding company ofFidelityManagement & Research Company (FMRCO),investmentmanager for US mutual funds, and FidelityManagement TrustCompany (FMTC) and Pyramis GlobalAdvisors Trust 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. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
UDG.L