21st Dec 2006 18:19
United Drug PLC21 December 2006 United Drug Plc 21 December 2006 RE: Holding in Company A letter from Bank of America Corporation to United Drug Plc dated 19th December2006. December 19, 2006 Company Secretary United Drug PlcUnited Drug HouseCity West RoadDublin 24, Ireland United Drug Plc (the "Company") Dear Sirs, This notification relates to issued ordinary shares of €0.05 each in the capitalof the Company and is given in fulfilment of the obligations imposed by Sections67 to 71 and otherwise by Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act, 1990. Bank of America Corporation ("BAC") hereby notifies you that at the date of thisnotification it has a total notifiable interest of 17,900,000 shares in thecapital of the Company. The identity of the registered holders of shares towhich its notification relates (so far as known to BAC) and the number of thoseshares held by each such registered holder is set out in Part 1 of the attachedschedule. Each of the subsidiary companies of BAC (the "BAC Group Companies") named inPart 2 of the attached schedule gives notice that, at the date of this notice,it has a total notifiable interest in the number of ordinary shares in thecapital of the Company which is set out under its name. The identity of theregistered holders of shares to which its notification relates (so far as known)and the number of those shares held by each such registered holder is also setout under its name in Part 2 of the attached schedule. Yours faithfully /s/ Charles Bowman________________________ For and on behalf of Bank of America Corporation and the BAC Group Companies SCHEDULE PART I Name of Registered Holder(s) No. of Shares Columbia Acorn International 7,800,000 sharesColumbia Acorn Fund 4,000,000 sharesColumbia Acorn Int'l Select 700,000 sharesOregon State Treasury 600,000 sharesWanger Int'l Small Cap 3,100,000 sharesWanger European Small Cap 1,020,000 sharesWanger Int'l Select 250,000 sharesFairfax County Employees' Retirement System 80,000 sharesRiverSource Int'l Aggressive Growth Fund 350,000 shares 17,900,000 shares PART 2 1. Columbia Wanger Asset Management L.P. 17,900,000 shares 227 West Monroe StreetSuite 3590Chicago, IL 60606 Registered Holder(s) No. of Shares Columbia Acorn International 7,800,000 shares Columbia Acorn Fund 4,000,000 shares Columbia Acorn Int'l Select 700,000 shares Oregon State Treasury 600,000 shares Wanger Int'l Small Cap 3,100,000 shares Wanger European Small Cap 1,020,000 shares Wanger Int'l Select 250,000 shares Fairfax County Employees' Retirement System 80,000 shares RiverSource Int'l Aggressive Growth Fund 350,000 shares 17,900,000 shares 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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