Holding in Company

4th Mar 2005 15:44

United Drug PLC04 March 2005 United Drug Plc 04 March 2005 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 03 March 2005 to United Drug Plc,Received by United Drug Plc on the 04 March 2005 ENCLOSED ARE AMENDED NOTIFICATIONS OF DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS UNDER THEU.K.COMPANIES ACT 1985. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE THIS INFORMATION DETAILS THEDISCLOSABLE 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 COMPANIES ACT.THE INTEREST DETAILED HEREIN WAS ACQUIRED SOLELY FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES. FORDISCLOSURE PURPOSES, HOLDINGS SHOULD BE REPRESENTED AS FMR CORP. AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES AND FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED(FIL) AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS. Kerrie Barnett REGULATORY REPORTING ANALYST FIDELITY INVESTMENTS AMENDMENT 30 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTIONS 198 - 202 - U.K. COMPANIES ACT 1. COMPANY IN WHICH SHARES ARE HELD: UNITED DRUG PLC 2. NOTIFIABLE INTEREST: ORDINARY SHARES (A) FMR CORP. 82 DEVONSHIRE STREET BOSTON, MA 02109 PARENT HOLDING COMPANY OF FIDELITY MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH COMPANY (FMRCO),INVESTMENT MANAGER OF US MUTUAL FUNDS (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,INCLUDING FIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FORVARIOUS NON-US INVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE AFOR LISTING OF REGISTERED SHAREHOLDERS AND THEIR HOLDINGS) 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 INTERNATIONALLIMITED. 4.THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS INCLUDE INTEREST HELD ON BEHALF OF AUTHORIZED UNITTRUST SCHEMES IN THE U.K. NOTWITHSTANDING THE EXEMPTION FROM REPORTING PURSUANTTO SECTION 209 (1)(H) OF THE COMPANIES ACT 1985. 5. 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, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITEDAND ITS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS AGROUP OR IN CONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY AREREQUIRED TO SUBMIT THESE NOTIFICATIONS ON A JOINT BASIS. 6. THE DISCLOSABLE INTERESTS ARISE UNDER SECTION 208 (4)(B) OF THE ACT, NAMELY WHERE A PERSON, NOT BEING THE REGISTERED HOLDER, IS ENTITLED TO EXERCISEA RIGHT CONFERRED BY THE HOLDING OF THE SHARES OR TO CONTROL THE EXERCISE OFSUCH RIGHTS, OR UNDER SECTION 203 OF THE ACT RESPECTIVELY. Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - INVESTMENT COMPLIANCE DULY AUTHORIZED UNDER POWERS OF ATTORNEY DATED AUGUST 25, 2004 BY ERIC D. ROTTER 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 AMENDMENT#30 SECURITY: UNITED DRUG PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 733,851 FIL JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 15,236,406 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total 54,600 FIL JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 71,690 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 3,578,318 FISL JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 3,589,337 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 2,581,300 FPM JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 60,000 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 25,905,502 Grand Total Ordinary Shares CURRENT OWNERSHIP 12.01%PERCENTAGE SHARES IN ISSUE 215,759,993 CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE +43,335LAST FILING: ORDINARY 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 Exchange

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