13th Feb 2008 17:53
United Drug PLC13 February 2008 13 February 2008 Karen Geoghegan, Company Secretary, United Drug plc, United Drug House Magna Drive Magna Business Park City West Road Dublin 24 Notification of Transactions in Shares of Public Limited Companies Dear Company Secretary, I refer to Chapter 2 of Part IV of the Companies Act 1990 which requiresdisclosure, by a person who acquires an interest in 5% or more of the IssuedShare Capital of a public limited company, to that company of the holding.Subsequent transactions which change the percentage holding by a whole numbermust also be notified. Name of Stock United DrugReason for disclosure Decrease from 5% to 4%Issued Share Capital per The Irish Stock Exchange 228,901,480 unitson the 21st Dec 07BIAM Ltd holding* 11,064,308 units / 4.83% of ISC * Please be advised that these shares are registered in Nominee Company namesdetailed below, this is on behalf of a range of clients who are the beneficialowners of these shares. Mellon Nominees Ltd 441,184 unitsBNY Nominees Ltd 74,836 unitsBank of Ireland Nominees Ltd 10,548,288 units If you have any queries please do not hesitate to contact me. Kind regards, _____________________Penny Marrow Compliance Compliance Manager Bank of Ireland Asset Management 40 Mespil Road. Dublin 4 T: +353 1 637 8118 F: +353 1 637 8038 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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