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United Drug PLC25 May 2007 United Drug 25th May 2007 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity International dated 21st May 2007 to United Drug Plc,received by United Drug Plc on the 25th May 2007. United Drug Plc United Drug House Magna Business Park City West Road Dublin 24 Ireland Attn: Company Secretary Re: 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 Companies Act. The Interest detailed herein were acquired solely for investment purposes.For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented as FMR Corp. and itsdirect and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity International Limited (FIL) andits direct and indirect subsidiaries both being non-beneficial holders. If you have any questions please contact Teresa Garry on email. [email protected] or via Fax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Teresa Garry Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 51 NOTIFICATIONS UNDER SECTION 67 to 88 - IRISH COMPANIES ACT 1990 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 for US mutual funds, and Fidelity Management Trust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered Bank which acts as a trustee or investment manager of various pension and trustaccounts. (See Schedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders 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, (SeeSchedule A for listing of Registered Shareholders and their holdings) 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 A principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. The notifiable interests include interest held on behalf of authorized unittrust schemes in the U.K., notwithstanding the exemption from reporting pursuant to 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 67 of the Act, namelywhere a person, not being the registered holder, is entitled to exercise a right conferred by the holding of the shares or to control the exercise of suchrights, or under section 203 of the Act respectively. By Ian Jones Director, Global Investment 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 indirectsubsidiaries. Schedule A Amendment 51 Security: United Drug Plc Current ownership percentage: 4.48% Total Shares Held 10,050,850 Shares in issue; 224,191,350 Change in holdings since last filing: (2,634,051) ordinary shares SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME7,421,800 FMRCO STATE STREET BANK AND TR CO2,629,050, FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 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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