Re: Holding in Company

20th May 2005 14:36

United Drug PLC20 May 2005 United Drug Plc 20 May 2005 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity Investments dated 19 May 2005 to United Drug plc. 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 ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES BOTH BEING NON-BENEFICIAL HOLDERS. Amanda Philips Regulatory Reporting Analyst FEDELITY INVESTMENTS AMENDMENT #31 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 AND FIDELITY MANAGEMENT TRUST COMPANY(FMTC), A US STATE CHARTERES BANK WHICH ACTS AS A TRUSTEE OR INVESTMENT MANAGEROF VARIOUS PENSION AND TRUST ACCOUNTS. (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, INCLUDINGFIDELITY INVESTMENT SERVICES LTD. (FISL),INVESTMENT MANAGERS FOR VARIOUS NON-USINVESTMENT COMPANIES AND INSTITUTIONAL CLIENTS. (SEE SCHEDULE A FOR LISTING OFREGISTERED 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 INTERNATIONAL LIMITED. 4.THE NOTIFIABLE INTERESTS INCLUDE INTEREST HELD ON BEHALF OF AUTHORIZED UNITTRUST SCHEMES IN THE U.K. NOTWITHSTANDING THE EXEMPTION FORM 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. NOTHING HEREIN SHOULD BE TAKEN TO INDICATE THAT FMR CORP. AND ITSDIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, FIDELITY INTERNATIONAL LIMITED AND ITS DIRECTAND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, OR MR, EDWARD C. JOHNSON 3d ACT AS A GROUP OR INCONCERT IN RESPECT OF THE DISCLOSED INTERESTS, OR THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED TOSUBMIT 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 Report Manager, FIL - 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 INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES, SCHEDULE A AMENDMENT #31 SECURITY: UNITED DRUG PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 719,151 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth Total 14,930,706 FIL Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX Total 54,600 FIL JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 3,598,718 FISL JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 3,589,337 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 2,559,300 FPM JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 70,290 FPM Northern Trust London Total 25,580,902 Grand Total Ordinary Shares Current ownership 11.85%percentageShares in issue 215,759,993Change in holdings since (324,600) ordinary shareslast filing:Change in holdings isprimarily due to theincrease in the sharecapital figure 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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