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United Drug PLC02 August 2005 United Drug Plc 02 August 2005 Re: Holding in Company A letter from Fidelity Investments dated 01 August 2005 to United Drug Plc,received by United Drug Plc on the 02 August 2005. United Drug Plc United Drug HouseBelgard Road TallaghtDublin 24Ireland ATTN: Company Secretary Fax: 00 353 1 459 6893 Please Advise Direct Fax Tel: 00 353 1 459 8877 Please Advise Direct Tel 1 August 2005 Section 67, Companies Act 1990 Notice of Interest in Voting Shares Dear Sirs, 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 IrishCompanies Act, 1990. The Interest detailed herein was acquired solely forinvestment purposes. For disclosure purposes, holdings should be represented asFMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and Fidelity InternationalLimited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficialholders. If you have any questions please contact Subha Ravindran on 01737 836 713 or byFax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Subha Ravindran Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 35 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 & ResearchCompany (FMRCO), investment manager for US mutual funds, and Fidelity ManagementTrust Company (FMTC), a US state chartered bank which acts as a trustee orinvestment manager of various pension and trust accounts. (See Schedule A forlisting 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, includingFidelity Investment Services Ltd. (FISL), Fidelity Gestion (FIGEST), FidelityInvestments Advisory (Korea) Limited (FIA(K)L), Fidelity Investments Management(Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), Fidelity Pension Management (FPM), FidelityInvestments Japan (FIJ) and Fidelity Investments International (FII), investmentmanagers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients. 3. The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of: Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d 82 Devonshire Street Boston, MA 02109 Principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited. 4. 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 or Mr. Edward C. Johnson 3d actas a group or i-n concert in respect of the disclosed interests, or that theyare required to submit these notifications on a joint basis. 5. The disclosable interests arise under sections 67 and 77 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, respectively. By__ Rani Jandu Regulatory Reporting Manager, FIL - Investment Compliance Duly authorized under Powers of Attorney dated August 25, 2004 by Eric D. Roiterby and on behalf of FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, andFidelity International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries. Schedule A Amendment # 35Security: United Drug Plc MANAGEMENT SHARES HELD COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 182,551 FII JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 10,426,368 FIL BROWN BROS HARRIMN LTD LUX Total 21,500 FIL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH. Total 49,690 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 1,122,410 FISL JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH Total 3,589,337 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO Total 1,734,900 FPM JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH Total 41,100 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON Total 17,167,856 Grand Total Ordinary Shares Current ownership percentage: 7.84% Shares in issue: 218,911,390 Change in holdings since last (1,815,005) ordinary sharesfiling: 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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