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United Drug PLC20 September 2005 United Drug Plc 20 September 2005 A letter from Fidelity International to United Drug Plc dated 16 September2005, received by United Drug Plc on the 19th September 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 20 September 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 Shaun Jackson on 01737 837 092 or byFax on 01737 837 450. Yours faithfully Shaun Jackson Regulatory Reporting Analyst Amendment 36 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 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 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. 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 Security: UNITED DRUG PLC Amendment 36 CURRENT OWNERSHIP PERCENTAGE 6.89% Total Shares Held 15,110,252 SHARES IN ISSUE 219,251,439 CHANGE IN HOLDINGS SINCE LAST FILING: (2,057,604) ordinary shares ( SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 757,200 FPM JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 41,100 FPM NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 896,677 FMRCO BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 187,761 FISL JP MORGAN BOURNEMOUTH 10,485,164 FIL BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN AND CO 49,690 FIL NORTHERN TRUST LONDON 2,692,660 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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