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United Drug PLC09 December 2005 United Drug Plc 09 December 2005 Re: Holding in Company A Letter from Fidelity International dated 08 December 2005 to United Drug plc. 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. James Foster Regulatory Reporting Analyst FEDELITY INVESTMENTS AMENDMENT 38 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 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), 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 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 Reporting 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 38 SECURITY: UNITED DRUG PLC (ORDINARY SHARES) SHARES HELD MANAGEMENT COMPANY NOMINEE/REGISTERED NAME 896,677 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 1,088,000 FPM JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 48,500 FPM Northern Trust London Total 2,600,000 FMRCO Brown Brothers Harriman and Co Total 670,666 FISL JP Morgan Bournemouth Total 12,499,458 FIL Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux Total 58,390 FIL Northern Trust London 46,000 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 91,000 FIL JP Morgan, Bournemouth 17,998,691 Total Shares Held Current ownership 8.18%percentageShares in issue 220,146,339Change in holdings since +1,825,694 ordinary shareslast filing: 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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