REG-Elan Corporation plc Total Voting Rights

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LONDON--(Business Wire)--

STANDARD FORM TR-1
VOTING RIGHTS ATTACHED TO SHARES- ARTICLE 12(1) OF DIRECTIVE 2004/109/EC
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - ARTICLE 11(3) OF THE COMMISSION DIRECTIVE 2007/14/EC1

This notification is for filing purposes only in accordance with Regulation 22
of the Transparency (Directive 2004/109/EC) Regulations 2007.

1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached 2: Elan Corporation Plc

2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

[x] an acquisition or disposal of voting rights

[ ] an acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

[ ] an event changing the breakdown of voting rights

[ ] other;

3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation3: FMR LLC

4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.)4: see schedule

5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or
reached5: 06 November 2009

6. Date on which issuer notified; 09 November 2009

7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: 11%

8. Notified details:

A) Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of shares Situation previous to the Triggering transaction 6 Resulting situation after the triggering transaction7
(if possible using the ISIN CODE)
Number of Shares8 Number of Voting rights9 Number of shares10 Number of voting rights11 % of voting rights
Indirect Direct12 Indirect13 Direct Indirect
IE0003072950 63,782,304 63,782,304 65,102,304 65,102,304 11.15

SUBTOTAL A 63,782,304 63,782,304 65,102,304 65,102,304 11.15
(based on aggregate voting rights)

B) Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction14
Type of financial instrument Expiration Date15 Exercise/Conversion Period/ Date16 Number of voting rights that may be acquired if the instrument is exercised/converted % of voting rights

SUBTOTAL B (in relation to all expiration dates)

Total (A+B) number of voting rights % of voting rights
65,102,304 11.15

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instrumentsare effectively held, if applicable17: See attached
schedule

10. In case of proxy voting:Number of voting rights proxy holder will acquire is
1,320,000.

11. Additional information: None

Elan Corporation plc

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