RNS Number:5535R
Elan Corporation PLC
31 October 2003





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                Elan Corporation, plc ("Elan" or "the Company"))







Application has been made to the Irish Stock Exchange and to the UK Listing
Authority for 35,000,000 Ordinary Shares of nominal value Euro0.05 ("Shares") each
in the capital of Elan to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing
Authority and to the Official List of the Irish Stock Exchange and application
has been made to the London Stock Exchange for these shares to be admitted to
trading. Such admission is expected to become effective and dealings to commence
in these shares on 5 November, 2003.



These Shares are issued pursuant to the offering announced on 30 October, 2003.







This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

                           the Irish Stock Exchange.




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