Director/PDMR Shareholding (8758D)

TIDMUDG

RNS Number : 8758D

United Drug PLC

22 May 2012

Notification of Transactions of (1) Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility and (2) Persons closely associated with Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibility

This form is intended for use by an issuer making a notification required by Rules 7.2 and 7.3 of the Central Bank of Ireland's Market Abuse Rules in relation to a person falling within either of the above categories of individual. These categories are defined in Regulation 12 (8) of the Market Abuse (Directive 2003/6/EC) Regulations 2005 and are detailed as part of this form.

All relevant boxes should be completed in block capital letters.

 
      Name of the Issuer                   Name of person discharging 
                                            managerial responsibilities 
 
 1     UNITED DRUG PLC                2     MR. BARRY MCGRANE 
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                                           Indicate whether the notification 
                                            is in respect of a holding 
      State whether notification            of the person referred 
       relates to a person                  to in 2 or 3 above or 
       closely associated                   in respect of a non-beneficial 
       with a person discharging            interest 
       managerial responsibilities 
       named in 2 and identify 
       the connected person 
                                            RELATES TO PERSON NAMED 
 3     N/A                            4     IN 2 
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      Description of shares 
       or derivatives or other             Name of registered shareholder(s) 
       financial instruments                and, if more than one, 
       linked to them                       number of shares or derivatives 
                                            or other financial instruments 
                                            linked to them, held by 
                                            each shareholder 
       ORDINARY SHARES OF 
 5     EUR0.05 EACH                   6     BARRY MCGRANE 
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      State the nature of 
       the transaction                     Number of shares, derivatives 
                                            or other financial instruments 
                                            linked to them acquired 
       DISPOSAL OF ORDINARY 
 7     SHARES OF EUR0.05 EACH         8     N/A 
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                                           Price per share or derivative 
      Number of shares, derivatives         or other financial instrument 
       or other financial                   linked to them or value 
       instruments linked                   of transaction 
       to them disposed of 
 
 9     55,000                         10    EUR2.28 PER ORDINARY SHARE 
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      Date and place of transaction        Date issuer informed of 
                                            transaction 
       22 MAY 2012 
 11    DUBLIN                         12    22 MAY 2012 
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                                           Name of contact and telephone 
                                            number for queries 
      Any additional information 
                                            KAREN GEOGHEGAN 
 13    N/A                            14    + 353 1 463 7720 
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       Name and signature of duly designated officer 
       of issuer responsible for making notification 
 
       KAREN GEOGHEGAN_____________________________ 
 
       Date of notification 22 MAY 2012___________________ 
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The following information is required under the Irish Stock Exchange's Listing Rule 6.10.

An issuer is not required to submit the following information to the Central Bank of Ireland.

 
                                       Percentage of issued class 
      Description of class              acquired (treasury shares 
       of share                         of that class should not 
                                        be taken into account when 
                                        calculating percentage) 
 
 15    ORDINARY SHARES            16    N/A 
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      Percentage of issued             Total holding following 
       class disposed (treasury         notification and total percentage 
       shares of that class             holding following notification 
       should not be taken              (any treasury shares should 
       into account when                not be taken into account 
       calculating percentage)          when calculating percentage) 
 
 17    0.02%                      18    797,380 (0.3%) 
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If a person discharging managerial responsibilities has been granted options by the issuer, please complete the following boxes:

 
      Date of grant                Period during which or date 
                                    on which it can be exercised 
 
 19    N/A                    20    N/A 
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      Total amount paid            Description of shares involved 
       (if any) for grant           (class and number) 
       of the option 
 
 21    N/A                    22    N/A 
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      Exercise price (if 
       fixed at time of 
       grant) or indication        Total number of shares over 
       that the price is            which options are held following 
       to be fixed at the           notification 
       time of exercise 
 
 23    N/A                    24    N/A 
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This announcement has been issued through the Companies Announcement Service of

The Irish Stock Exchange.

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The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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