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Elan in the sick bay

By GEOFF FOSTER FOR MAILONLINE
Updated: 00:00 BST, 27 June 2003

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ACCIDENT-傾向がある Irish drugmaker Elan 会社／団体 was 支援する in 集中的な care yesterday after 衝突，墜落ing 132 1/2p to 305p. Long-苦しむing 株主s were 警告するd that a 延期する in とじ込み／提出するing its 年次の報告（する）／憶測 with the US 安全s and 交流（売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限 will put it at 危険 of 違反ing its banking covenants.

The market has for months been worried about Elan's onerous 財政上の義務s, which 量 to ￡1.6bn in the next five years and 含む a 社債支払い（額） of about ￡480m 予定 this year.

Its 負債 has covenants 要求するing Elan to 供給する audited 財政上の声明s on time. Any default raises the 可能性 that bondholders could 軍隊 the company to 返す its 負債 on an 加速するd basis. Other creditors could then 需要・要求する swift 支払い（額）, which Elan would probably find impossible to 会合，会う.

Elan said it will とじ込み／提出する its 年次の報告（する）／憶測 before July 30 and 捜し出す a 権利放棄 from 確かな bondholders. That fell on deaf ears and nervous 投資家s baled out.

Many jumped 支援する in last month on hopes the worst was over after 審理，公聴会 that Elan had sold a 麻薬s 大臣の地位 to King 製薬のs of the US for ￡458m. Elan's woes 誘発するd a 同情的な落ちる of 22 1/2p to 542 1/2p in Irish 競争相手 Galen.

After 塀で囲む Street had 反映するd 失望 with the Fed's 決定／判定勝ち（する） to shave 利益／興味率s by only a ４半期/4分の1 point to 1%, the Footsie lost an 初期の nine-point 伸び（る） to の近くに 26.2 lower at 4041.7.

塀で囲む Street opened a その上の 24 points lower yesterday after mixed 経済的な data, but soon bounced to 貿易（する） 59 higher on news that 投資 bank Lehman Bros is in 会談 to acquire Neuberger Berman, a New York-based 資産経営者／支配人, for about ￡1.8bn.

The euro 緩和するd to 68.7p and $1.1440. The 続けざまに猛撃する dipped to $1.6640.

Hanson did 感情 no favours, 衝突，墜落ing 31 1/2p to 337p on a shock 利益（をあげる）s 警告.

The building 構成要素s 巨大（な）警告するd first-half 税込みの利益（をあげる）s are 推定する／予想するd to be below last year's ￡145.1m, 予定おもに to 逆の天候条件s in the US. 容積／容量s in America - 60% of group sales - were 負かす／撃墜する 6% on last year.

Charles Stanley downgraded Hanson from 持つ／拘留する to 減ずる. The 仲買人 says the 不確定 surrounding its main markets and 欠如（する） of visibility may continue to depress the 率ing.

高級な巡航する ship 巨大（な） Carnival steamed 39p ahead to 1777p after 宣言するing a 10.5 cents-a-株（株主への）配当 for the second ４半期/4分の1, payable on September 12.

John Ritblat 's 所有物／資産／財産 group British Land dropped 18 3/4p to 482 1/4p まっただ中に growing 憶測 that it 計画（する）s to 企て，努力，提案 for a major 火刑／賭ける in Kent's ￡1.6bn Bluewater shopping centre. Australian 所有物／資産／財産 developer Lend 賃貸し（する） has put its 30% 持つ／拘留するing up for sale.

After 最高の，を越す仲買人 Cazenove raised its 的 price from 289p to 350p after 年次の results, support services group WS Atkins 急に上がるd 30p to 287 1/2p.

Atkins made a 税込みの loss of ￡61.6m for the year to end-March after 非難する￡64.5m of exceptional items. These 含むd a ￡33.3m writedown on its US 操作／手術s.

ソフトウェア group Isoft jumped 26 1/2p to 286 1/2p after a 52% leap in 十分な-year 税込みの利益（をあげる）s to ￡18.9m.

長，指導者 (n)役員／(a)執行力のある Patrick Cryne said it is 井戸／弁護士席 placed to 利益 from 増加するd 政府 spending on the 国家の Health Service.

IDS Group rose 1 1/4p to 23p on turnover of 13.1m. 仲買人 Teather & Greenwood （警察の）手入れ，急襲d the market for a 19.7% 火刑／賭ける on に代わって of Twins 取得／買収, the 企て，努力，提案乗り物 of Schroder 投機・賭けるs US 基金. Twins has made a recommended 23p-a-株 cash 申し込む／申し出 to trump a 競争相手申し込む／申し出 from 資本／首都 Stream Minnesota.

Virgin 無線で通信する's owner SMG 辛勝する／優位d up 1 1/2p to 82p after 首尾よく defending the 合法的な活動／戦闘 brought by former breakfast-time DJ Chris Evans.

Virgin is now する権利を与えるd to 捜し出す損害賠償金 from Evans which, along with costs, could 量 to ￡15m. Continuing 関心s about advertising left London-焦点（を合わせる）d 無線で通信する駅／配置する 資本／首都 12 1/2p lower at 505p.

Energy 資本／首都投資 噴出するd 18p to 127 1/2p on a 企て，努力，提案 approach.

? COMPUTER games developer Warthog rose 2p to 16p まっただ中に産業 gossip that it is working on a Harry Potter game for US publishing 巨大（な） Electronic Arts. If true, it would 供給する a その上の major 上げる for Warthog, which was （売買）手数料，委託（する）／委員会／権限d in April by Vivendi 全世界の／万国共通の Games to create a multi-壇・綱領・公約ビデオ game based around the classic science fiction TV series, Battlestar Galactica.