DUBLIN, Ireland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Elan Corporation, plc (“Elan”) today announced that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Elan Finance public limited company and Elan Finance Corp., intend to offer, subject to market conditions, US$500 million in aggregate principal amount of senior fixed rate notes due 2013 and senior floating rate notes due 2013. The notes will be offered in the United States, only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and to non-U.S. persons in accordance with Regulation S under the Securities Act.