26th Sep 2005 11:11
Cairn Energy PLC26 September 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 26 September 2005 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 26 September 2005, Cairn was notified by Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersGroup Limited ("MLIM") on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries, thatthey had an aggregate interest in 18,343,428 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 11.49% of Cairn's current issued ordinaryshare capital. The registered holders to which this notification relates and the number ofshares held by those registered holders as at 19 September (if known) were asfollows:- Registered Holder Number of Nature of Interest Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 10,048,049 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Ltd A/CNoncert 989,127 BeneficialStamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty 0 Non-beneficialStamford Nominees Limited 1,000 Non-beneficialPossfund Nominees Ltd 470,725 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 571,292 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isleof Man A/C 5 172,830 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isleof Man A/C 10 189,310 Non-beneficialOther Name(s) 5,901,095 Non-beneficial 18,343,428 11.49% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 26 September, Cairn wasnotified by Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc. that it and Merrill Lynch Group Inc. (bothof which are holding companies of MLIM) held the following interests in Cairnshares as at 19 September 2005. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc 718,853Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 1,100 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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