5th Aug 2005 11:37
Cairn Energy PLC05 August 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 5 August 2005 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 4 August 2005, Cairn was notified by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Group Limited on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries, that they had an aggregate interest in 22,275,105 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representing approximately 13.96% of Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital. The registered holders to which this notification related and the number ofshares held by those registered holders as at 1 August 2005 (if known) were asfollows:- REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES NATURE OF INTEREST(IF KNOWN) Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 11,853,507 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited 1,230,440 BeneficialA/C Noncert Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty 17,908 Non-beneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 1,000 Non-beneficialPossfund Nominees Limited 929,835 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 1,280,147 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle 172,830 Non-beneficialof Man Nominees A/C 5 Treasury of the Government of the Isle 89,310 Non-beneficialof Man Nominees A/C 10 Other Names 6,700,128 Non-beneficial 22,275,105 13.96% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Capricorn Energy PLC