23rd Mar 2006 14:36
Cairn Energy PLC23 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 23 March 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 23 March 2006, Cairn was notified by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers GroupLimited ("MLIM") on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries, that theyhad an aggregate interest in 20,122,220 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 12.58% 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 15 March 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 10,945,999 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited 987,223 BeneficialA/C NoncertMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominee 9,429 Non-beneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 6,000 Non-beneficialPossfund Nominees Limited 569,794 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 623,592 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 200,630 Non-beneficialNominess A/C 5Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 283,093 Non-beneficialNominees A/C 10Other Names 6,496,460 Non-beneficial 20,122,220 12.58% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 23 March 2006, 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 15 March 2006. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 792,832Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 19,646 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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