29th Mar 2006 10:58
Cairn Energy PLC29 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 29 March 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 28 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 21,683,403 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 13.56% 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 21 March 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 11,942,364 Non-beneficial Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited 1,057,303 BeneficialA/C Noncert Merrill Lynch Pensions Nominee 12,187 Beneficial Stamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 6,000 Non-beneficial Possfund Nominees Limited 569,794 Non-beneficial Britel Nominees Limited 623,592 Non-beneficial Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 219,230 Non-beneficialNominess A/C 5 Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 353,893 Non-beneficialNominees A/C 10 Other Names 6,899,040 Non-beneficial 21,683,403 13.56% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 28 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 792,832 Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 13,189 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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