14th Sep 2005 15:06
Cairn Energy PLC14 September 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 14 September 2005 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 14 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 19,872,488 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 12.45% 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 9 September (if known) were asfollows:- Registered Holder Number of Nature of Interest Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 10,832,004 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Ltd A/CNoncert 1,068,979 BeneficialStamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty 7,508 Non-beneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 1,000 Non-beneficialPossfund Nominees Ltd 470,725 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Ltd 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) 6,558,840 Non-beneficial 19,872,488 12.45% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 14 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 9 September 2005. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc 747,638Merrill 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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