17th Mar 2006 12:53
Cairn Energy PLC17 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 March 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 17 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 19,236,926 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 12.04% 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 14 March 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 10,330,947 Non-beneficialPossfund (MAM) Nominees Limited 569,794 Non-beneficialBritel (MAM) Nominees Limited 623,592 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle of ManA/C 5 192,930 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle of ManA/C 10 253,893 Non-beneficialStamford Nominees Limited 6,000 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited 7,887 BeneficialMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Limited 921,992 BeneficialA/C NoncertOther Names 6,329,891 Non-beneficial 19,236,926 12.04% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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