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Cairn Energy PLC02 May 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 2 May 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 28 April 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 23,306,332 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 14.56% 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 20 April 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 12,213,723 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited 938,794 BeneficialA/C NoncertMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominee 12,187 BeneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 10,000 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 666,317 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 219,230 Non-beneficialNominess A/C 5Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 353,893 Non-beneficialNominees A/C 10Other Names 8,892,188 Non-beneficial 23,306,332 14.56% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 28 April 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 20 April 2006. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 804,385Merrill 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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