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Cairn Energy PLC03 November 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 3 November 2005 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 2 November 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 19,045,587 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 11.92% 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 28 October (if known) were asfollows:- Registered Holder Number of Nature of Interest Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 10,045,347 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Ltd A/CNoncert 897,031 BeneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 1,000 Non-beneficialPossfund Nominees Ltd 385,681 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 468,036 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isleof Man Nominess A/C 5 172,830 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isleof Man Nominees A/C 10 214,310 Non-beneficialOther Name(s) 6,861,352 Non-beneficial 19,045,587 11.92% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 2 November, 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 28 October 2005. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc 305,112Merrill Lynch Group, Inc 1,274 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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