31st Mar 2006 11:03
Cairn Energy PLC31 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 March 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 31 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 22,493,635 ordinary shares of 10 pence each inCairn, representing approximately 14.06% 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 27 March 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 12,153,409 Non-beneficialBritel (MAM) Nominees Limited 623,592 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 10Stamford Nominees Limited 6,000 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Ltd 12,187 BeneficialMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominees Ltd A/CNoncert 1,061,630 BeneficialOther Names 8,063,694 Non-beneficial 22,493,635 14.06% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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