19th Jun 2006 12:59
Cairn Energy PLC19 June 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 19 June 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 16 June 2006, Cairn was notified by Merrill Lynch Investment Managers Limited("MLIM") on behalf of itself and certain of its subsidiaries, that they had anaggregate interest in 23,258,367 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn,representing approximately 14. 53% of Cairn's current issued ordinary sharecapital. The registered holders to which this notification relates and the number ofshares held by those registered holders as at 9 June 2006 (if known) were asfollows:- Number of Nature of InterestRegistered Holder Shares Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 12,512,793 Non-beneficialMerrill Lynch Pension Nominees Limited 975,492 BeneficialA/C NoncertMerrill Lynch Pensions Nominee 12,187 BeneficialStamford Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 13,900 Non-beneficialBritel Nominees Limited 666,317 Non-beneficialTreasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 181,380 Non-beneficialNominess A/C 5Treasury of the Government of the Isle of Man 320,493 Non-beneficialNominees A/C 10Other Names 8,575,805 Non-beneficial 23,258,367 14.53% In addition to the interests noted above, and also on 16 June 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 9 June 2006. Company Number of Shares Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc 783,382Merrill 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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