13th Jan 2005 10:44
Cairn Energy PLC13 January 2005 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 13 January 2005 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 12 January 2005, Cairn was notified by Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., on behalfof itself and certain holding companies of Merrill Lynch Investment ManagersGroup Limited and of certain other companies, that they had an aggregateinterest in 19,882,016 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representingapproximately 12.50% of Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital. The registered holders to which this notification related and the number ofshares held by those registered holders as at 10 January 2005 (if known) wereas follows:- REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES NATURE OF INTEREST(IF KNOWN) Nutraco Nominees Limited (Des & Undes) 11,396,530 Non-beneficial Merrill Lynch Pension Nominees LimitedA/C Noncert 1,165,831 Beneficial Stamford Nominees Limited A/C Charty 17,908 Non-beneficial Stamford Nominees Limited (Undes) 500 Non-beneficial Possfund Nominees Limited 792,625 Non-beneficial Britel Nominees Limited 962,497 Non-beneficial Treasury of the Government of the Isleof Man Nominees A/C 5 169,700 Non-beneficial Treasury of the Government of the Isleof Man Nominees A/C 10 80,800 Non-beneficial Morgan Nominees Limited 233,758 Non-beneficial State Street Nominees Limited 165,147 Non-beneficial Chase Nominees Limited 605,308 Non-beneficial Nortrust Nominees Limited 1,002,490 Non-beneficial Bank of New York Nominees Limited 191,953 Non-beneficial Mellon Nominees Limited 19,400 Non-beneficial Other Names 3,077,569 Non-beneficial 19,882,016 12.50% This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
Capricorn Energy PLC