Cairn Energy PLC
03 March 2008
TR-1: notification of major interests in shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Cairn Energy PLC
issuer of existing shares to which voting rights
are attached:
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2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or
boxes)
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An acquisition or disposal of voting rights X
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An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in
the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached
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An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
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Other (please specify):
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3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock, Inc.
notification obligation:
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4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different
from 3.):
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5. Date of the transaction (and date on which 28th February 2008
the threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
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6. Date on which issuer notified: 29th February 2008
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7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached: Gone below 13%
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8. Notified details:
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A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type Situation previous to the Resulting situation after the triggering
of shares Triggering transaction transaction
if possible
using the Number of Number of Number Number of voting % of voting
ISIN CODE Shares Voting Rights of rights rights
shares
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
GB00B1RZDL64 17,198,062 17,198,062 N/A N/A 16,982,534 N/A 12.98%
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ Number of voting rights that may % of
financial date Conversion be acquired if the instrument is voting
instrument Period/ Date exercised/ converted. rights
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights % of voting rights
16,982,534 12.98%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 16,982,534 (12.98%)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information:
14. Contact name:
15. Contact telephone number:
ANNEX NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
A: Identity of the person or legal entity subject to the notification obligation
Full name (including legal form for legal entities) BlackRock, Inc
Contact address (registered office for legal 33 King William Street,
entities) London, EC4R 9AS
Phone number 020 7743 4653
Other useful information (at least legal Siobhain Cox
representative for legal persons)
B: Identity of the notifier, if applicable
Full name
Contact address
Phone number
Other useful information (e.g. functional relationship with the person or
legal entity subject to the notification obligation)
C: Additional information
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