Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 2748A

Cairn Energy PLC

17 February 2014

 



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                  17 February 2014

CAIRN ENERGY PLC ("Cairn" or "the Company")

Transaction in Own Shares

Cairn announces that on 17 February 2014, it has purchased 500,000 shares of ²³¹/₁₆₉ pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company for cancellation. The average price paid by the Company was £1.9351 per Ordinary Share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were £1.9470 and £1.9180 respectively.

The total number of voting rights in Cairn, as at the date of this announcement, is 586,529,565. This figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

 

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