Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 8559U

Cairn Energy PLC

05 December 2013

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                  5 December 2013

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

Transaction in Own Shares

Cairn announces that on 5 December 2013, it has purchased 120,000 shares of ²³¹/₁₆₉ pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company for cancellation. The average price paid by the Company was £2.7246 per Ordinary Share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were £2.7450 and £2.7030 respectively.

The total number of voting rights in Cairn, as at the date of this announcement, is 596,629,475. 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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