Transaction in Own Shares

RNS Number : 1451R

Cairn Energy PLC

23 October 2013

 



EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE AT 0700                                                                    23 October 2013

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

Transaction in Own Shares

Cairn announces that on 22 October 2013, it has purchased 111,891 shares of ²³¹/₁₆₉ pence each ("Ordinary Shares") in the Company for cancellation. The average price paid by the Company was £2.8462 per Ordinary Share. The highest and lowest prices paid for these shares were £2.8590 and £2.8330 respectively.

The total number of voting rights in Cairn, as at the date of this announcement, is 603,163,199. 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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