Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
22 January 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

22 January 2007


Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended)

On 19 January 2007, Cairn was notified by FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and by Fidelity 
International Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, that they had an 
interest in 4,703,953 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representing 2.93% of Cairn's current issued ordinary 
share capital.

The registered holders to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by those registered holders as 
at 19 January 2007 are as follows:-

REGISTERED HOLDER                               NUMBER OF SHARES       PERCENTAGE

JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                  297,000
Northern Trust London                                   123,600
HSBC Bank PLC                                            76,500
State Street Bank and Trust Co LNDN                      30,100
Mellon Bank                                              29,900
Bank of New York Brussels                                15,500
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                  412,927
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                           2,643,226
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                1,075,200
                                   TOTAL              4,703,953           2.93%

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C. Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of 
FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.





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