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)

Cairn was notified on 19 January 2007 by Legal & General Group plc on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries that they  had an interest in 9,547,740 ordinary
shares of 10 pence each in Cairn in aggregate, representing approximately 5.96% 
of Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital.

The registered shareholders to which this notification relates and the number of
shares held by the registered holders  at the date of notification is as
follows:

Material Interest                                 Number of Shares    Percentage
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 914945                                17,021
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 923363                                22,447
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 636544                                81,584
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 775,237                               65,000
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942199                               351,793
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942229                               348,392
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942217                               351,143
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942205                               351,693
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942175                               349,931
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 942187                               349,875
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 775245                               376,152
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 770286                               118,000
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 357206                             4,014,600
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 866197                                18,500
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 904332                                34,543
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 916681                                 8,583
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 969995                               468,978
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 985551                                20,770
Citibank, London A/C 6011467727                            900
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 999392                                 4,648
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 630608                                88,324
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 630591                               195,619
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 361602                                18,000
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 282605                               988,878
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 360509                               270,432
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 766793                               318,251
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 924434                                21,563
HSBC Bank PLC A/C 924422                               292,120

                                 TOTAL               9,547,740            5.96%




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