Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
06 February 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


                                                                6 February 2007



                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')


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

Cairn was notified on 6 February 2007 by Legal & General Group plc on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries that they  had an interest in 10,721,121 ordinary
shares of 10 pence each in Cairn in aggregate, representing approximately 6.69% 
of Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital.




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