Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
25 January 2005


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                           25 January 2005


                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

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

On 24 January 2005, Cairn was notified by FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries and by Fidelity  International Limited and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, being non-beneficial holders, that they had an interest  in
22,285,728 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representing 14.01% 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 24 January 2005 are as follows:-

REGISTERED HOLDER                             NUMBER OF SHARES      PERCENTAGE

Bank of New York Europe LDN                            435,650
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                 761,179
Brown Bros Harrimn Ltd LUX                           5,281,703
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                              12,715,620
Brown Bros Harriman and Co                             438,431
Bank of New York Brussels                              665,500
Clydesdale Bank PLC                                     28,900
HSBC Bank PLC                                           76,600
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                 654,716
Mellon Bank                                            152,700
Northern Trust London                                  769,829
State Street Bank and Trust Co LNDN                    304,900

                                 TOTAL              22,285,728           14.01%

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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