Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
04 December 2006



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


4 December 2006


                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

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

On 4 December 2006, Cairn was notified by Zurich Financial Services on behalf of
itself and its subsidiaries, that they no longer have a notifiable interest in
Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital.







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