FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 May 2008
CAIRN ENERGY PLC (the 'Company')
Total Voting Rights
For the purposes of the provisions of the Financial Services Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules, the total number of shares in the capital of the Company in issue as at the date of this notice is as follows:
Class Nominal value Number in issue Voting
per share rights attached
Ordinary Shares 6 2/13 pence 131,108,193 131,108,193
The Company does not hold any shares in treasury.
The above figure may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the Company under the Disclosure and Transparency Rules.