FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
30 November 2012
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 Voting
per share in issue rights attached
Ordinary Shares 231/169 pence 602,646,780 602,646,780
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.