Director/PDMR Shareholding

Cairn Energy PLC
02 October 2007


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



2 October 2007


                                CAIRN ENERGY PLC

                           ('Cairn' or 'the Company')


       Interest of Person Discharging Managerial Responsibility ('PDMR')

                            in the Company's Shares



Cairn announces that Richard Heaton, Head of Exploration, has today sold 15,000
ordinary shares of 6 2/13 pence in the Company at a price of £21.20 per share.


Details of the share sale and the resulting effect on Mr Heaton's shareholding
in Cairn are set out below:

PDMR        Previous          Shares    New           Percentage of Issued Share
            Shareholding      Sold      Shareholding  Capital

Richard           67,918    15,000        52,918               0.040
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