Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
19 April 2006


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                              19 April 2006

                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

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


On 19 April 2006, Cairn was notified by Deutsche Bank AG that it and its
subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 6,321,328 ordinary shares of
10 pence each in Cairn, representing approximately 3.95% of Cairn's current
issued ordinary share capital.


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