Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
06 June 2006


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


6 June 2006


                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')


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

Cairn was notified on 5 June 2006 by Legal & General Group plc on behalf of itself and its subsidiaries that they had 
an interest in 6,444,907 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn in aggregate, representing approximately 4.03% of 
Cairn's current issued ordinary share capital.

The registered shareholders to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by the registered holders 
at the date of notification is as follows:

Material Interest                               Number of Shares      Percentage

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 914945           56,243

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 923363           52,899

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942199          106,468

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942229          105,967

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942217          106,618

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942205          106,468

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942175          106,206

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 942187          106,250

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 775245          466,452

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 357206        3,840,388

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 866197           27,400

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 904332           32,843

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 916681            8,283

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 969995          374,044

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 985551           20,770

Citibank, Ldn A/C 6011467727                                 800

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 754612          284,447

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 282605          288,334

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 360509          247,613

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 766793           37,323

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 824434           14,310

HSBC Global Custody Nominee (UK) Ltd A/C 924422           54,781

                                     TOTAL             6,444,907          4.03%


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