Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
26 June 2006


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                                                                                    26 
June 2006


Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

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

On 22 June 2006, Cairn was notified by FMR Corp. and its direct and indirect subsidiaries and by Fidelity International 
Limited and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, that they had an interest in 
14,259,025 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representing 8.91% of Cairn's current issued ordinary share 
capital.

The registered holders to which this notification relates and the number of shares held by those registered holders as 
at 22 June 2006 are as follows:-

REGISTERED HOLDER                               NUMBER OF SHARES      PERCENTAGE

JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                  579,216
Northern Trust London                                   389,707
State Street Bank and Trust Co LNDN                     368,050
Bank of New York Brussels                               187,200
Mellon Bank                                             115,300
HSBC Bank PLC                                            78,300
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                5,506,195
Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux                           6,316,777
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                  146,800
Bank of New York Brussels                                33,900
Northern Trust London                                    18,430
JP Morgan, Bournemouth                                  286,900
Bank of New York Europe LDN                             232,250

                                   TOTAL             14,259,025           8.91%

The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C. Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of 
FMR Corp. and Fidelity International Limited.



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