Holding(s) in Company

Cairn Energy PLC
09 November 2005



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                                                              9 November 2005


                           Cairn Energy PLC ('Cairn')

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

On 8 November 2005, Cairn was notified by Deutsche Bank AG that it and its
subsidiary companies have a notifiable interest in 4,970,243 ordinary shares of
10 pence each in Cairn, representing approximately 3.11% of Cairn's current
issued ordinary share capital.




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