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Cairn Energy PLC31 March 2006 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 31 March 2006 Cairn Energy PLC ("Cairn") Notification of Shareholding - Companies Act 1985 ss.198-202 (as amended) On 30 March 2006, Cairn was notified by FMR Corp. and its direct and indirectsubsidiaries and by Fidelity International Limited and its direct and indirectsubsidiaries, both being non-beneficial holders, that they had an interest in17,566,996 ordinary shares of 10 pence each in Cairn, representing 10.98% ofCairn's current issued ordinary share capital. The registered holders to which this notification relates and the number ofshares held by those registered holders as at 28 March 2006 are as follows:- REGISTERED HOLDER NUMBER OF SHARES PERCENTAGEJP Morgan, Bournemouth 579,216State Street Bank and Trust Co LNDN 491,950Northern Trust London 457,107Bank of New York Brussels 221,300Mellon Bank 150,400HSBC Bank PLC 79,200Clydesdale Bank PLC 12,400State Street Bank and Trust Co 15,200State Street Bank and Trust Co 114,294JP Morgan, Bournemouth 6,635,672Brown Bros Harriman Ltd Lux 7,951,377JP Morgan, Bournemouth 189,600Bank of New York Brussels 36,600Northern Trust London 23,430JP Morgan, Bournemouth 377,000Bank of New York Europe LDN 232,250 TOTAL 17,566,996 10.98% The notifiable interests also comprise the notifiable interest of Mr Edward C.Johnson 3rd, a principal shareholder of FMR Corp. and Fidelity InternationalLimited. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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