CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Nov 17, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 17 November 2021

CAIRN ENERGY PLC ("Cairn" or "the Company") CAIRN ENERGY PLC

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Cairn announces that, on 16 November 2021, it purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of ²¹/¹³ pence each (the "Ordinary Shares") on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc ("Morgan Stanley"). Such purchase was effected pursuant to the instructions issued by the Company in accordance with the non-discretionary share repurchase arrangements entered into with Morgan Stanley, as announced on 15 November 2021.

Ordinary Shares

Date of purchase:	16 November 2021
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	78,586
Lowest price paid per share:	187.70 pence
Highest price paid per share:	193.30 pence
Average price paid per share:	191.16 pence

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares.

Since 15 November 2021, the Company has purchased 201,685 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £380,223.40.

A full breakdown of the individual trades made on 16 November 2021 by Morgan Stanley on behalf of the Company as part of the share repurchase programme is set out below.

This announcement does not constitute, or form part of, an offer or any solicitation of an offer for securities in any jurisdiction.

Enquiries Analysts/Investors
David Nisbet, Corporate Affairs	Tel: 0131 475 3000
Media
Linda Bain/Jonathan Milne, Corporate Affairs	Tel: 0131 475 3000

Transaction Details:

Date	Time (BST)	Price (pence)	Quantity bought	Exchange Venue	Reference number of the transaction
16/11/2021	08:36:17	187.80	1,223	LSE	E088ocBf8okk
16/11/2021	08:44:40	188.60	900	LSE	E088ocBf90ow
16/11/2021	08:44:40	188.60	147	LSE	E088ocBf90oy
16/11/2021	09:15:04	187.70	1,223	LSE	E088ocBf9e03
16/11/2021	10:00:12	188.90	2,111	LSE	E088ocBfAQ99
16/11/2021	10:09:52	190.00	1,000	LSE	E088ocBfAa7h
16/11/2021	10:09:52	190.00	200	LSE	E088ocBfAa7j
16/11/2021	10:24:14	190.40	2,307	LSE	E088ocBfAprD
16/11/2021	10:24:18	190.20	1,002	LSE	E088ocBfApyx
16/11/2021	10:31:41	190.80	1,055	LSE	E088ocBfAy65
16/11/2021	10:49:59	190.30	1,072	LSE	E088ocBfBEEf
16/11/2021	11:02:59	190.70	1,004	LSE	E088ocBfBT8h
16/11/2021	11:29:05	191.00	1,213	LSE	E088ocBfBrj0
16/11/2021	11:49:59	191.10	1,127	LSE	E088ocBfCBwm
16/11/2021	12:06:14	191.10	1,003	LSE	E088ocBfCV5G
16/11/2021	12:20:11	191.90	1,018	LSE	E088ocBfCiqt
16/11/2021	12:25:51	191.90	1,021	LSE	E088ocBfCovo
16/11/2021	12:31:32	191.80	1,107	LSE	E088ocBfCtlB
16/11/2021	12:40:03	192.20	2,631	LSE	E088ocBfD2jx
16/11/2021	12:45:14	192.00	1,042	LSE	E088ocBfD6lv
16/11/2021	13:09:08	192.50	1,212	LSE	E088ocBfDVjL
16/11/2021	13:09:08	192.50	1,735	LSE	E088ocBfDVjQ
16/11/2021	13:09:08	192.10	1,095	LSE	E088ocBfDVk0
16/11/2021	13:15:09	192.60	1,680	LSE	E088ocBfDbAe
16/11/2021	13:22:58	192.10	1,095	LSE	E088ocBfDiUe
16/11/2021	13:51:07	192.60	2,583	LSE	E088ocBfEL3o
16/11/2021	14:00:03	193.30	3,598	LSE	E088ocBfEUkz
16/11/2021	14:07:34	193.10	1,313	LSE	E088ocBfEgVL
16/11/2021	14:16:37	193.00	1,164	LSE	E088ocBfEsUa
16/11/2021	14:17:36	192.80	1,050	LSE	E088ocBfEtl8
16/11/2021	14:20:07	192.10	263	LSE	E088ocBfExTS
16/11/2021	14:20:07	192.10	200	LSE	E088ocBfExTU
16/11/2021	14:20:07	192.10	489	LSE	E088ocBfExTX
16/11/2021	14:20:07	192.10	500	LSE	E088ocBfExTc
16/11/2021	14:20:07	192.10	1,659	LSE	E088ocBfExTe
16/11/2021	14:24:20	192.10	901	LSE	E088ocBfF4My
16/11/2021	14:24:20	192.10	400	LSE	E088ocBfF4N0

16/11/2021	14:24:20	192.10	208	LSE	E088ocBfF4N2
16/11/2021	14:26:13	192.00	529	LSE	F0880CB1-81p
16/11/2021	14:26:13	192.00	625	LSE	E088ocBfF81d
16/11/2021	14:30:05	191.50	1,272	LSE	E088ocBfFGd1
16/11/2021	14:35:47	191.10	1,029	LSE	E088ocBfFWzh
16/11/2021	15:02:14	190.10	177	LSE	E088ocBfGbhZ
16/11/2021	15:02:14	190.10	1,0995	LSE	E088ocBfGbhb
16/11/2021	15:06:03	190.00	1,009	LSE	E088ocBfGjIh
16/11/2021	15:16:06	190.00	1,297	LSE	E088ocBfH7ZK
16/11/2021	15:18:01	189.70	112	LSE	E088ocBfHCTs
16/11/2021	15:18:01	189.70	1,025	LSE	F088ocBfHCTu
16/11/2021	15:28:32	189.60	289	LSE	E088ocBfHXMW
16/11/2021	15:28:32	189.60	710	LSE	E088ocBfHXMd
16/11/2021	15:34:13	190.10	8	LSE	F0880cBfHiyv
16/11/2021	15:34:13	190.10	507	LSE	E088ocBfHiyx
16/11/2021	15:34:13	190.10	1,333	LSE	E088ocBfHiz1
16/11/2021	15:36:59	190.30	1,836	LSE	E088ocBfHnoC
16/11/2021	15:36:59	190.30	452	LSE	E088ocBfHnoP
16/11/2021	15:43:07	190.60	1,303	LSE	E088ocBfHz93
16/11/2021	15:51:03	191.00	1,760	LSE	E088ocBfIBIn
16/11/2021	16:03:18	190.90	471	LSE	E088ocBflVsF
16/11/2021	16:03:18	190.90	554	LSE	E088ocBfIVsH
16/11/2021	16:11:06	191.10	158	LSE	E088ocBfIhUr
16/11/2021	16:11:06	191.10	383	LSE	E088ocBfIhUt
16/11/2021	16:11:07	191.10	035	LSE	E088ocBfIhW4
16/11/2021	16:11:49	191.10	370	LSE	E088ocBflieW
16/11/2021	16:11:49	191.10	1,413	LSE	E088ocBflieY
16/11/2021	16:12:51	190.90	1,195	LSE	E088ocBfIkKL
16/11/2021	16:15:50	191.00	1,217	LSE	E088ocBflpc0
16/11/2021	16:18:41	191.00	129	LSE	E088ocBflu0t
16/11/2021	16:19:18	191.00	498	LSE	E088ocBflvBS
16/11/2021	16:24:01	190.90	462	LSE	F0880cBfJ317
16/11/2021	16:24:37	190.90	3,991	LSE	E088ocBfJ4nH
16/11/2021	16:24:37	190.90	1,171	LSE	E088ocBfJ4nN
16/11/2021	16:24:37	190.90	1,361	LSE	E088ocBfJ4nP
16/11/2021	16:25:51	190.90	489	LSE	E088ocBfJ6we
16/11/2021	16:26:41	190.90	1,835	LSE	E088ocBfJ8Mf
16/11/2021	16:29:03	190.70	1,035	LSE	E088ocBfJCkH