CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 6, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 December 2021

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

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Cairn announces that, on 3 December 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:	3 December 2021
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	72,381
Lowest price paid per share:	181.00 pence
Highest price paid per share:	184.80 pence
Average price paid per share:	182.80 pence

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares.

Since 15 November 2021, the Company has purchased 1,140,995 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,138,532.47.

A full breakdown of the individual trades made 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 Media	Tel: 0131 475 3000
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
03/12/2021	08:44:44	184.80	80	LSE	E08L8vOR1vRs
03/12/2021	08:44:44	184.80	1,005	LSE	E08L8vOR1vRu
03/12/2021	08:47:45	184.50	385	LSE	E08L8vOR1zPG
03/12/2021	08:47:45	184.50	400	LSE	E08L8vOR1zPJ
03/12/2021	08:47:45	184.50	398	LSE	E08L8vOR1zPL
03/12/2021	09:45:18	183.70	147	LSE	E08L8vOR36NC
03/12/2021	09:45:18	183.70	400	LSE	E08L8vOR36NE
03/12/2021	09:45:18	183.70	598	LSE	E08L8vOR36NI
03/12/2021	09:45:18	183.60	1,054	LSE	E08L8vOR36NX
03/12/2021	10:06:06	184.20	43	LSE	E08L8vOR3SdY
03/12/2021	10:06:06	184.20	1,600	LSE	E08L8vOR3Sda
03/12/2021	10:06:06	184.20	270	LSE	E08L8vOR3Sdc
03/12/2021	10:24:11	183.80	1,165	LSE	E08L8vOR3nr3
03/12/2021	10:35:02	183.50	978	LSE	E08L8vOR3y0H
03/12/2021	10:35:02	183.50	219	LSE	E08L8vOR3y0Y
03/12/2021	10:36:05	183.40	611	LSE	E08L8vOR403w
03/12/2021	10:36:05	183.40	448	LSE	E08L8vOR403y
03/12/2021	11:03:29	182.70	477	LSE	E08L8vOR4X28
03/12/2021	11:03:29	182.70	622	LSE	E08L8vOR4X2A
03/12/2021	11:25:42	182.30	1,181	LSE	E08L8vOR4urZ
03/12/2021	12:46:11	183.40	273	LSE	E08L8vOR5z8J
03/12/2021	12:46:11	183.40	429	LSE	E08L8vOR5z8L
03/12/2021	12:46:11	183.40	480	LSE	E08L8vOR5z8Q
03/12/2021	12:59:16	182.90	800	LSE	E08L8vOR68df
03/12/2021	12:59:16	182.90	400	LSE	E08L8vOR68dh
03/12/2021	12:59:16	182.90	255	LSE	E08L8vOR68dj
03/12/2021	12:59:16	182.90	144	LSE	E08L8vOR68dl
03/12/2021	13:03:05	182.30	1,274	LSE	E08L8vOR6Byc
03/12/2021	13:30:17	181.90	881	LSE	E08L8vOR6XaT
03/12/2021	13:30:17	181.90	137	LSE	E08L8vOR6XaV
03/12/2021	13:58:48	182.40	645	LSE	E08L8vOR7DoL
03/12/2021	14:30:07	183.00	1,035	LSE	E08L8vOR7mcW
03/12/2021	14:30:07	183.00	1,200	LSE	E08L8vOR7mcY
03/12/2021	14:30:07	183.00	1,600	LSE	E08L8vOR7mca
03/12/2021	14:30:07	183.00	275	LSE	E08L8vOR7mcc
03/12/2021	14:31:16	182.90	837	LSE	E08L8vOR7qnh
03/12/2021	14:31:16	182.90	1,877	LSE	E08L8vOR7qnj

03/12/2021	14:41:13	184.20	2,546	LSE	E08L8vOR8J7V
03/12/2021	14:41:15	184.10	1,193	LSE	E08L8vOR8JAm
03/12/2021	14:41:15	184.10	800	LSE	E08L8vOR8JAo
03/12/2021	14:41:15	184.10	400	LSE	E08L8vOR8JAq
03/12/2021	14:41:15	184.10	182	LSE	E08L8vOR8JAs
03/12/2021	14:41:15	184.10	252	LSE	E08L8vOR8JAu
03/12/2021	14:41:19	183.90	143	LSE	E08L8vOR8JQX
03/12/2021	14:46:13	183.90	959	LSE	E08L8vOR8WgA
03/12/2021	14:46:13	183.90	18	LSE	E08L8vOR8WgC
03/12/2021	14:48:18	184.00	1,214	LSE	E08L8vOR8byY
03/12/2021	14:49:29	183.90	1,242	LSE	E08L8vOR8f3x
03/12/2021	14:49:33	183.90	1,478	LSE	E08L8vOR8fIO
03/12/2021	14:49:33	183.90	64	LSE	E08L8vOR8fIT
03/12/2021	14:49:33	183.90	500	LSE	E08L8vOR8fIV
03/12/2021	14:52:56	183.20	25	LSE	E08L8vOR8nG9
03/12/2021	14:52:56	183.20	800	LSE	E08L8vOR8nGB
03/12/2021	14:52:56	183.20	551	LSE	E08L8vOR8nGD
03/12/2021	15:02:20	182.50	492	LSE	E08L8vOR9FJq
03/12/2021	15:02:20	182.50	2,400	LSE	E08L8vOR9FJs
03/12/2021	15:02:20	182.50	29	LSE	E08L8vOR9FJu
03/12/2021	15:03:03	182.50	1,115	LSE	E08L8vOR9IC8
03/12/2021	15:03:42	182.40	1,460	LSE	E08L8vOR9KQU
03/12/2021	15:03:42	182.40	1,187	LSE	E08L8vOR9KQW
03/12/2021	15:09:17	182.60	635	LSE	E08L8vOR9aQK
03/12/2021	15:09:17	182.60	494	LSE	E08L8vOR9aQM
03/12/2021	15:13:22	182.30	1,032	LSE	E08L8vOR9lV4
03/12/2021	15:20:08	182.70	942	LSE	E08L8vORA3ad
03/12/2021	15:20:08	182.70	398	LSE	E08L8vORA3af
03/12/2021	15:21:11	182.50	1,121	LSE	E08L8vORA6X9
03/12/2021	15:31:47	182.00	1,745	LSE	E08L8vORAUHf
03/12/2021	15:35:05	181.90	1,194	LSE	E08L8vORAce1
03/12/2021	15:35:13	181.80	1,740	LSE	E08L8vORAdBP
03/12/2021	15:41:44	181.30	1,358	LSE	E08L8vORAuXn
03/12/2021	15:41:44	181.20	175	LSE	E08L8vORAuY5
03/12/2021	15:41:44	181.20	791	LSE	E08L8vORAuY7
03/12/2021	15:41:44	181.20	1,316	LSE	E08L8vORAua8
03/12/2021	15:48:54	181.00	770	LSE	E08L8vORB8VT
03/12/2021	15:48:54	181.00	155	LSE	E08L8vORB8VV
03/12/2021	15:55:05	181.70	3,816	LSE	E08L8vORBLRD
03/12/2021	15:55:10	181.60	753	LSE	E08L8vORBLgh

03/12/2021	15:55:10	181.60	305	LSE	E08L8vORBLgj
03/12/2021	16:06:49	182.50	1,437	LSE	E08L8vORBm5g
03/12/2021	16:06:49	182.50	1,743	LSE	E08L8vORBm5i
03/12/2021	16:07:07	182.40	734	LSE	E08L8vORBmcM
03/12/2021	16:08:42	182.40	393	LSE	E08L8vORBp70
03/12/2021	16:08:42	182.40	169	LSE	E08L8vORBp72
03/12/2021	16:08:42	182.40	135	LSE	E08L8vORBp88
03/12/2021	16:08:42	182.40	2,135	LSE	E08L8vORBp8A
03/12/2021	16:08:42	182.30	1,940	LSE	E08L8vORBp8P
03/12/2021	16:20:04	182.00	141	LSE	E08L8vORCDEH
03/12/2021	16:20:04	182.00	1,141	LSE	E08L8vORCDEJ