CAPRICORN ENERGY PLC

Transaction in Own Shares • Dec 8, 2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 8 December 2021

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

TRANSACTIONS IN OWN SHARES

Cairn announces that, on 7 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:	7 December 2021
Aggregate number of Ordinary Shares purchased:	90,312
Lowest price paid per share:	180.60 pence
Highest price paid per share:	185.80 pence
Average price paid per share:	183.45 pence

The Company intends to cancel the purchased Ordinary Shares.

Since 15 November 2021, the Company has purchased 1,301,773 shares at a cost (including dealing and associated costs) of £2,432,133.16.

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
07/12/2021	08:31:30	181.50	999	LSE	E08O2lK97KoB
07/12/2021	08:31:30	181.50	60	LSE	E08O2lK97KoD
07/12/2021	08:45:10	180.70	498	LSE	E08O2lK97fkQ
07/12/2021	08:46:27	180.70	277	LSE	E08O2lK97iM5
07/12/2021	08:46:27	180.70	388	LSE	E08O2lK97iM8
07/12/2021	08:46:29	180.60	787	LSE	E08O2lK97ihm
07/12/2021	08:46:29	180.60	229	LSE	E08O2lK97ihp
07/12/2021	08:46:29	180.60	29	LSE	E08O2lK97ihy
07/12/2021	09:00:37	180.90	1,504	LSE	E08O2lK9825h
07/12/2021	09:00:37	180.80	835	LSE	E08O2lK9825w
07/12/2021	09:00:38	180.80	742	LSE	E08O2lK9828v
07/12/2021	09:34:21	181.10	1,002	LSE	E08O2lK98kKm
07/12/2021	09:34:24	180.90	1,105	LSE	E08O2lK98kOP
07/12/2021	09:34:24	180.80	1,195	LSE	E08O2lK98kRA
07/12/2021	10:07:47	181.00	1,170	LSE	E08O2lK99NXE
07/12/2021	10:23:35	181.90	1,179	LSE	E08O2lK99cPu
07/12/2021	10:23:35	181.60	1,160	LSE	E08O2lK99cQz
07/12/2021	11:11:32	183.00	1,666	LSE	E08O2lK9ALqL
07/12/2021	11:11:32	183.00	1,334	LSE	E08O2lK9ALqN
07/12/2021	11:18:13	183.00	3,360	LSE	E08O2lK9ARVU
07/12/2021	11:18:13	182.80	1,114	LSE	E08O2lK9ARW0
07/12/2021	11:18:16	182.70	988	LSE	E08O2lK9ARbf
07/12/2021	11:18:16	182.70	257	LSE	E08O2lK9ARbh
07/12/2021	11:28:02	182.00	1,571	LSE	E08O2lK9AZgT
07/12/2021	11:52:59	181.90	1,016	LSE	E08O2lK9AqrR
07/12/2021	11:52:59	181.70	958	LSE	E08O2lK9AqsI
07/12/2021	11:52:59	181.70	516	LSE	E08O2lK9AqsK
07/12/2021	12:11:25	181.50	272	LSE	E08O2lK9B8cW
07/12/2021	12:11:25	181.50	400	LSE	E08O2lK9B8cZ
07/12/2021	12:11:26	181.50	433	LSE	E08O2lK9B8hL
07/12/2021	12:11:27	181.50	55	LSE	E08O2lK9B8iw
07/12/2021	12:16:25	181.20	330	LSE	E08O2lK9BCK9
07/12/2021	12:18:06	181.10	1,189	LSE	E08O2lK9BDWK
07/12/2021	12:18:06	181.20	923	LSE	E08O2lK9BDWG
07/12/2021	12:20:11	181.10	98	LSE	E08O2lK9BEzi
07/12/2021	12:53:20	180.70	1,183	LSE	E08O2lK9BdUt
07/12/2021	13:18:18	182.30	3,000	LSE	E08O2lK9C1Qf

07/12/2021	13:18:48	182.00	2,522	LSE	E08O2lK9C1nl
07/12/2021	13:19:12	182.00	1,096	LSE	F08O2IK9C2F1
07/12/2021	13:38:12	182.50	447	LSE	E08O2 K9CKex
07/12/2021	13:38:12	182.50	2,000	LSE	E08O2IK9CKez
07/12/2021	13:54:54	182.80	3,079	LSE	E08O2IK9CaJh
07/12/2021	13:54:54	182.80	1,600	LSE	E08O2IK9CaJm
07/12/2021	13:54:54	182.80	1,431	LSE	E08O2IK9CaJo
07/12/2021	13:54:54	182.80	48	LSE	E08O2IK9CaJw
07/12/2021	13:54:54	182.80	2,517	LSE	E08O2IK9CaJy
07/12/2021	13:57:32	182.70	32	LSE	E08O2 K9Ccid
07/12/2021	13:58:01	182.70	400	LSE	E08O2IK9CczC
07/12/2021	13:58:01	182.70	400	LSE	E08O2IK9CczE
07/12/2021	13:58:01	182.70	400	LSE	E08O2 K9CczG
07/12/2021	13:58:01	182.70	400	LSE	E08O2IK9Cczl
07/12/2021	13:58:01	182.70	3.021	LSE	E08O2 K9CczK
07/12/2021	14:38:13	185.00	442	LSE	E08O2lK9DaoU
07/12/2021	14:38:13	185.00	800	LSE	E08O2IK9DaoZ
07/12/2021	14:38:13	185.00	391	LSE	E08O2IK9Daob
07/12/2021	14:43:42	184.60	374	LSE	E08O2 K9D xH
07/12/2021	14:43:42	184.60	800	LSE	E08O2IK9DIXJ
07/12/2021	14:43:42	184.60	200	LSE	E08O2 K9DIxL
07/12/2021	14:43:42	184.60	162	LSE	E08O2IK9DIxN
07/12/2021	14:57:41	184.80	3,168	LSE	E08O2IK9ECIX
07/12/2021	15:01:47	184.80	1,368	LSE	E08O2IK9ELkG
07/12/2021	15:07:14	184.80	372	LSE	E08O2IK9EWoj
07/12/2021	15:07:14	184.80	956	LSE	E08O2IK9EWol
07/12/2021	15:07:14	184.80	400	LSE	E08O2 K9EWon
07/12/2021	15:07:14	184.80	319	LSE	E08O2IK9EWod
07/12/2021	15:17:50	185.60	1,032	LSE	E08O2IK9EozJ
07/12/2021	15:17:50	185.60	2,872	LSE	E08O2IK9EozL
07/12/2021	15:17:53	185.50	1,811	LSE	E08O2IK9Ep6y
07/12/2021	15:17:53	185.50	1,955	LSE	E08O2lK9Ep71
07/12/2021	15:44:11	185.70	1,328	LSE	E08O2 K9FRom
07/12/2021	15:44:16	185.60	344	LSE	E08O2 K9FRv
07/12/2021	15:44:16	185.60	708	LSE	E08O2IK9FRvn
07/12/2021	15:56:21	185.80	3,670	LSE	E08O2lK9FgnE
07/12/2021	16:03:35	185.70	612	LSE	E08O2lK9FpXl
07/12/2021	16:03:35	185.70	2,344	LSE	E08O2lK9FpXL
07/12/2021	16:03:36	185.60	240	LSE	E08O2IK9FpbH
07/12/2021	16:03:36	185.60	1,155	LSE	E08O2IK9FpbJ

07/12/2021	16:03:36	185.60	139	LSE	E08O2lK9FpbL
07/12/2021	16:03:36	185.50	297	LSE	E08O2lK9Fpbh
07/12/2021	16:23:17	185.60	1,002	LSE	E08O2lK9GGCk
07/12/2021	16:24:51	185.80	538	LSE	E08O2lK9GIMO
07/12/2021	16:24:51	185.80	1,200	LSE	E08O2lK9GIMR
07/12/2021	16:24:51	185.80	400	LSE	E08O2lK9GIMT
07/12/2021	16:25:00	185.80	2,994	LSE	E08O2lK9GIa2
07/12/2021	16:25:00	185.80	1,291	LSE	E08O2lK9GIa6
07/12/2021	16:29:06	185.80	1,413	LSE	E08O2lK9GQIr