7th Apr 2011 14:49
Financial Services Authority
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are
attached: Carnival Plc
2. Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes): An acquisition or disposal of voting rights
Yes
An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are
attached.
An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to
Yes
qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock Inc. notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s)
(if different from 3.):
5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or 22 March 2011 reached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 23
March 2011
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or
reached: Holding has gone below 10% 8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to shares Class/type Situation previous Resulting situation after the triggering transaction of to the triggering shares transaction Number Number Number of voting % of voting rights if possible of of rights using Shares Voting Number the ISIN Rights of shares CODE Direct Indirect Direct Indirect 19,147,274 GB0031215220 N/A N/A 16,783,363 N/A 9.16%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting rights that may be Type of Expiration Exercise/ acquired if the % of voting financial date Conversion Period instrument is rights instrument exercised/ converted. C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting rights financial price date Conversion voting rights instrument period instrument refers to 582,139 Nominal Delta CFD 0.32% 0.32% Total (A+B+C) Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 17,365,502 9.48%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
Blackrock Investment Management (UK) Limited - 17,365,502 (9.48%)
Proxy Voting: 10. Name of the proxy holder:
11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease
to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold
voting rights: 13. Additional information: 14. Contact name: Arnaldo Perez 15. Contact telephone number: 1-305-599-2600
vendorRelated Shares:
Carnival