28th Nov 2006 15:37
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1) Name of listed company
Carnival plc
2) Name of shareholder with a major interest
The Capital Group Companies, Inc.
3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding the holding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of a non-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is a holding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18
Non-beneficial
4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, the number of shares held by each of them
See attached Schedule A
5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired
Not supplied
6) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not supplied
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
Not supplied
8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
Not supplied9) Class of securityOrdinary shares of $1.66 each10) Date of transaction-
11) Date listed company informed
November 28, 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
17,114,433 ordinary shares
13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (any treasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
8.040%
14) Any additional information
The notifiable interest is given on behalf of the affiliates of The Capital Group Companies, Inc., being Capital Research and Management Company, Capital International S.A., Capital International, Inc., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian Trust Company.
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Arnaldo Perez 001 (305) 599-2600 ext. 18018
16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company responsible for making this notification
Arnaldo Perez, Company Secretary
Date of notification 28 November 2006
Schedule A Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 46,900Limited Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 55,090 Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,200 Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 543,282 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. Capital Guardian Trust Company 37,400 Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 26,600 Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 31,000 Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 200,441 MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,500 Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,900 ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,300 HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,900 JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 74,815 State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 5,500Limited Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 391,785 Northern Trust Capital International Limited 176,500 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 359,220 Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,700 Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 81,100 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 157,700 State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 10,400Co. Citibank NA Capital International Limited 101,700 HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 44,500 Mellon Bank NA Capital International Limited 11,500 KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,300 Bank One London Capital International Limited 12,800 Raiffeisen Zentral Bank Capital International Limited 91,300 Nordea Bank Capital International Limited 19,000 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 93,900 Midland Bank plc Capital International S.A. 3,400 Pictet & Cie, Geneva Capital International S.A. 13,300 State Street Bank & Trust Capital International S.A. 6,500Co. Lloyds Bank Capital International S.A. 5,400 HSBC Bank plc Capital International S.A. 37,900 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Inc. 24,500 HSBC Bank plc Capital International Inc. 9,500 State Street Nominees Capital Research & Management 3,772,500Limited Company Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research & Management 10,607,200 Company JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research & Management 13,000 Company
CARNIVAL PLCRelated Shares:
Carnival