30th Jan 2006 16:05
NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES 1) Name of listed companyCarnival plc2) Name of shareholder with a major interestThe Capital Group Companies, Inc.3) Please state whether notification indicates that it is regarding theholding of the shareholder named in 2 above; in respect of anon-beneficial interest; or in the case of an individual holder if it is aholding of that person's spouse or children under the age of 18Non-beneficial4) Name of the registered holder(s) and, if more than one holder, thenumber of shares held by each of themSee attached Schedule A5) Number of shares/amount of stock acquired2,254,0006) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)1.06%7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed-8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)-9) Class of securityOrdinary shares of $1.66 each10) Date of transaction-11) Date listed company informed30 January 200612) Total holding following this notification8,669,178 ordinary shares13) Total percentage holding of issued class following this notification (anytreasury shares held by the listed company should not be taken into accountwhen calculating percentage)4.08%14) Any additional informationThe notifiable interest is given on behalf of the affiliates of The CapitalGroup Companies, Inc., being Capital Research and Management Company, CapitalInternational S.A., Capital International Limited and Capital Guardian TrustCompany.15) Name of contact and telephone number for queriesTony Guthrie 020 7940 538416) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notificationArnaldo Perez, Company SecretaryDate of notification 30 January 2006Schedule A Nominee/Registered Name Investment Management Company Shares Held State Street Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 370,500 Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 202,400 Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 19,600 Chase Manhattan Bank Australia Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,500Limited Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,374,158 BT Globenet Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 70,600 Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 289,700 Cede & Co Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,700 Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300 Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 119,400 Barclays Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,700 Brown Bros Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,100 Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 248,400 Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,400 MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,900 State Street Bank & Trust Co Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,700 RBSTB Nominees Ltd Capital Guardian Trust Company 600 Citibank NA Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,600 Deutsche Bank AG Capital Guardian Trust Company 700 HSBC Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 100 Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,600 ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,100 Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 75,100 HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,700 JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 78,300 State Street Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 2,600 Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 157,700 Northern Trust Capital International Limited 33,200 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 69,400 Citibank London Capital International Limited 6,100 Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 23,500 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 25,000 Deutsche Bank AG Capital International Limited 59,920 KAS UK Capital International Limited 2,900 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 21,900 Midland Bank plc Capital International S.A. 800 HSBC Bank plc Capital International S.A. 11,000 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Inc. 7,400 HSBC Bank plc Capital International Inc. 3,900 State Street Nominees Limited Capital Research and 515,000 Management Company Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research and 4,800,000 Management Company JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research and 8,000 Management Company ENDCARNIVAL PLCRelated Shares:
Carnival