1st Dec 2006 14:35
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 30, 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
16,984,669 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)
7.979%
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 01 December 2006
Schedule A Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 51,300Limited Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 55,590 Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,700 Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 546,882 BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. Capital Guardian Trust Company 41,700 Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 29,200 Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 34,300 Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 207,500 MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,200 Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,600 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 397,485 Northern Trust Capital International Limited 179,700 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 364,120 Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,700 Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 83,500 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 159,700 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 12,300 KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,300 Bank One London Capital International Limited 13,200 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 10,430377 Company JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research & Management 13,000 Company
CARNIVAL PLCRelated Shares:
Carnival