21st Sep 2006 18:06
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 acquiredNot supplied6) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould not be taken into account when calculating percentage)Not supplied7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposedNot supplied8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed companyshould 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 informedSeptember 21, 200612) Total holding following this notification18,710,296 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)8.79%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, Inc., Capital International Limitedand Capital Guardian Trust Company.15) Name of contact and telephone number for queriesArnaldo Perez 001 (305) 599-2600 ext. 1801816) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed companyresponsible for making this notificationArnaldo Perez, Company SecretaryDate of notification 21 September 2006Schedule A Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 279,800Limited Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 289,770 Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 26,100 Chase Manhattan Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,800Australia Ltd Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,243,791 BT Globenet Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 9,400Limited Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 34,800 Cede & Co. Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,900 Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300 Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 58,400 Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 371,000 MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,500 State Street Bank & Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,000Co Deutsche Bank AG Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,300 Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,534 Bank of Ireland Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,000Limited ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,200 Mellon Nominees (UK) Capital Guardian Trust Company 47,300Limited HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,300 JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 83,315 State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 8,300Limited Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 345,085 Northern Trust Capital International Limited 156,300 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 325,500 Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,700 Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 59,700 Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 149,400 State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 21,500Co. Citibank NA Capital International Limited 101,700 HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 50,500 Mellon Bank NA Capital International Limited 4,400 KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,300 Bank One London Capital International Limited 9,400 Raiffeisen Zentral Bank Capital International Limited 91,300 Nordea Bank Capital International Limited 19,000 Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 119,800 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. 7,900Co. 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 4,165,000Limited Company Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research & Management 10,460,000 Company JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research & Management 13,000 Company ENDCARNIVAL PLCRelated Shares:
Carnival