7th Jan 2010 14:52
Financial Services Authority
TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying Carnival Plcissuer of existing shares to which votingrights are attached:
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 qualifying financial instruments
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (pleasespecify): 3. Full name of person(s) subject to the BlackRock Inc.notification obligation:4. Full name of shareholder(s) (ifdifferent from 3.): 5 January 2010 5. Date of the transaction and date onwhich the threshold is crossed orreached: 6. Date on which issuer notified: 6 January 2010
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or Holding has gone above 12% reached:
8. Notified details:
A: Voting rights attached to sharesClass/type of Situation Resulting situationshares if previous to after the triggeringpossible the triggering transactionusing the transactionISINCODE Number Number Number of % of voting of of Voting voting rights rights Shares Rights Number of shares Direct Indirect Direct IndirectGB0031215220 N/A N/A N/A 19,060,602 N/A 11.41%
B: Qualifying Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Number of voting rights that Type of financial Expiration Exercise/Conversion may be acquired % of voting instrument date Period if the instrument rights is exercised/ converted.
C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of financial Exercise Expiration Exercise/ Number of % of voting instrument price date Conversion voting rights rights period instrument refers to CFD 2,330,814 Nominal Delta 1.39% Total (A+B+C)Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights 21,391,416 12.80%
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 - 21,391,416 (12.80%)
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 Perez15. Contact telephone number:
1-305-599-2600
vendorRelated Shares:
Carnival