Holding(s) in Company
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 supplied
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of $1.66 each
10) Date of transaction
-
11) Date listed company informed
28 March 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
12,928,078 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)
6.07%
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 19 April 2006
Schedule A
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held
State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 577,900
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 264,800
Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 43,100
Chase Manhattan Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,800
Australia Limited
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,253,224
BT Globenet Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 120,100
Limited
Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 452,000
Cede & Co. Deutsche Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 10,000
Mannheim
Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300
Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 186,900
Barclays Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,600
Brown Bros Capital Guardian Trust Company 7,000
Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 450,300
Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Guardian Trust Company 13,300
MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,400
State Street Bank & Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 16,500
Co
RBSTB Nominees Ltd Capital Guardian Trust Company 600
Citibank NA Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,000
Deutsche Bank AG Capital Guardian Trust Company 700
Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,600
ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,000
Mellon Nominees (UK) Capital Guardian Trust Company 117,834
Limited
HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 7,100
JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 182,900
State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 5,000
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 500,900
Northern Trust Capital International Limited 117,100
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 231,000
Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 8,800
Citibank London Capital International Limited 71,800
Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 84,700
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 99,200
Royal Bank of Scotland Capital International Limited 56,200
State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 4,800
Co.
Deutsche Bank AG Capital International Limited 169,020
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 5,800
KAS UK Capital International Limited 5,500
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 41,200
Midland Bank plc Capital International S.A. 2,500
Royal Bank of Scotland Capital International S.A. 8,400
Lloyds Bank Capital International S.A. 3,200
HSBC Bank plc Capital International S.A. 18,600
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Inc. 14,700
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Inc. 7,700
State Street Nominees Capital Research and Management 665,000
Limited Company
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research and Management 6,050,000
Company
JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research and Management 8,000
Company