NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
1. Identity of the issuer or the Carnival Plc
underlying issuer of existing shares to
which voting rights are attached:
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which
may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to
which voting rights are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights
Other (please specify):______________
3. Full name of person(s) subject Baillie Gifford & Co
to notification obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if
different from 3):
5. Date of transaction (and date on 24 July 2007
which the threshold is crossed or
reached if different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 26 July 2007
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed 5%
or reached:
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/ Situation Resulting situation after the triggering
type of previous to the transaction
shares triggering
transaction
If
possible
use ISIN
code
Number of Number Number Number of voting Percentage of
shares of of rights voting rights
voting shares
rights
Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 13561146 7.94 10019501 10019501 5.87
Share
GB0031215220
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
Type of Expiration Exercise/ No. of voting Percentage of
financial date conversion rights that may voting rights
instrument period/date be acquired (if
the instrument
exercised/
converted)
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
10019501 5.87
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /
or the financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
In the narrative below, the figures in [ ] indicate the amount of voting
rights and the percentage held by each controlled undertaking where
relevant.
Baillie Gifford & Co, a discretionary investment manager, is the parent
undertaking of an investment management group.
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Overseas
Limited [1585388; 0.9%] is also a discretionary investment manager.
Its wholly-owned direct subsidiary undertaking Baillie Gifford Life
Limited [1601717; 0.9%] is a life assurance company which procures
discretionary investment management services from Baillie Gifford & Co in
respect of its own account shareholdings.
Its wholly-owned indirect (via Baillie Gifford Life Limited) subsidiary
undertaking Baillie Gifford & Co Limited [272835; 0.2%] is an OEIC
Authorised Corporate Director and Unit Trust Manager which has delegated
its discretionary investment management role to Baillie Gifford & Co.
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: N/A
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: Myra McIntyre
Scott Russell
15. Contact telephone number: 0131 275 2154
0131 275 2106
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