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
June 15, 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
17,959,651 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)
8.445%
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 June 16, 2006
Schedule A
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares
Held
State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 689,800
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 200,000
Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 65,800
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,338,510
BT Globenet Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 132,300
Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 508,800
Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300
Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 224,000
Barclays Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,600
Brown Bros Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,900
Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 441,000
MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 10,300
State Street Bank & Trust Co Capital Guardian Trust Company 13,300
Citibank NA Capital Guardian Trust Company 9,100
Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 31,100
ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,200
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 127,034
HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 183,300
State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 8,200
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 630,807
Northern Trust Capital International Limited 232,600
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 488,300
Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,400
Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 110,000
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 195,600
State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 25,900
Co.
Citibank NA Capital International Limited 94,700
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 68,600
Mellon Bank NA Capital International Limited 7,200
KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,100
Bank One London Capital International Limited 12,500
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank Capital International Limited 92,600
Nordea Bank Capital International Limited 19,900
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 117,500
Midland Bank plc Capital International S.A. 3,900
Pictet & Cie, Geneva Capital International S.A. 13,100
State Street Bank & Trust Capital International S.A. 7,700
Co.
Lloyds Bank Capital International S.A. 5,200
HSBC Bank plc Capital International S.A. 36,900
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Inc. 23,300
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Inc. 12,600
State Street Nominees Capital Research and Management 3,915,000
Limited Company
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research and Management 6,800,000
Company
JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research and Management 11,000
Company
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