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
November 28, 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
17,114,433 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)
8.040%
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 28 November 2006
Schedule A
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares Held
State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 46,900
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 55,090
Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,200
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 543,282
BT Globenet Nominees Ltd. Capital Guardian Trust Company 37,400
Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 26,600
Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 31,000
Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 200,441
MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,500
Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,900
ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,300
HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,900
JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 74,815
State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 5,500
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 391,785
Northern Trust Capital International Limited 176,500
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 359,220
Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,700
Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 81,100
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 157,700
State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 10,400
Co.
Citibank NA Capital International Limited 101,700
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 44,500
Mellon Bank NA Capital International Limited 11,500
KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,300
Bank One London Capital International Limited 12,800
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank Capital International Limited 91,300
Nordea Bank Capital International Limited 19,000
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 93,900
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. 6,500
Co.
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 3,772,500
Limited Company
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research & Management 10,607,200
Company
JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research & Management 13,000
Company