NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES
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
6,415,178
6) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed
company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
3.02%
7) Number of shares/amount of stock disposed
-
8) Percentage of issued class (any treasury shares held by the listed
company should not be taken into account when calculating percentage)
-
9) Class of security
Ordinary shares of $1.66 each
10) Date of transaction
-
11) Date listed company informed
20 January 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
6,415,178 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)
3.02%
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 Limited and Capital Guardian Trust
Company.
15) Name of contact and telephone number for queries
Tony Guthrie 020 7940 5384
16) Name and signature of duly authorised officer of the listed company
responsible for making this notification
Arnaldo Perez, Company Secretary
Date of notification 23 January 2006
Schedule A
Nominee/Registered Name Investment Management Company Shares
Held
State Street Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 370,500
Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 202,300
Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 19,600
Chase Manhattan Bank Australia
Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,500
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,374,258
BT Globenet Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 70,600
Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 289,700
Cede & Co Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,700
Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300
Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 119,400
Barclays Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,700
Brown Bros Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,100
Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 248,400
Royal Bank of Scotland Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,400
MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,900
State Street Bank & Trust Co Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,300
RBSTB Nominees Ltd Capital Guardian Trust Company 600
Citibank NA Capital Guardian Trust Company 4,600
Deutsche Bank AG Capital Guardian Trust Company 700
HSBC Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 100
Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 12,600
ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,100
Mellon Nominees (UK) Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 75,100
HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,700
JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 78,300
State Street Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 2,600
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 156,000
Northern Trust Capital International Limited 33,200
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 69,400
Citibank London Capital International Limited 6,100
Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 23,500
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 25,000
Deutsche Bank AG Capital International Limited 71,320
KAS UK Capital International Limited 2,900
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International S.A. 1,700
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 21,900
Midland Bank plc Capital International S.A. 800
HSBC Bank plc Capital International S.A. 11,000
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Inc. 7,400
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Inc. 3,900
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research and
Management Company 3,050,000
JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research and
Management Company 8,000