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

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