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
September 21, 2006
12) Total holding following this notification
18,710,296 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)
8.79%
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 21 September 2006
Schedule A
Nominee/Registered Name Management Company Shares
Held
State Street Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 279,800
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 289,770
Northern Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 26,100
Chase Manhattan Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 2,800
Australia Ltd
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,243,791
BT Globenet Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 9,400
Limited
Midland Bank plc Capital Guardian Trust Company 34,800
Cede & Co. Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,900
Deutsche Bank Mannheim Capital Guardian Trust Company 300
Bankers Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 58,400
Nortrust Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 371,000
MSS Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,500
State Street Bank & Trust Capital Guardian Trust Company 3,000
Co
Deutsche Bank AG Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,300
Mellon Bank N.A. Capital Guardian Trust Company 6,534
Bank of Ireland Nominees Capital Guardian Trust Company 1,000
Limited
ROY Nominees Limited Capital Guardian Trust Company 8,200
Mellon Nominees (UK) Capital Guardian Trust Company 47,300
Limited
HSBC Capital Guardian Trust Company 5,300
JP Morgan Chase Bank Capital Guardian Trust Company 83,315
State Street Nominees Capital International Limited 8,300
Limited
Bank of New York Nominees Capital International Limited 345,085
Northern Trust Capital International Limited 156,300
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International Limited 325,500
Midland Bank plc Capital International Limited 14,700
Morgan Guaranty Capital International Limited 59,700
Nortrust Nominees Capital International Limited 149,400
State Street Bank & Trust Capital International Limited 21,500
Co.
Citibank NA Capital International Limited 101,700
HSBC Bank plc Capital International Limited 50,500
Mellon Bank NA Capital International Limited 4,400
KAS UK Capital International Limited 9,300
Bank One London Capital International Limited 9,400
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank Capital International Limited 91,300
Nordea Bank Capital International Limited 19,000
Chase Nominees Limited Capital International S.A. 119,800
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. 7,900
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 4,165,000
Limited Company
Chase Nominees Limited Capital Research & Management 10,460,000
Company
JPM Nominees Ltd Capital Research & Management 13,000
Company