TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which
voting rights are attached:
Carnival plc
2. Reason for notification [Yes/No]
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights Yes
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which N/A
may result in the
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights
are attached
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights N/A
Other (please specify): N/A
3. Full name of person(s) subject to Aviva plc & its subsidiaries
notification
obligation:
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if Registered Holder:
different from 3):
BNY Norwich Union Nominees
Limited 1,221,302*
BT Globenet Nominees Limited 2,068*
Chase GA Group Nominees
Limited 3,882,792*
Chase Nominees Limited 144,537*
CUIM Nominee Limited 879,754*
Vidacos Nominees Limited 3,390*
* denotes direct interest
RC Greig Nominees Limited 1,750
Aviva SpA 2,749
BNP Paribas - London 33,558
Chase Nominees Limited 834,191
State Street Nominees Limited 476,773
Vidacos Nominees Limited 537,140
5. Date of transaction (and date on 6 January 2009
which the
threshold is crossed or reached if
different):
6. Date on which issuer notified: 7 January 2009
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or 5% to <5% Change at Combined Interest
reached: level
8: Notified Details
A: Voting rights attached to shares
Class/type of Situation previous Resulting situation after
shares to the triggering transaction
the triggering
transaction
If possible Number of Number of Number of Number of Percentage of
use shares voting shares voting rights voting rights
ISIN code rights
Direct Direct Indirect Direct Indirect
Ordinary 8,123,358 8,123,358 6,133,843 6,133,843 1,886,161 3.78% 1.16%
Shares
GB0031215220
B: Financial Instruments
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction
N/A
Total (A+B)
Number of voting rights Percentage of voting rights
8,020,004 4.94%
9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:
The voting rights are managed and controlled by Aviva Investors Global Services
Limited and Aviva SpA, with the following chain of controlled undertakings:
Aviva Investors Global Services Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
* Aviva Investors Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group
Holdings Limited)
* Aviva Investors Global Services Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva
Investors Holdings Limited)
Aviva SpA:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
* Aviva International Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva
Group Holdings Limited)
* Aviva Insurance Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International
Insurance Limited)
* Aviva International Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva
Insurance Limited)
* Aviva Italia SpA (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva International Holdings
Limited)
* Aviva SpA (majority owned subsidiary of Aviva Italia SpA)
The investments are administered by Commercial Union Trustees Limited, with the
following chain of control:
Commercial Union Trustees Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
* Undershaft Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings
Limited)
* Commercial Union Trustees Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Undershaft
Limited)
The investments are administered by Commercial Union Trustees Limited, with the
following chain of control:
Commercial Union Trustees Limited:
* Aviva plc (Parent Company)
* Aviva Group Holdings Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva plc)
* Undershaft Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Aviva Group Holdings
Limited)
* Commercial Union Trustees Limited (wholly owned subsidiary of Undershaft
Limited)
Proxy Voting:
10. Name of proxy holder: See Section 4
11. Number of voting rights proxy
holder will cease to hold:
12. Date on which proxy holder
will
cease to hold voting rights:
13. Additional information: Figures are based on a total number of voting
rights of 162,311,197.
14 Contact name: Arnaldo Perez, Company Secretary
15. Contact telephone name: 1-(305)-599-2600
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