Holding(s) in Company

NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTERESTS IN SHARES

                                                                               

                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of    Carnival Plc                                
existing shares to which voting rights are attached:                                                 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
2. Reason for notification (yes/no)                                                                  
                                                                                                     
                                                                                    Yes              
                                                                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of voting rights                                                          
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the                          
acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
An event changing the breakdown of voting rights                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Other (please specify):______________                                                                
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
3. Full name of person(s) subject to           AXA S.A, 25 Avenue Matignon, 75008 Paris and          
notification obligation:                       its group of companies                                
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different                                                         
from 3):                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
5. Date of transaction (and date on which the  24 March 2010                                         
threshold is crossed or reached if different):                                                       
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
6. Date on which issuer notified:              25 March 2010                                         
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or         5%                                                    
reached:                                                                                             
                                                                                                     
8: Notified Details                                                                                  
                                                                                                     
A: Voting rights attached to shares                                                                  
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Class/type of  Situation previous to   Resulting situation after the triggering transaction          
shares         the triggering                                                                        
               transaction                                                                           
If possible                                                                                          
use ISIN code  Number of   Number of   Number of    Number of voting        Percentage of voting     
               shares      voting      shares       rights                  rights                   
                           rights                                                                    
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                    Direct       Indirect   Direct         Indirect  
                                                                                                     
Ordinary Share                                                                                       
                                                                                                     
GB0031215220   10,979,350  10,979,350  1,046,713    1,046,713    9,580,730  0.49%          4.49%     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
B: Financial Instruments                                                                             
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Resulting situation after the triggering transaction                                                 
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Type of financial Expiration date  Exercise/           No. of voting rights     Percentage of        
instrument                         conversion period/  that may be acquired     voting rights        
                                   date                (if the instrument                            
                                                       exercised/converted)                          
                                                                                                     
N/A                                                                                                  
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
                                                                                                     
Total (A+B)                                                                                          
                                                                                                     
Number of voting rights                      Percentage of voting rights                             
                                                                                                     
                 10,627,443                                        4.98%                             
                                                                                                     


 

9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and /or the 
financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:                      
                                                                                
Name of Company/Fund        Number of Shares     % of Issued Share    Interest  
                                                      Capital                   
                                                                                
Alliance Bernstein        214,618              .100546%                Direct   
                                                                                
Alliance Capital          274,009              .128370%                Direct   
Management                                                                      
                                                                                
AXA Financial, Inc        9,495,480            4.448537%              Indirect  
                                                                                
AXA IM UK                 558,086              .261458%                Direct   
                                                                                
AXA IM UK                 85,250               .039939%               Indirect  
                                                                                
   Total                  10,627,443           4.97885%               Indirect  
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                

 

Proxy Voting:                                                                   
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
10. Name of proxy holder:                   N/A                                 
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
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:                                                     
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
14 Contact name:                       Arnaldo Perez                            
                                                                                
                                                                                
                                                                                
15. Contact telephone number:          1-305-599-2600