Carnival Corporation & plc Announces a Block Trade by a Trust for the Benefit of its Chairman
MIAMI, February 13, 2015 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced today that Micky Arison, Chairman of the Board of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, has advised Carnival Corporation that an entity wholly owned by a trust organized for his benefit executed a block sale of 10,000,000 shares of Carnival Corporation common stock, nominal value of US$.01 per share (the "Shares"), at a price per share of $43.37 on February 13, 2015. Arison indicated that he is selling for tax planning, estate planning and diversification purposes. All Arison Shares are held either directly or indirectly in various trusts for his benefit.
Following this transaction, members of the Arison family and related entities will remain beneficial owners of 159,171,276 Shares.
Further details and a copy of the applicable Forms 4, “Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities,” to be filed with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, can be found at the SEC web site, www.sec.gov, and the Carnival Corporation & plc web site, www.carnivalcorp.com or www.carnivalplc.com.
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