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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

  

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported) April 8, 2022

 

Carnival Corporation   Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)   (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama   England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
1-9610   1-15136
(Commission File Number)   (Commission File Number)
59-1562976   98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3655 N.W. 87th Avenue

Miami, Florida 33178-2428

United States of America 

 

Carnival House
100 Harbour Parade

Southampton SO15 1ST

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

 

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(305) 599-2600

  011 44 23 8065 5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)   (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
None   None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)   (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

¨

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

¨

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

¨

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class  

Trading Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange on which
registered

Common Stock ($0.01 par value)   CCL   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Ordinary Shares each represented by American Depositary Shares ($1.66 par value), Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust   CUK   New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
1.875% Senior Notes due 2022   CUK22   New York Stock Exchange LLC
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029   CUK29   New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b- 2 of this chapter). Emerging growth company  ¨

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ¨

 

 

 

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management.

 

Item 5.07 – Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The annual meetings of shareholders of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc were held on April 8, 2022 (the “Annual Meetings”). On all matters which came before the Annual Meetings, holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ordinary shares were entitled to one vote for each share held. Proxies for 738,221,752 shares entitled to vote were received in connection with the Annual Meetings.

 

The matters which were submitted to Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc’s shareholders for approval at the Annual Meetings and the tabulation of the final votes with respect to each such matter were as follows:

 

Director Elections.

    Proposal  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-
Votes
 
 1.   To re-elect Micky Arison as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   503,213,554    28,168,992    1,424,036    205,415,170 
 2.   To re-elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   488,225,876    43,066,019    1,514,687    205,415,170 
 3.   To re-elect Jason Glen Cahilly as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   519,593,090    5,935,140    7,278,352    205,415,170 
 4.   To re-elect Helen Deeble as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   485,746,315    45,541,845    1,518,422    205,415,170 
 5.   To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   519,845,474    11,495,510    1,465,598    205,415,170 
 6.    To re-elect Jeffrey J. Gearhart as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   526,462,082    4,751,516    1,592,984    205,415,170 
 7.   To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   423,057,235    102,410,497    7,338,850    205,415,170 
 8.   To re-elect Katie Lahey as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   520,663,984    10,616,746    1,525,852    205,415,170 
 9.   To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   460,911,725    64,587,462    7,307,395    205,415,170 
 10.   To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   447,319,270    78,159,875    7,327,437    205,415,170 
 11.   To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   457,009,247    68,543,563    7,253,772    205,415,170 
 12.   To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc   426,301,322    104,925,146    1,580,114    205,415,170 

 

 

 

 

Other Matters.

    Proposal  For   Against   Abstain   Broker Non-
Votes
 
 13.   To approve, on a (non-binding) advisory basis, executive compensation   339,182,673    191,681,061    1,942,848    205,415,170 
 14.   To approve, on a (non-binding) advisory basis, the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report   340,527,875    190,231,874    2,046,833    205,415,170 
 15.   To re-appoint the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors for Carnival plc and to ratify the selection of the U.S. firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Carnival Corporation   710,598,947    25,101,446    2,521,359    0 
 16.   To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc   727,454,264    7,852,401    2,915,087    0 
 17.   To receive the UK accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2021   724,051,272    8,037,551    6,132,929    0 
 18.   To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc   697,346,401    36,507,244    4,368,107    0 
 19.   To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc   720,379,980    12,471,308    5,370,464    0 
 20.   To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market   719,055,635    15,622,361    3,543,756    0 

 

 

 

 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

Carnival Corporation   Carnival plc
     
By: /s/ Enrique Miguez   By: /s/ Enrique Miguez

Name: Enrique Miguez   Name: Enrique Miguez                 
Title: General Counsel   Title: General Counsel
Date:   April 13, 2022       Date: April 13, 2022