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| , Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust | , Inc. | |||
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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management.
Item 5.02 – Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
As previously disclosed in our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2022 (the “Original 8-K”), the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation & plc appointed Josh Weinstein as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc effective August 1, 2022.
| ● | increased his base salary to $1,250,000 effective August 1, 2022; |
| ● | increased his target bonus under the Carnival Corporation & plc Management Incentive Plan (the “Management Incentive Plan”) to $2,500,000, prorated from May 1, 2022; |
| ● | increased his target restricted stock unit (“RSU”) grant values to $5,000,000, prorated from August 1, 2022 and comprised as follows: |
| (i) | target performance-based RSUs with a value of $2,500,000; and |
| (ii) | target Management Incentive Plan-tied RSUs with a value of $2,500,000; and |
| ● | granted a one-time award of 500,000 performance-based RSUs under the Carnival Corporation 2020 Stock Plan (the “2020 Stock Plan”). The actual number of RSUs that may vest in February 2028 ranges from zero to two times the target amount of RSUs based on the extent to which the average of the return on invested capital (“ROIC”) for fiscal 2026 and fiscal 2027 meets or exceeds the established ROIC goals. |
In addition, the Compensation Committees approved Mr. Weinstein’s total target compensation package for fiscal 2023 of $8,750,000, which will be comprised of the following:
| ● | base salary of $1,250,000; |
| ● | target bonus under the Management Incentive Plan of $2,500,000; and |
| ● | target RSU grants of $5,000,000 to be comprised as follows: |
| (i) | target performance-based RSUs with a value of $2,500,000; and |
| (ii) | target Management Incentive Plan-tied RSUs with a value of $2,500,000. |
Mr. Weinstein will not receive compensation for his services as a director.
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: | August 26, 2022 | Date: | August 26, 2022 |