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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) January 17, 2023

 

 

 

 

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)
     
001-9610   001-15136
(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

 

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.
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029   CUK29   New York Stock Exchange LLC

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are emerging growth companies 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 companies  ¨

 

If emerging growth companies, indicate by check mark if the registrants have 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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Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

(b)  On January 17, 2023, Richard J. Glasier announced he will not stand for re-election to the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (together, the “Companies”) at the next Annual Shareholders Meetings, which are expected to take place in April 2023.

 

Item 7.01Regulation FD.

 

A copy of the Companies’ press release announcing Mr. Glasier’s announcement not to stand for re-election is being furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

 

Exhibit 99.1 is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be incorporated by reference into future filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, unless it is specifically incorporated by reference therein.

 

Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

  99.1 Press release dated January 18, 2023
  104 Exhibit 104 Cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101)

 

 

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: January 18, 2023  Date:January 18, 2023

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

 

 

Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Richard J. Glasier will not seek re-election

 

MIAMI (Jan. 18, 2023) Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), the world's largest cruise company, announced that Richard J. Glasier has decided he will not stand for re-election to the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc at the 2023 Annual Meetings of Shareholders in April 2023. Glasier has served as independent director on the companies’ Boards since 2004.

 

“Our sincere gratitude to Richard for being an enduring source of wisdom and guidance throughout the past two decades,” said Micky Arison, Chair of the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation & plc. “He has been a steadfast advisor on matters related to our business operations, governance and sustainability. We are grateful for his many contributions in several essential roles throughout his tenure on the Boards."

 

Glasier’s decision follows the previously announced addition to the Boards of new member Sara Mathew, retired Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Dun & Bradstreet Corp. (DNB), and the retirements of long-time Board member and former President and CEO Arnold Donald and Board member Sir John Parker. With today’s announcement, Carnival Corporation & plc's Boards will be comprised of eleven members as of April 2023, nine of whom are independent directors, four of whom are female and one of whom is ethnically diverse.

 

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About Carnival Corporation & plc

 

Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest leisure travel companies with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.

 

Additional information can be found on www.carnivalcorp.com, www.carnival.com, www.princess.com, www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au, www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com and www.cunard.com.

 

Media Contacts:

Jody Venturoni, Carnival Corporation & plc, jventuroni@carnival.com

Ellie Beuerman, LDWW, ellie@ldww.co

 

Investor Contact:

Beth Roberts, Carnival Corporation & plc, eroberts@carnival.com