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CARNIVAL PLC (CUK)

8-K 2020-04-09 For: 2020-04-06
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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 6, 2020

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<br> <br>Miami, Florida 33178-2428<br> <br>United States of America Carnival House<br> <br>100 Harbour Parade<br> <br>Southampton SO15 1ST<br> <br>United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)<br> <br>(Zip code) (Address of principal executive offices)<br> <br>(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:

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

Title of each class Trading<br> <br>Symbol(s) Name of each exchange<br> <br>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.
1.625% Senior Notes due 2021 CCL21 New York Stock Exchange LLC
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.   ☐


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 6, 2020 (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 563,593,277 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<br> <br>Non-Votes
1. To <br>re-elect<br> Micky Arison as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 477,212,175 48,500,943 1,306.189 36,573,968
2. To <br>re-elect<br> Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 474,478,228 51,987,768 553,312 36,573,968
3. To <br>re-elect<br> Jason Glen Cahilly as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 507,889,958 18,569,284 560,066 36,573,968
4. To <br>re-elect<br> Helen Deeble as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 508,076,715 18,398,571 544,022 36,573,968
5. To <br>re-elect<br> Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 499,876,123 26,590,839 552,346 36,573,968
6. To <br>re-elect<br> Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 472,994,162 53,463,132 562,014 36,573,968
7. To <br>re-elect<br> Katie Lahey as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 501,466,250 25,009,971 543,086 36,573,968
8. To <br>re-elect<br> Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 453,324,456 73,139,220 127,950 36,573,968
9. To <br>re-elect<br> Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 450,414,709 75,807,580 797,019 36,573,968
10. To <br>re-elect<br> Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 472,455,781 54,028,762 534,764 36,573,968
11. To <br>re-elect<br> Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 460,965,632 65,493,235 560,411 36,573,968

Other Matters.

12. To approve, on a <br>(non-binding)<br> advisory basis, executive compensation 426,591,673 99,522,739 904,897 36,573,968
13. To approve, on a <br>(non-binding)<br> advisory basis, the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report (other than the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Policy set out in Section B of Part II of the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report) 444,329,798 81,729,558 959,952 36,573,968
14. To approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Policy set out in Section B of Part II of the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report 448,739,964 77,347,793 931,552 36,573,968

Proposal For Against Abstain Broker<br> <br>Non-Votes
15. To <br>re-appoint<br> 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 544,867,842 17,750,964 974,470 0
16. To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc 557,823,090 4,671,316 1,098,870 0
17. To receive the UK accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2019 553,461,851 5,59,942 4,571,483 0
18. To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc 540,887,082 21,558,389 1,147,805 0
19. To approve the disapplication of <br>pre-emption<br> rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc 559,474,287 2,692,291 1,426,698 0
20. To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market 555,173,314 6,862,310 1,557,651 0
21. To approve the Carnival Corporation 2020 Stock Plan 499,936,719 25,767,466 1,315,123 36,573,968
22<br>. To approve the Carnival plc UK Employee Share Purchase Plan 524,403,107 2,037,070 579,131 36,573,968

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/ Arnaldo Perez By: /s/ Arnaldo Perez
Name: Arnaldo Perez Name: Arnaldo Perez
Title: General Counsel & Secretary Title: General Counsel & Company Secretary
Date: April <br>9<br>, 2020 Date: April 9, 2020