8-K

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 11, 2018

 

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

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

  

Carnival House

100 Harbour Parade

Southampton SO15 1ST

United Kingdom

(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))

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 11, 2018 (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 613,973,759 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      562,213,041        17,686,946        190,129        33,883,642  
2.    To re-elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      567,753,542        3,156,789        179,786        33,883,642  
3.    To elect Jason Glen Cahilly as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      579,357,978        453,334        278,805        33,883,642  
4.    To re-elect Helen Deeble as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      579,643,363        266,439        180,315        33,883,642  
5.    To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      565,152,978        14,754,254        182,884        33,883,642  
6.    To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      548,229,317        31,018,194        842,605        33,883,642  
7.    To re-elect Debra Kelly-Ennis as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      579,642,134        261,604        186,379        33,883,642  
8.    To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      552,046,346        27,840,575        203,195        33,883,642  
9.    To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      528,670,776        50,821,102        598,237        33,883,642  
10.    To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      563,236,768        16,025,183        828,165        33,883,642  
11.    To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      556,859,975        23,033,108        197,033        33,883,642  

Other Matters.

           
12.    To approve, on a (non-binding) advisory basis, executive compensation      535,536,619        44,057,504        495,992        33,883,642  
13.    To approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report      537,286,835        42,312,414        490,866        33,883,642  
14.    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 certified public accounting firm for Carnival Corporation      591,550,410        19,730,351        2,692,997        0  
15.    To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc      610,858,502        2,785,121        330,136        0  


          For            Against        Abstain       

Broker Non-

Votes      

 
16.    To receive the UK accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2017      606,037,705        3,743,277        4,192,776        0  
17.    To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      581,770,772        31,808,212        394,775        0  
18.    To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      599,155,878        14,253,622        564,259        0  
19.    To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market      608,004,984        4,619,000        1,349,774        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/ Arnaldo Perez

    By:  

 /s/ Arnaldo Perez

  
Name: Arnaldo Perez     Name: Arnaldo Perez
Title:   General Counsel & Secretary     Title:   General Counsel & Company Secretary
Date:   April 17, 2018     Date:   April 17, 2018