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 17, 2013

 

Carnival Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

  

Carnival plc

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of Panama

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

  

England and Wales

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

1-9610

(Commission File Number)

  

1-15136

(Commission File Number)

59-1562976

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

  

98-0357772

(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

5 Gainsford Street

London SE1 2NE

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip code)

(305) 599-2600

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

  

011 44 20 7940 5381

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

  

None

(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))


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 17, 2013 (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 682,394,740 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      611,916,267         44,757,561         7,743,758         17,977,153   
2    To re-elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      659,478,420         3,846,059         1,093,108         17,977,153   
3.    To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      601,676,974         56,881,951         5,858,661         17,977,153   
4.    To re-elect Pier Luigi Foschi as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      629,265,192         34,030,587         1,121,808         17,977,153   
5.    To re-elect Howard S. Frank as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      631,510,981         31,809,564         1,097,042         17,977,153   
6.    To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      613,967,548         44,923,997         5,526,042         17,977,153   
7.    To re-elect Debra Kelly-Ennis as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      657,074,667         4,474,981         2,867,939         17,977,153   
8.    To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      623,054,353         34,121,147         7,242,086         17,977,153   
9.    To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      613,707,396         44,966,534         5,743,656         17,977,153   
10.    To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      629,155,656         34,161,907         1,100,024         17,977,153   
11.    To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      651,540,069         11,467,981         1,409,536         17,977,153   

Other Matters.

 

12.    To re-appoint the UK firm of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as independent auditors of 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      675,253,957         6,514,068         626,715         0   
13.    To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to agree the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc      679,204,078         2,525,975         664,687         0   
14.    To receive the UK accounts and reports of the directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2012      671,247,964         8,804,715         2,342,061         0   
15.    To approve the fiscal 2012 compensation of the named executive officers of Carnival Corporation & plc      607,549,280         44,507,254         12,361,053         17,977,153   
16.    To approve the Directors’ Remuneration Report of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2012      632,456,414         36,255,898         13,682,428         0   
17.    To approve the giving of authority for the allotment new shares by Carnival plc      659,905,067         19,816,177         2,673,495         0   
18.    To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      677,013,011         3,740,840         1,640,889         0   
19.    To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market      676,576,938         2,062,840         3,754,962         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: Senior Vice President, General Counsel &

          Secretary

   Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Company

          Secretary

Date: April 23, 2013    Date: April 23, 2013