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 14, 2016

 

LOGO

 

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

  

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)

 

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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 14, 2016 (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 650,373,027 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    617,865,946    11,001,258    2,709,723        18,796,100    
2    To re-elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    630,223,358         386,022       967,547    18,796,100
3.    To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    619,419,051    11,193,957       963,919    18,796,100
4.    To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    599,196,397    30,735,822    1,644,708    18,796,100
5.    To re-elect Debra Kelly-Ennis as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    630,151,255         458,527       967,145    18,796,100
6.    To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    590,667,634    39,930,129       979,164    18,796,100
7.    To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    579,209,092    51,011,493    1,356,342    18,796,100
8.    To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    617,674,897    12,641,083    1,260,947    18,796,100
9.    To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc    624,387,565      6,205,017       984,345    18,796,100

Other Matters.

 

10.    To hold an advisory vote to approve executive compensation      602,574,195         26,731,336         2,271,396         18,796,100   
11.    To approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report      617,130,158         23,446,387         9,796,482         0   
12.    To re-appointment 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      634,599,480         13,099,512         2,674,035         0   
13.    To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to agree the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc      648,103,003         1,876,492         393,532         0   
14.    To receive the UK accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2015      643,184,229         4,995,303         2,193,495         0   
15.    To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      626,973,905         21,512,507         1,886,615         0   
16.    To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      623,651,836         7,478,149         446,942         18,796,100   
17.    To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market      644,570,522         3,011,849         2,790,656         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 20, 2016     Date:   April 20, 2016