Form 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 16, 2019

 

 

 

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:

 

 

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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 16, 2019 (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 597,337,043 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      538,999,085        22,214,007        1,560,525        34,563,425  
2.    To re-elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      559,248,518        3,275,077        250,023        34.563,425  
3.    To re-elect Jason Glen Cahilly as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      556,830,728        5,600,653        342,327        34,563,425  
4.    To re-elect Helen Deeble as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      561,893,417        549,809        330,392        34,563,425  
5.    To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      540,436,831        22,085,804        250,983        34,563,425  
6.    To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      530,017,557        32,483,172        272,889        34,563,425  
7.    To re-elect Debra Kelly-Ennis as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      561,922,442        429,449        421,727        34,563,425  
8.    To elect Katie Lahey as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      554,091,362        8,352,010        80,470        34,563,425  
9.    To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      524,786,894        37,568,925        417,798        34,563,425  
10.    To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      517,351,013        45,159,596        263,008        34,563,425  
11.    To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      538,323,613        24,034,731        415,274        34,563,425  
12.    To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc      536,801,327        24,245,904        1,726,387        34,563,425  

Other Matters.

 

13.    To approve, on a (non-binding) advisory basis, executive compensation      536,576,708        24,166,705        2,024,700        34,563,425  
14.    To approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report      538,582,377        22,266,820        1,918,915        34,563,425  
15.    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 public accounting firm for Carnival Corporation      576,135,840        18,521,493        2,674,205        0  
16.    To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc      593,710,332        3,156,552        464,656        0  
17.    To receive the UK accounts and reports of the Directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2018      591,154,004        3,909,089        2,268,445        0  
18.    To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      570,989,118        25,725,132        622,792        0  
19.    To approve the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc      589,778,717        6,741,077        817,249        0  
20.    To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market      591,096,348        4,982,689        1,258,005        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 22, 2019     Date:   April 22, 2019