CARNIVAL CORP — Board/Management Information 2016

Jul 14, 2016

8-K 1 d214300d8k.htm FORM 8-K 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) July 13, 2016

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)
001-9610	001-15136
(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	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.)

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Section 5 – Corporate Governance and Management

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On July 13, 2016, Helen Deeble was appointed to the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc boards of directors. Ms. Deeble will also serve on the Health, Environmental, Safety & Security Committee of each of the boards of directors. Ms. Deeble has been Chief Executive Officer of P&O Ferries Division Holdings Ltd., a pan-European shipping and logistics business, since 2006.

Ms. Deeble will be entitled to the compensation we offer our other non-executive directors, including annual retainers and equity compensation in the form of Carnival Corporation restricted stock or restricted stock units. For more information on the compensation of our directors, please refer to our disclosures under the heading “Director Compensation” in our 2016 Annual Proxy Statement.

A copy of the press release announcing Ms. Deeble’s appointment is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Section 9 – Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c) Exhibits .

99.1 Press release dated July 14, 2016

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 — By:	/s/ Arnaldo Perez	Carnival plc — By:	/s/ Arnaldo Perez
Name:	Arnaldo Perez	Name:	Arnaldo Perez
Title:	General Counsel & Secretary	Title:	General Counsel & Company Secretary
Date:	July 14, 2016	Date:	July 14, 2016