CARNIVAL CORP — Earnings Release 2021

Sep 24, 2021

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) September 24, 2021

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
(IRS Employer Identification No.)	(IRS 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, former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)	CCL	New York Stock Exchange , Inc.
Ordinary Shares each represented by American Depository Shares ($1.66 par value) Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust	CUK	New York Stock Exchange , Inc.
1.875% Senior Notes due 2022	CUK22	New York Stock Exchange LLC
1.000% Senior Notes due 2029	CUK29	New York Stock Exchange LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are emerging growth companies 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 companies ☐

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Section 2 - Financial Information

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition .

On September 24, 2021, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “ CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC PROVIDES THIRD QUARTER 2021 BUSINESS UPDATE .” A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. This information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by reference into any filing of either Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc, whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general incorporation language in the filing.

Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits .

(d) Exhibits .

Exhibit 99.1 Press release, dated September 24, 2021 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02).

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, 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/ David Bernstein	CARNIVAL PLC — By:	/s/ David Bernstein
Name:	David Bernstein	Name:	David Bernstein
Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer	Title:	Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer
Date:	September 24, 2021	Date:	September 24, 2021