“Group”) made or received by you in the course of your directorship (whether before or after the date of this letter).
The Companies acknowledge that you have business interests other than those of the Companies and that you have declared any conflicts that are apparent at present. In the event that you become aware of any potential conflicts of interest, these should be disclosed to the Chairman and the Company Secretary of each of the Companies as soon as they become apparent to you.
Companies are bound by an obligation of confidence to a third party. Confidential information shall include, without limitation, lists or details of customers, information relating to the working of any product, process, invention, improvement or development carried on or used by any member of the Group, information relating to research projects, know-how, prices, discounts, mark-ups, future business strategy, marketing, tenders, any price sensitive information and information concerning the intellectual property portfolio and strategy of the Companies.
3.2 | The restrictions contained in this clause shall cease to apply to any confidential information which may (other than by reason of your breach of these terms or your general duty of confidentiality) become available to the public generally, but any such use will be subject to any restrictive covenants to which you are a party. |
3.3 | Your attention is drawn to the requirements under both legislation and regulation as to the disclosure of price-sensitive information. Consequently, you should avoid making any statements that might risk a breach of these requirements without prior clearance from the Chairman or Company Secretary. |
In the event that you (or your heirs, executors or administrators) are made a party or are threatened to be made a party to or witness in any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that you are or were a director of either of the Companies, Carnival Corporation shall (i) indemnify you against all expenses of any kind whatsoever (including attorneys’ fees and expenses to enforce this indemnity), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually incurred by you in connection with such action, suit or proceeding and (ii) pay or advance to you in advance of final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding, within 20 days of the submission of an invoice therefore, all such expenses incurred in connection therewith, in each case of (i) and (ii) to the fullest extent and in the manner set forth in and permitted by the General Corporation Law of the Republic of Panama and any other applicable law, as from time to time in effect. Such right of indemnification and advancement of expenses shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which you may be entitled apart from the foregoing provisions. The provisions of this Section 4, and Section 5 below, shall survive the termination of the letter and shall continue to be binding on Carnival Corporation until the later of (a) six years after the date that you cease to serve as a director of either of the Companies and (b) the final termination of all proceedings pending or threatened on the sixth anniversary of your termination of service to which you are entitled to indemnification hereunder.
To the extent possible, Carnival Corporation will maintain appropriate directors’ and officers’ liability insurance for your benefit in an amount which is not less than the current coverage as of the date of this letter for directors of each of the Companies in respect of events occurring in respect of your service as a director of each of the Companies or its subsidiaries, unless Carnival Corporation in good faith determines (and
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so notifies you reasonably in advance) that such insurance is not reasonably available or that the premiums therefore are disproportionate to the benefits.
6. | Code of Business Conduct and Ethics |
You agree to observe and comply with the provisions of (a) the Companies' code of business conduct and ethics; and (b) any relevant regulations as may be issued by the United Kingdom Listing Authority, including its Model Code for Securities Transactions by Directors of Listed Companies.
7.1 | Nothing in this letter shall create the relationship of employee and employer between you and either of the Companies. |
7.2 | The agreement contained in this appointment letter shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, to the extent it relates to your service as a director of Carnival Corporation to Florida law and, to the extent it relates to your service as a director of Carnival plc, to English law. Any legal action in connection herewith may be brought in the Federal or State Courts located in Miami-Dade County, Florida or, if you are not a resident of the United States, the Courts of England, and Wales, and the parties submit to the jurisdiction of such courts. |
7.3 | This appointment letter may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed to be an original copy of this appointment letter, and all of which, when taken together, shall be deemed to constitute one and the same agreement. |
This appointment letter represents the entire understanding, and constitutes the whole agreement, in relation to the Appointment and supersedes any previous agreement between yourself and the Companies with respect thereto.
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Kindly confirm your agreement to the terms set out above by signing the enclosed copy of this letter. Please return the copy to me at the above address.
CARNIVAL CORPORATION and
CARNIVAL PLC
By: __________________________
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[DIRECTOR NAME]
in the presence of:
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Signature
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Print Full Name
Address:
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