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 13, 2010
Carnival Corporation (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) | Carnival plc (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Republic of Panama (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | England and Wales (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
1-9610 (Commission File Number) | 1-15136 (Commission File Number) |
59-1562976 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | 98-0357772 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178-2428 United States of America (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) | Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street, London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
(305) 599-2600 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) | 011 44 20 7940 5381 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) | None (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.) |
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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 13, 2010 (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 603,549,830 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 | Votes For | Votes Against | Abstentions | Broker Non-Votes | |||||
| 1. | To re-elect Micky Arison as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 563,568,165 | 19,447,257 | 963,779 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 2. | To elect Sir Jonathon Band as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 581,254,164 | 2,528,700 | 196,339 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 3. | To re-elect Robert H. Dickinson as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 536,702,155 | 46,726,548 | 550,499 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 4. | To re-elect Arnold W. Donald as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 542,244,834 | 12,488,317 | 29,246,050 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 5. | To re-elect Pier Luigi Foschi as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 569,635,765 | 14,136,758 | 206,679 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 6. | To re-elect Howard S. Frank as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 573,603,616 | 10,181,702 | 193,885 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 7. | To re-elect Richard J. Glasier as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 540,131,031 | 14,504,912 | 29,343,258 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 8. | To re-elect Modesto A. Maidique as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 518,927,800 | 35,700,909 | 29,350,492 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 9. | To re-elect Sir John Parker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 557,778,963 | 25,999,692 | 200,546 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 10. | To re-elect Peter G. Ratcliffe as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 572,565,713 | 11,214,679 | 198,809 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 11. | To re-elect Stuart Subotnick as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 540,146,755 | 42,853,446 | 979,001 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 12. | To re-elect Laura Weil as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 577,554,149 | 6,225,296 | 199,756 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 13. | To re-elect Randall J. Weisenburger as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 573,133,814 | 10,645,930 | 200,656 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 14. | To re-elect Uzi Zucker as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc. | 536,776,169 | 46,226,875 | 976,158 | 19,569,430 |
Other Matters.
| 15. | To re-appoint 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. | 600,138,812 | 3,235,417 | 174,404 | 0 | ||||
| 16. | To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to agree the remuneration of the independent auditors of Carnival plc. | 601,169,219 | 2,180,942 | 198,472 | 0 | ||||
| 17. | To receive the UK accounts and reports of the directors and auditors of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2009. | 598,187,948 | 3,432,358 | 1,928,325 | 0 | ||||
| 18. | To approve the directors’ remuneration report of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2009. | 519,541,078 | 82,898,829 | 1,108,725 | 0 | ||||
| 19. | To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc. | 566,873,925 | 12,570,773 | 4,534,504 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 20. | To approve disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc. | 577,854,597 | 5,843,309 | 281,297 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 21. | To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market. | 581,197,678 | 348,564 | 2,432,961 | 19,569,430 | ||||
| 22. | To consider a shareholder proposal. | 122,837,637 | 457,828,784 | 3,312,780 | 19,569,430 |
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: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary | Title: | Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
Date: | April 19, 2010 | Date: | April 19, 2010 | |