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): January 20, 2009
| 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 |
Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street, | |
| Miami, Florida 33178-2428 |
London, SE1 2NE, United Kingdom | |
| United States of America |
(Address of principal executive offices) | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) |
(Zip code) | |
| (305) 599-2600 |
011 44 20 7940 5381 | |
| (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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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
On January 20, 2009, Randall J. Weisenburger was appointed to the Carnival Corporation & plc boards of directors. Mr. Weisenburger will also serve on the audit committees of each of the boards of directors. Mr. Weisenburger has been executive vice president and chief financial officer of Omnicom Group, Inc., and advertising, marketing and corporate communications company, since September 1998.
Mr. Weisenburger will be entitled to the compensation we offer our other non-executive directors, including annual retainers, attendance fees 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 Annual Proxy Statement.
A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Weisenburger’s appointment is attached hereto as exhibit 99.1, and is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
99.1 Press release, dated January 21, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
| CARNIVAL CORPORATION |
CARNIVAL PLC | |
| /s/ Arnaldo Perez |
By: /s/Arnaldo Perez | |
| Name: Arnaldo Perez |
Name: Arnaldo Perez | |
| Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and |
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel and | |
| Secretary | Company Secretary | |
| Date: January 23, 2009 |
Date: January 23, 2009 | |
EXHIBIT LIST
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated January 21, 2009. | |