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) June 28, 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 | |
| (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 or former address, if changed since last report.) | |
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrants under any of the following provisions:
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Section 2 – Financial Information
| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
On June 28, 2016, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC REPORTS NEAR DOUBLING OF ADJUSTED SECOND QUARTER EARNINGS.” 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 June 28, 2016 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02). |
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/ David Bernstein |
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: | June 28, 2016 | Date: | June 28, 2016 | |||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated June 28, 2016 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02) | |