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) December 20, 2011
| 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 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) |
(Address of principal executive offices) (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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Section 2 – Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On December 20, 2011, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release entitled “Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 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 December 20, 2011 (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/ Larry Freedman |
By: | /s/ Larry Freedman | |||||
| Name: | Larry Freedman | Name: | Larry Freedman | |||||
| Title: | Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President-Controller | Title: | Chief Accounting Officer and Vice President-Controller | |||||
| Date: December 20, 2011 | Date: December 20, 2011 | |||||||
Exhibit Index
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release, dated December 20, 2011 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02) | |