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) September 24, 2010
| 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 Miami, Florida 33178-2428 United States of America |
Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street, 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 8 – Other Events.
Item 8.01 – Other Events.
On September 24, 2010, Carnival Corporation (the “Company”) issued a notice of redemption (the “Notice”) to holders of its 2% Convertible Senior Debentures due 2021 (the “Notes”), announcing that all of the outstanding Notes will be redeemed by the Company on October 25, 2010 (the “Redemption Date”), for cash at a price equal to 100.00% of the principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon to (but excluding) the Redemption Date.
As a result of the Redemption, the Notes are convertible into shares of the Company’s common stock. Holders may elect to convert all or part of their Notes up to the close of business on the Redemption Date. If a Holder of Notes elects to convert all or a part of their Notes prior to the close of business on the Redemption Date, the Company shall deliver to such Holder cash in lieu of common stock otherwise deliverable.
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: | September 24, 2010 | Date: | September 24, 2010 | |||||