Carnival (NYSE: CCL) to unify dual listing and move domicile to Bermuda
Carnival Corporation & plc is asking shareholders to approve a major reorganization that will collapse its dual-listed company structure into a single parent, Carnival Corporation, and then move that parent’s legal domicile from Panama to Bermuda under the name Carnival Corporation Ltd.
Under an English law scheme of arrangement, each Carnival plc share will be exchanged for one common share of Carnival Corporation Ltd., making Carnival plc a wholly owned UK subsidiary. Existing Carnival Corporation shareholders keep their current holdings, which convert into the new Bermuda company’s shares. The combined company will have a single NYSE listing under the symbol CCL, while Carnival plc’s London listing and ADS program will be terminated.
The boards say the changes are intended to create a single global share price, concentrate liquidity, simplify governance and reporting, reduce administrative costs and ease future corporate actions such as dividends or buybacks. They do not expect any change to strategy, assets, operations or management, and UK operations, including the Southampton presence, are expected to remain important. Shareholder and court approvals are required, with meetings scheduled for April 17, 2026 and completion targeted before the end of the second quarter of 2026.
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Carnival plans to collapse its dual-listed structure into a single Bermuda‑domiciled NYSE entity.
Carnival Corporation & plc proposes unifying its Panama‑incorporated Carnival Corporation and UK‑incorporated Carnival plc into one parent, then redomiciling that parent to Bermuda as Carnival Corporation Ltd. All plc shares convert one‑for‑one into the new common shares, while current Carnival Corporation shareholders retain equivalent stakes.
The boards highlight a single global share price, concentrated liquidity, potential index‑weighting benefits, and lower governance, audit, legal and reporting costs from eliminating parallel listings and regimes. Operationally, the group expects no change to strategy, assets, management or cash flows, and emphasizes continued commitment to UK operations and employment.
Key dependencies include multiple shareholder approvals across both entities, UK court sanction of the scheme of arrangement, and competition and foreign‑investment clearances in several jurisdictions. Execution risk centers on meeting these conditions and managing the transition of listings and the ADS program around the planned completion before the end of
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Miami, Florida 33178-2428
(305) 599-2600
General Counsel
Carnival Corporation
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida
33178-2428
(305) 599-2600
Laura Turano, Esq.
Luke Jennings, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
1285 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
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ABOUT THIS PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
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NOTICE TO CARNIVAL PLC SHAREHOLDERS
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INTRODUCTION
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SUMMARY
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SUMMARY HISTORICAL CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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RISK FACTORS
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THE DLC UNIFICATION AND REDOMICILIATION TRANSACTIONS
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THE UNIFICATION AGREEMENT AND RELATED AGREEMENTS
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC MEETINGS
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CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC PROPOSALS
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANIES
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SHARE OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CERTAIN BENEFICIAL
OWNERS OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION AND CARNIVAL PLC |
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CERTAIN MATERIAL TAX CONSEQUENCES
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DESCRIPTION OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD. SHARE CAPITAL
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| | COMPARISON OF RIGHTS OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION AND CARNIVAL PLC SHAREHOLDERS TO CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD. SHAREHOLDERS | | | | | 95 | | |
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LEGAL MATTERS
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| | CARNIVAL PLC AND CARNIVAL CORPORATION FUTURE SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS AND NOMINATIONS | | | | | 116 | | |
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EXPERTS
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HOUSEHOLDING OF PROXY STATEMENT AND PROSPECTUS
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WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
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GLOSSARY
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ANNEX A — NOTICE OF COURT MEETING OF CARNIVAL PLC SHAREHOLDERS
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ANNEX B — NOTICE OF GENERAL MEETING OF CARNIVAL PLC SHAREHOLDERS
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ANNEX D — CARNIVAL PLC SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT
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ANNEX E — FORM OF UNIFICATION AGREEMENT
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ANNEX G — FORM OF BYE-LAWS OF CARNIVAL CORPORATION LTD.
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| | ANNEX I — FORM OF POST-SCHEME AMENDED ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF CARNIVAL PLC | | | | | I-1 | | |
CARNIVAL PLC
3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178-2428
ATTENTION: COMPANY SECRETARY
TELEPHONE: (305) 599-2600, EXT. 18019
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Carnival Place
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178-2428 United States |
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Carnival House
100 Harbour Parade Southampton SO15 1ST United Kingdom |
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Information about Attending the Shareholder Meetings
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DATE
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The Carnival plc Court Meeting will begin first, followed by the Carnival plc General Meeting and then Carnival Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting.
Shareholders of each of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc may attend all of the meetings.
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Carnival Place
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LIVE VIDEO BROADCAST
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Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton SO15 1ST, United Kingdom, 1:30 p.m. (BST)
Shareholders planning to attend the live video broadcast in Southampton must submit a proxy in order to vote as they will not be able to vote in person from Southampton. Shareholders attending the live video broadcast in Southampton will be able to submit questions live to the Directors present at the Meetings in Florida, but will not be treated as, or considered to be, “in attendance” at the Meetings.
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SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES
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You are eligible to vote if you were a shareholder as of the close of business (EDT) on February 17, 2026.
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You are eligible to vote if you are a shareholder as of 6:30 p.m. (BST) on April 15, 2026.
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HOW TO VOTE
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REGISTERED HOLDERS
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www.proxyvote.com, 24/7
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www.shareview.co.uk, 24/7
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Telephone
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Mail
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Complete and mail your signed proxy forms
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Attend the extraordinary shareholder meeting and cast your ballot
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FOR THE CARNIVAL PLC COURT MEETING ONLY:
BLUE Forms of Proxy may be scanned and emailed to Equiniti at proxyvotes@equiniti.com or handed to the Chair of the Carnival plc Court Meeting or a representative of Equiniti before the start of the meeting
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8:30 a.m. (EDT) on April 14, 2026(1)
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Carnival plc Court Meeting (BLUE form)
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1:30 p.m. (BST) on April 15, 2026(2)
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Carnival plc General Meeting (WHITE form)
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1:40 p.m. (BST) on April 15, 2026(3)
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Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting
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11:59 p.m. (EDT) on April 16, 2026
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5:00 p.m. (EDT) on February 17, 2026
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6:30 p.m. (BST) on April 15, 2026(4)
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1:30 p.m. (BST)/ 8:30 a.m. (EDT) on
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1:40 p.m. (BST)/ 8:40 a.m. (EDT) on
April 17, 2026(5) |
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1:50 p.m. (BST) / 8:50 a.m. (EDT) on
April 17, 2026(6) |
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Carnival Corporation & plc Annual Shareholder Meetings
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2:00 p.m. (BST)/ 9:00 a.m. (EDT) on
April 17, 2026(7) |
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May 1, 2026
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| Last time and date of dealings in Carnival plc Shares | | |
6:00 p.m. (BST) on May 6, 2026
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6:00 p.m. (BST) on May 6, 2026
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| Last time and date for registration of transfers of, and disablement in CREST of, Carnival plc Shares | | |
6:00 p.m. (BST) on May 6, 2026
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4:00 p.m. (EDT) on May 6, 2026
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May 7, 2026(8)
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| Cancellation of listing of Carnival plc Shares | | |
By 8.00 a.m. (BST) on May 7, 2026
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May 7, 2026
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On or as soon as possible after 9.30 a.m.
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| CCL CDIs credited to CREST accounts (in respect of New CCL Shares held by former Carnival plc Shareholders in uncertificated form) | | |
On or as soon as possible after 9.30 a.m.
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May 7, 2026
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By no later than May 22, 2026
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By no later than May 22, 2026
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Shareholder of Record
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Beneficial Owner
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If your shares are registered directly in your name with Carnival Corporation’s transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A., you are considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record, and the proxy materials are being sent directly to you by us.
As the shareholder of record, you have the right to grant your voting proxy directly to the persons named in the proxy or to vote in person at the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting.
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If your shares are held in a stock brokerage account or by a bank or other nominee, you are considered the beneficial owner of shares held under street name, and the proxy materials are being forwarded to you by your broker or nominee who is considered, with respect to those shares, the shareholder of record.
As the beneficial owner, you have the right to direct your broker on how to vote and are also invited to attend the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting.
However, since you are not the shareholder of record, you may not vote these shares in person at the meeting unless you obtain a signed proxy from the record holder giving you the right to vote the shares.
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Year Ended November 30,
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Results of Operations Data:
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Passenger ticket
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Onboard and other
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Total Revenues
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Commissions, transportation and other
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Onboard and other
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Payroll and related
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Fuel
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Food
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Other operating
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Total Cruise and tour operating expenses
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Selling and administrative expense
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Depreciation and amortization expense
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Operating Income
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Interest income
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Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
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Debt extinguishment and modification costs
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Other income (expense), net
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Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes
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Income tax benefit (expense), net
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Net Income (Loss)
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Adjusted EBITDA(1)
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Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD(2)
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Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD(2)
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Cash and cash equivalents
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Total current assets
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Total non-current assets
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Total assets
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Total current liabilities
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Total long-term liabilities
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Total Liabilities
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(Gains) losses on ship sales and impairments
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Debt extinguishment and modification costs
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Restructuring expense
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Other
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Adjusted net income (loss)
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Interest expense, net of capitalized interest
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Interest income
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Income tax benefit (expense), net
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Depreciation and amortization expense
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Adjusted EBITDA
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Cruise and tour operating expenses
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Selling and administrative expense
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Less: Tour and other expenses
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Cruise costs
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Commissions, transportation and other
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Onboard and other costs
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Gains (losses) on ship sales and impairments
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| | | | 39 | | | | | | 110 | | |
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Restructuring expense
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Other
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Adjusted cruise costs
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Less: Fuel
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Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel
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| | | $ | 10,780 | | | | | $ | 11,286 | | |
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ALBDs
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Cruise costs per ALBD
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Adjusted cruise costs per ALBD
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Adjusted cruise costs excluding fuel per ALBD
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MA 1994 B Shares, L.P.(1)(2)
1201 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19899 |
| | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 5.8% | | |
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MA 1994 B Shares, Inc.(1)(2)
1201 North Market Street Wilmington, DE 19899 |
| | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 5.8% | | |
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Richard L. Kohan(1)(3)
Two Alhambra Plaza Suite 1040 Coral Gables, FL 33134 |
| | | | 94,144,908 | | | | | | 7.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 94,144,908 | | | | | | 6.8% | | |
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KLR, LLC(1)(4)
Two Alhambra Plaza Suite 1040 Coral Gables, FL 33134 |
| | | | 83,158,949 | | | | | | 6.7% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 83,158,949 | | | | | | 6.0% | | |
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Nickel 2015-94 B Trust(1)(2)
1313 North Market Street Suite 5300 Wilmington, DE 19801 |
| | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 6.5% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,736,445 | | | | | | 5.8% | | |
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Barclays PLC(5)
1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 7,534,528 | | | | | | 5.2% | | | | | | 7,534,528 | | | | | | * | | |
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Prior to the DLC Unification and
Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Name of Beneficial Owner
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Aggregate
Number of Carnival Corporation Common Shares Beneficially Owned |
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Aggregate
Number of Carnival plc Ordinary Shares Beneficially Owned |
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Number of Carnival Corporation Ltd. Common Shares Beneficially Owned |
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BlackRock, Inc.(6)(7)
50 Hudson Yards New York, NY 10001 |
| | | | 65,117,160 | | | | | | 5.3% | | | | | | 6,871,539 | | | | | | 4.7% | | | | | | 71,505,425 | | | | | | 5.2% | | |
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Norges Bank(8)
Bankplassen 2 PO Box 1179 Sentrum NO 0107 Oslo, Norway |
| | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 13,742,702 | | | | | | 9.4% | | | | | | 13,742,702 | | | | | | * | | |
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Vanguard Group(9)
100 Vanguard Blvd. Malvern, PA 19355 |
| | | | 113,163,718 | | | | | | 9.2% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 113,163,718 | | | | | | 8.2% | | |
| Directors and Named Executive Officers | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |||||
| Micky Arison(10)(11) | | | | | 94,142,908 | | | | | | 7.6% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 94,142,908 | | | | | | 6.8% | | |
| Sir Jonathan Band | | | | | 64,406 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 64,406 | | | | | | * | | |
| David Bernstein(12) | | | | | 223,880 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 223,880 | | | | | | * | | |
| Jason Glen Cahilly | | | | | 80,505 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 80,505 | | | | | | * | | |
| Nelda J. Connors | | | | | 23,258 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 23,258 | | | | | | * | | |
| Helen Deeble | | | | | 83,214 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 83,214 | | | | | | * | | |
| Bettina Deynes(12) | | | | | 56,775 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 56,775 | | | | | | * | | |
| Jeffrey J. Gearhart | | | | | 72,768 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 72,768 | | | | | | * | | |
| Katie Lahey | | | | | 77,756 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 77,756 | | | | | | * | | |
| Lars Ljoen | | | | | 27,846 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 27,846 | | | | | | * | | |
| Enrique Miguez(12) | | | | | 115,642 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 115,642 | | | | | | * | | |
| Stuart Subotnick | | | | | 125,325 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 125,325 | | | | | | * | | |
| Laura Weil | | | | | 124,522 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 124,522 | | | | | | * | | |
| Josh Weinstein(12) | | | | | 715,019 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 715,019 | | | | | | * | | |
| Randy Weisenburger(13) | | | | | 1,362,864 | | | | | | * | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 1,362,864 | | | | | | * | | |
| All Directors and Executive Officers as a group (15 persons) | | | | | 97,296,688 | | | | | | 7.9% | | | | | | — | | | | | | — | | | | | | 97,296,688 | | | | | | 7.0% | | |
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Authorized Capital Stock
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There is no limit on the maximum authorized share capital of Carnival plc.
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2,000,000,000 shares, of which 1,959,999,998 are shares of common stock, 40,000,000 are shares of preferred stock, one share is a special voting stock and one share is a special stock.
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2,000,000,000 shares, of which 1,960,000,000 are Common Shares and 40,000,000 are Preference Shares.
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General legal and regulatory requirements
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The principal sources of law and regulation applying to Carnival plc are:
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the UK Companies Act;
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the City Code;
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Regulated Market sourcebook;
the FCA rules, which include the UK Listing Rules, Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules and the Admission to Trading on a
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Law 32 of 1927 and the Commercial Code of Panama.
Carnival Corporation is also subject to the rules of the NYSE.
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The FCA rules, City Code and UK MAR will not apply to Carnival Corporation Ltd., nor will it be obliged to follow the UK Code. Carnival Corporation Ltd. will be subject to the Bermuda Companies Act on completion of the Redomiciliation.
Carnival Corporation Ltd. will also be subject to the rules of the NYSE.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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the Public Offers and Admissions to Trading Regulations;
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UK MAR; and
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through the operation of the FCA rules, the UK Code.
Carnival plc is also subject to the rules of the NYSE.
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Issue of new shares
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Authority for the directors to allot shares, or to grant rights to subscribe for or convert any securities into shares, may be included in the company’s articles of association and/or shareholders may pass a resolution giving the directors such authority. Carnival Corporation & plc Shareholders approve an annual authority in respect of the authority of Carnival plc directors to allot shares, up to the amount set out in the relevant resolution, at their annual shareholder meetings.
Existing Carnival plc Shareholders have statutory pre-emption rights in respect of shares issued for cash by Carnival plc, which can be disapplied by a special resolution of shareholders passed at a general meeting of the company. Carnival Corporation & plc Shareholders approve an annual authority, up to the amount set out in the relevant resolution, in respect of the disapplication of pre-emption rights applicable to Carnival plc at their annual shareholder meetings.
The FCA rules also impose certain obligations on companies in the ESCC Segment, such as Carnival plc, relating to rights issues, placings and other offers of securities – for example, a restriction on discounts for placings of more than 10% to the middle market price of those shares at the time of the announcement of the securities offering unless shareholder approval has been obtained or it is an issue under a pre-existing general authority to disapply statutory pre-emption rights.
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Under the laws of Panama, specifically article 13 of Law 32 of 1927, in the absence of a provision to the contrary in the Articles of Incorporation, each stockholder shall have a preemptive right to subscribe, in proportion to the shares which he/she owns, shares of those issued by virtue of an increase in the capital (issue of new shares).
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Bermuda law does not subject the issuance of shares for cash to rights of pre-emption, nor will Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws.
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Dividends
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The general rule is that a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales may only pay dividends out of distributable profits
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Carnival Corporation’s articles provide that the holders of shares of Carnival Corporation common stock be entitled, in accordance with the
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Bermuda law does not have a distributable reserves requirement applicable to dividends declared by Bermuda companies. Carnival
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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or reserves and not out of capital nor simply by reference to a company’s net asset position at the time or actual profits made in a particular financial period when the dividend or distribution is paid. In addition, a public company may only pay a dividend where the amount of its net assets is not less than its called-up share capital plus undistributable reserves and would not become less as a result of the dividend.
The Existing Carnival plc Articles provide that the holders of Carnival plc Shares are entitled, in accordance with the Equalization Agreement, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by ordinary resolution, except that no dividend will exceed the amount recommended by the Carnival plc Board. In addition, subject to the Equalization Agreement and payment of any preferential dividend that is in arrears, the Carnival plc Board may pay interim dividends if it appears to the board that interim dividends are justified by Carnival plc’s profits available for distribution.
Dividends are equalized according to the equalization ratio, as described in the Equalization Agreement. If one company has insufficient profits or is otherwise unable to pay a dividend, Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation will, as far as practicable, enter into such balancing transactions as are necessary to enable both companies to pay dividends in accordance with the equalization ratio. This may take the form of a payment from one company to the other or a dividend payment on an equalization share.
The amount of any balancing transactions between Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc will be determined after taking into account all taxes payable by, and all tax credits of, Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation with respect to the payment or receipt of such payment.
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Equalization Agreement and to the exclusion of the holders of shares of preferred stock, to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the board of directors, except as otherwise provided by any board resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of shares of preferred stock.
Dividends are equalized according to the equalization ratio, as described in the Equalization Agreement, and any balancing transactions between the companies will be determined and made, before deduction of any amounts in respect of the tax required to be deducted or withheld and excluding the amounts of any tax credits or other tax benefits.
If one company has insufficient profits or is otherwise unable to pay a dividend, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc will, as far as practicable, enter into such balancing transactions as are necessary to enable both companies to pay dividends in accordance with the equalization ratio. This may take the form of a payment from one company to the other or a dividend payment on an equalization share.
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Corporation Ltd. would only be prohibited from declaring or paying a dividend if there are reasonable grounds for believing that: (i) it is, or would after the payment be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due; or (ii) the realizable value of its assets would be less than its liabilities.
Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will provide that holders of Common Shares will be entitled to receive such dividends as from time to time may be declared by the Board, except as otherwise provided by any board resolution or resolutions providing for the issue of any series of shares of preferred stock.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Share repurchases /buybacks
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Under the laws of England and Wales, a public company may buy back its own shares provided that (i) it complies with certain procedural requirements (including obtaining shareholder approval) and (ii) there are no restrictions contained with its articles of association.
Share buybacks must be financed out of distributable profits or the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares undertaken for the purpose of financing the buyback.
As a company listed on the ESCC Segment, Carnival plc must comply with rules on dealings in its own securities under the FCA rules, including restrictions on timing and price and requirements as to announcements, shareholder approval and tender offers. A listed company like Carnival plc must also comply with relevant market abuse regulations and comply with certain conditions relating to the manner of purchase, timing, price and volume if it seeks to benefit from safe harbors under UK MAR.
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Under the laws of Panama, specifically article 15 of Law 32 of 1927, in the absence of a provision to the contrary in the articles of incorporation, a company may acquire shares of its own stock. If the acquisition is made out of funds or property other than surplus or net profits, the acquired shares of stock must be canceled by the reduction of the issued stock; but such shares may be re-issued if the authorized capital stock is not thereby decreased with the cancellation of such shares.
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As with dividends, Bermuda law does not have a distributable reserves requirement applicable to share repurchases/buybacks as long as there are no reasonable grounds for believing that the company is, or after the repurchase would be, unable to pay its liabilities as they become due.
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Reductions of capital
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Under the laws of England and Wales, a public company may only reduce its share capital pursuant to a special resolution of shareholders passed at a general meeting of the company, which is subsequently sanctioned by the Court, provided that any such reduction of capital does not result in the share capital falling below the authorized minimum of £50,000.
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Under the laws of Panama, specifically article 14 of Law 32 of 1927, a company may reduce its authorized capital stock by means of an amendment altering its articles of incorporation; but there may not be made any distribution of its assets by virtue of said reduction, if it does thereby diminish the actual value of said assets to an amount below the aggregate amount of its liabilities including therein the amount of the reduced capital stock.
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will provide that Carnival Corporation Ltd. may reduce its share capital if approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or proxy at a general meeting of shareholders.
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Voting Rights - general
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Under the laws of England and Wales, generally, an ordinary resolution of shareholders (or of a class of shareholders) of a company is a resolution that is passed by a simple majority i.e. when more than 50% of the votes cast are in favor of the resolution.
Certain matters, such as any amendment to a company’s articles of association and the disapplication of statutory pre-emption rights, require shareholder approval by way of a special resolution. A special resolution of shareholders (or of a class of shareholders) of a company is a resolution passed by a supermajority of not less than 75%
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Under the laws of Panama, resolutions of shareholders passed at any meeting at which all shareholders are present, either in person or by proxy, shall be valid; and resolutions passed at any meeting at which there is a quorum, with all absent shareholders having waived notice thereof, shall be valid for all purposes enumerated in such waiver of notice even though in either of the cases above mentioned the notice has not been made in the mode indicated by the Law 32 of 1927 by the articles of incorporation or by the by-laws. Save any regulation to the contrary in the
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Generally, any action or resolution requiring the approval of the shareholders may be passed by a majority of the voting power of shares entitled to vote at a meeting of shareholders that has a quorum present.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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of the votes cast in favor of the resolution.
Voting rights of Carnival plc Shareholders are currently subject to the provisions of the Existing Carnival plc Articles (as summarized further below).
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articles of incorporation, generally resolutions are adopted with the vote of simple majority of the shareholders.
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Voting Rights under the Organizational Documents
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At any meeting of Carnival plc or Carnival Corporation shareholders, all matters, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of England and Wales, Panamanian law, the Existing Carnival Corporation Organizational Documents or the Existing Carnival plc Articles, are decided by a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at such meeting. Such matters are known as “joint electorate actions”, which include:
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the appointment, removal or re-election of any director of Carnival Corporation, Carnival plc or both;
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if required by law, the receipt or adoption of the financial statements of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc or the annual accounts of both companies;
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the appointment or removal of the auditors of either Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc;
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a change of name by Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc, or both; or
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the implementation of a mandatory exchange based on a change in tax laws, rules or regulations.
Based on special voting arrangements implemented in connection with the DLC structure, Carnival Corporation’s and Carnival plc’s shareholders vote together as a single decision-making body on all actions submitted to a shareholder vote other than matters designated as “class rights actions” or resolutions on procedural or technical matters.
The relative voting rights of Carnival plc Shares and shares of Carnival Corporation common stock are determined by the equalization ratio, pursuant to the Equalization Agreement. Based on the current equalization ratio of 1:1, each share of Carnival Corporation common stock has the same voting rights as each Carnival plc ordinary share on joint electorate actions.
In the case of class rights actions, the company wishing to carry out a class rights action would require the prior approval of shareholders of both companies, each voting separately as a class. Class rights actions require approval at each meeting of a simple majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or by proxy at such meeting, except as otherwise expressly provided by the laws of England and Wales, Panamanian law, Carnival Corporation’s articles or by-laws or Existing Carnival plc Articles. If shareholders of either company do not approve the action, it generally will fail.
Class rights actions include:
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that such liquidation is not for the purpose of reconstituting all or a
the voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or equivalent, of either company for which shareholder approval is required, other than as part of a voluntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up, or equivalent, of both companies at or about the same time provided
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At any meeting of shareholders, all matters, except as otherwise expressly provided by the Bermuda Companies Act, Memorandum of Continuance or Bye-laws, are decided by a majority of the votes cast by all shareholders entitled to vote who are present in person or proxy at such meeting. Each shareholder will be entitled to 1 vote per Common Share.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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substantial part of the business of the two companies in one or more successor entities;
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the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of either company other than a bona fide commercial transaction for valid business purposes and at fair market value and not as part of a proposal the primary purpose of which is to collapse or unify the DLC arrangement;
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an adjustment to the equalization ratio, other than in accordance with the Equalization Agreement;
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any amendment, removal or alteration of any of the provisions of Existing Carnival plc Articles and Carnival Corporation’s articles and by-laws which entrench specified core provisions of the DLC arrangement;
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any amendment or termination of the principal agreements under which the DLC arrangement is implemented, except where otherwise specifically provided in the relevant agreement;
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any amendment to, removal or alteration of the effect of certain tax-related provisions of Carnival Corporation or Existing Carnival plc Articles that would be reasonably likely to cause a mandatory exchange; and
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anything which the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc Boards both agree should be approved as a class rights action.
No resolution by Carnival Corporation shareholders to approve a class rights action or joint electorate action will be approved unless a parallel Carnival plc shareholders’ meeting is held to vote on any equivalent resolution (or vice versa). In addition, no resolution will be approved as a joint electorate action unless one-third of the total votes capable of being cast by (i) the holders of the Carnival plc Shares, and (ii) the holders of the Carnival Corporation common stock, are cast on the resolution proposing the joint electorate action.
The Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc Boards of Directors may:
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decide to seek approval from shareholders for any matter that would not otherwise require such approval;
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require any joint electorate action to instead be approved as a class rights action; or
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specify a higher majority vote than the majority that would otherwise be required by applicable laws and regulations.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Equalization Ratio
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The Equalization Agreement, entered into on April 17, 2003 by Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc in connection with the DLC structure, governs the equalization ratio, which reflects the relative economic and voting interests represented by an individual share of common equity in each company. As of January 27, 2026, the “equalization ratio” between shares of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc Shares was 1:1, so one share of Carnival Corporation common stock is entitled to the same economic and voting interests in Carnival Corporation & plc as one Carnival plc ordinary share.
Issuances of or transactions affecting Carnival Corporation’s share capital or that of Carnival plc will be implemented in a way which will not give rise to a materially different financial effect as between the interests of the holders of Carnival Corporation shares and the interests of the holders of Carnival plc Shares, unless approved as a class rights action.
If any such issue or transaction involves any of the following:
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a rights issue of shares at less than market value;
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an offer of any securities, or a grant of any options, warrants or other rights to subscribe for, purchase or sell any securities, to shareholders by way of rights;
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non-cash distributions to shareholders and share repurchases involving an offer made to all or substantially all of the shareholders of a company to repurchase their shares at a premium to market value;
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a consolidation or subdivision of shares; or
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an issue of shares to shareholders for no consideration or solely by way of capitalization of profits or reserves,
then an automatic adjustment to the equalization ratio will occur, unless the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc Boards, in their sole discretion, undertake:
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an offer or action having regard to the then existing equalization ratio; the timing of the offer or action and any other relevant circumstances, is, in the reasonable opinion of the Boards of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, financially equivalent, but not necessarily identical, in respect of, on the one hand, holders of Carnival Corporation shares, and, on the other hand, holders of Carnival plc Shares, and does not materially disadvantage either company’s shareholders, which is referred to as a “matching action”; or
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an alternative to such automatic adjustment that has been approved as such by a class rights action.
Neither the Carnival Corporation Board nor the Carnival plc Board will be under an obligation to undertake any such matching action or to seek approval of an alternative as a class rights action if any issue or transaction referred to above is not covered by an automatic adjustment to the equalization ratio, and no automatic adjustment to the equalization ratio will then occur, but the Carnival Corporation Board or the Carnival plc Board (as applicable) will have the right (in their sole discretion), but not the obligation, to undertake a matching action, or to seek approval of an adjustment to the equalization ratio as a class rights action.
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Appraisal Rights
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Shareholders of a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales do not have appraisal rights.
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Under Panamanian law, shareholders of a corporation do not have appraisal rights.
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A dissenting shareholder of a Bermuda company is entitled to be paid the fair value of such shareholder’s shares in an
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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amalgamation, merger or squeeze out. Under Bermuda law, in the event of an amalgamation or merger of a Bermuda company with another company or corporation, a shareholder of the Bermuda company who did not vote in favor of the amalgamation or merger and who is not satisfied that fair value has been offered for such shareholder’s shares may, within one month of notice of the shareholders’ meeting, apply to the Supreme Court of Bermuda to appraise the fair value of those shares.
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Significant and related party transactions
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Under the laws of England and Wales, certain transactions between a company and its directors require shareholder approval. A director who is directly or indirectly interested in a matter that does, or could, relate to the affairs of the company has a duty to declare the nature and extent of that interest to the board.
Except as otherwise provided in the Existing Carnival plc Articles, a Carnival plc Director may not vote on a Board resolution concerning a matter in which they have a material interest.
In addition, the FCA rules require Carnival plc to notify its shareholders of certain significant transactions outside the ordinary course of business once their size has been assessed relative to various classification tests. Depending on that classification – i.e. the size of the transaction relative to the size of the company undertaking it - a company is required to comply with certain disclosure requirements and, in the case of a reverse takeover (in effect, a transaction to acquire a business larger than the company itself on one of the classification tests), obtain shareholder approval prior to completion of the transaction.
The FCA rules also seek to prevent related parties, such as directors and major (20 per cent or more) shareholders and their associates, from taking advantage of their position when transacting with the
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Panamanian law does not require shareholder approval for related party transactions unless there is a specific provision in the Articles of Incorporation or By-laws.
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Bermuda law provides that directors who have an interest in certain transactions with the company, or in parties to such transactions, must disclose the nature of that interest to the board. Unless authorized to act on related matters by the board, interested directors cannot vote or be counted for quorum purposes on matters in which they have an interest.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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company. As with significant transactions, a non-ordinary transaction with a related party meeting certain materiality thresholds by reference to various classification tests must be disclosed to shareholders and that announcement must include a statement by the board that, having obtained advice from a financial adviser appointed as a sponsor under the FCA rules, the transaction is fair and reasonable as far as shareholders are concerned.
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Protection of minority interests
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A shareholder of a company incorporated under the laws of England and Wales may apply to the court under the UK Companies Act for an order that the company’s affairs are being conducted in a manner which is unfairly prejudicial to the interests of its shareholders generally, or to certain shareholders (which may include the petitioner), or that any actual or proposed omission of the company is or would be so prejudicial.
An English court may make such order as it thinks fit, including an order to purchase the shares held by the petitioning shareholder.
A shareholder may also bring a derivative claim against a director on behalf of the company where the shareholder can seek to demonstrate that the director has been negligent, is in default or has committed a breach of their duties or has committed a breach of trust, in each case in relation to the company.
Shareholders may bring proceedings in their own name and for their own benefit to enforce compliance with a company’s articles of association and to remedy an abuse by the directors of their fiduciary powers.
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Under Panamanian law, the General Assembly of Shareholders is the supreme power of the company, but in no case can it by a vote of the majority deprive the shareholders of vested rights nor impose upon them, a resolution of any kind incongruent with the by-laws, except as provided under Panamanian law. A shareholder holding at least 5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the corporation may request the General Assembly of Shareholders to appoint auditors for examination of the balance sheet, or the incorporation records of the corporation, or the management thereof, but if such proposal is rejected, a judge may without further proceeding appoint such auditors. Nevertheless, the Articles of Incorporation or by-laws may regulate this matter and such rights of the stockholders.
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Class actions and derivative actions are generally not available to shareholders under Bermuda law, except in certain limited circumstances involving actions beyond the corporate powers of the company, that are illegal, ultra vires or involving fraud or dishonesty.
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Information rights
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Shareholders have a right to receive a copy of a company’s annual report and accounts and all notices of corporate actions and accompanying documents such as notices of general meetings, circulars, prospectuses and offer documentation.
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Panamanian law does not regulate or grant to individual stockholders the right to inspect the corporate books and records. However, as noted above, a shareholder holding at least 5% of the issued and outstanding capital stock of the corporation may request the General Assembly of Shareholders to
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Under Bermuda law, members of the general public have a right to inspect the public documents of a company available at the office of the Registrar of Companies in Bermuda, including its organizational documents. A company is required to maintain a share register and a register of directors and officers in
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Carnival plc
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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Under the UK Companies Act, a company is required to maintain a number of statutory books and registers. Subject to certain conditions, shareholders have the right to inspect certain of these books and registers.
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appoint auditors for examination of the balance sheet, or the incorporation records of the corporation, or the management thereof, but if such proposal is rejected, a Judge may without further proceeding appoint such auditors. Nevertheless, the Articles of Incorporation or by-laws may regulate this matter and such rights of the stockholders.
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Bermuda, which is open to inspection by shareholders and members of the general public.
Bermuda law does not, however, provide a general right for shareholders to inspect or obtain copies of any other corporate records.
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Number of Directors and Size of Board
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Under the Existing Carnival plc Articles, unless otherwise determined by ordinary resolution, the number of directors shall be no less than three (3) and no more than 25 (or such lesser maximum as the directors may from time to time resolve). Any change in the minimum number of directors, or an increase in the maximum number of directors, will require an amendment to the articles.
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Panamanian law requires a minimum of three (3) members. The Articles of Incorporation provides that there shall be no less than three (3) and no more than 25 (or such lesser maximum as the directors may from time to time resolve). Any change in the maximum number of directors will require an amendment to the articles.
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No less than nine (9) and no more than 14 (as determined from time to time by resolution of the Board). Any change in the minimum number of directors, or an increase in the maximum number of directors, will require an amendment to the Bye-Laws.
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Election of Directors
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Resolutions relating to the appointment, removal and re-election of directors are considered as a joint electorate action and voted upon by the shareholders of each company effectively voting together as a single decision-making body. No person may be elected or appointed to serve on the Carnival plc Board unless that person is also elected to be a member of the Carnival Corporation Board. Any Carnival plc Director who resigns from the Carnival plc Board must also resign from the Carnival Corporation Board and vice versa.
Under the Existing Carnival plc Articles, a person may not be appointed as a director at a general meeting unless (i) they are recommended by the Carnival plc Board or (ii) they are proposed for appointment by a Carnival plc Shareholder, with such notice, together with other specified information, having been received by Carnival plc not less than 7 days nor more than 42 days before the relevant general meeting.
Carnival plc directors currently put themselves forward for election or re-election at each annual shareholder
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Resolutions relating to the appointment, removal and re-election of directors are considered as a joint electorate action and voted upon by the shareholders of each company effectively voting together as a single decision-making body. No person may be elected or appointed to serve on the Carnival Corporation Board unless that person is also elected to be a member of the Carnival plc board. Any Carnival Corporation directors who resign from the Carnival Corporation Board must also resign from the Carnival plc Board and vice versa.
Carnival Corporation’s by-laws permit a shareholder holding any percentage of the Common Shares in issue to propose for election as a director someone who is not an existing director or is not proposed by the Board of Directors. Where a director is to be elected at an annual general meeting or special general meeting, notice of any such proposal for election must be received by Carnival Corporation not less than 7 days nor more than 42 days before such meeting.
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Approval by a majority of the votes cast is required to appoint a director; provided that, where the number of persons validly proposed for re-election or election as a director is greater than the number of directors to be elected, the persons receiving the most votes (up to the number of directors to be elected) will be elected as directors, and an absolute majority of the votes cast will not be required for the election of such directors.
A shareholder holding any percentage of the Common Shares in issue may propose for election as a director someone who is not an existing director or is not proposed by the Board of Directors. Where a director is to be elected at an annual general meeting, notice of any such proposal for election must be given not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders, or where a director is to be elected at a special general meeting, notice of any such proposal for election must be given not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days before such meeting.
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Carnival plc
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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meeting, in accordance with the UK Code.
The UK Code also sets certain expectations (which work on a ‘comply or explain’ basis) as to the constitution of the Board including that (i) the role of the Chair and CEO should not be combined (ii) at least half of the Board should be comprised of independent non-executive directors (iii) notice periods in service contracts should be set at one (1) year or less and (iv) all directors should be subject to annual re-election.
The UK Code and FCA rules also set expectations for the constitution, composition and role of certain board committees.
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Directors’ powers and duties
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Subject to the UK Companies Act and a company’s articles of association, the business of the company shall be managed by the directors who may exercise all the powers of the company.
The UK Companies Act sets out the general statutory duties which directors owe to the company. These include a duty to:
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act within the powers conferred on them – i.e. in accordance with the company’s constitution;
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promote the success of the company – i.e. act in good faith in what they consider to be the best interests of its shareholders;
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exercise independent judgment;
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exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence;
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avoid conflicts of interest;
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not accept benefits from third parties; and
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declare interests in proposed transactions or existing arrangements.
The Existing Carnival plc Articles allow the Directors of Carnival plc to authorize a particular Director’s
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Panamanian law states that the Board of Directors shall have absolute control and full direction over the corporation’s affairs, and the Board shall exercise all those powers except such as are vested or reserved by the Law, by the Articles of Incorporation or by the by-laws of the corporation, to the stockholders.
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The Bermuda Companies Act authorizes the directors of a company, subject to its bye-laws, to exercise all powers of the company except those that are required by the Bermuda Companies Act or the company’s bye-laws to be exercised by the shareholders of the company. In accordance with common law as recognized in Bermuda, members of a board of directors owe a fiduciary duty to the company to act in good faith in their dealings with or on behalf of the company and exercise their powers and fulfill the duties of their office honestly. These duties include:
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a duty to act in good faith in the best interests of the company;
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a duty not to make a personal profit from opportunities that arise from the office of director;
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a duty to avoid situations in which there is an actual or potential conflict between a personal interest or the duties owed; and
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a duty to exercise powers for the purpose for which such powers were intended.
The Bermuda Companies Act imposes a duty on directors and officers of a Bermuda company:
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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conflict of interest. Anything done, or omitted to be done, by the relevant Director in accordance with the terms of such authorization will not be treated by the company as a breach of their duty to promote the success of the company, to exercise independent judgement or to exercise reasonable care, skill and diligence. Any benefit such director is permitted to receive pursuant to the terms of such authorization will not be treated as a breach of their duty not to accept benefits from third parties.
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to act honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the company; and
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to exercise the care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent person would exercise in comparable circumstances.
The Bermuda Companies Act also imposes various duties on directors and officers of a company with respect to certain matters of management and administration.
Under Bermuda law, directors and officers generally owe fiduciary duties to the company itself, not to the company’s individual shareholders or members, creditors, or any class of shareholders, members or creditors. Shareholders of Carnival Corporation Ltd. may not have a direct cause of action against its directors.
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Removal of Directors
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Under the laws of England and Wales, a director of a company may be removed with or without cause by ordinary resolution. The affected director is, pursuant to the UK Companies Act, entitled to be heard at the meeting convened to remove him.
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Panamanian law provides that a director may be removed with or without cause by the holders of a majority in voting power of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors. Carnival Corporation’s by-laws provide that, subject to the provisions of Panamanian law, directors may be removed with or without cause only by a majority vote of a quorum of the shareholders.
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A director may be removed with or without cause by the shareholders by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the votes cast.
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Filling of Board Vacancies
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The Existing Carnival plc Articles provide that vacancies on the Carnival plc Board of Directors may be filled by (i) a simple majority of the shareholders of Carnival plc (subject to the requirement for the director being appointed to also be a director of Carnival Corporation), or (ii) the Carnival plc Board, provided that the appointment does not cause the number of directors to exceed the maximum number of directors permitted by the articles.
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Carnival Corporation’s by-laws provide that vacancies on the Carnival Corporation Board of Directors will be filled by a majority of the directors then in office, even though less than a quorum, provided that any such person is appointed to both the Carnival Corporation Board and the Carnival plc Board at the same time. If only one director remains in office, the director will have the power to fill all vacancies. If there are no directors, Carnival Corporation’s Secretary may call a meeting at the request of any two shareholders for the purpose of appointing one or more directors.
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will provide that vacancies on the Board of Directors may be filled only by a majority of the directors then in office, if a quorum remains. If no quorum of Directors remains, the shareholders will have the power to fill vacancies.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Directors’ compensation or remuneration
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Companies incorporated in England and Wales and subject to the FCA rules are required to (i) publish an annual board-approved report on directors’ remuneration (ii) put a non-binding resolution to shareholders on the remuneration report at their annual general meeting (iii) prepare a directors’ remuneration policy every three years (in accordance with which all payments to directors must be made) and (iv) put a binding resolution to shareholders on the remuneration policy every three years.
The UK Code also sets expectations regarding remuneration of directors, such as establishing a remuneration committee of independent non-executive directors with delegated responsibility for determining the policy for executive director remuneration.
The Existing Carnival plc Articles also set certain limits on the aggregate amount of fees payable to non-executive Directors each year.
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Panamanian law is silent on this matter and, therefore, it is regulated by the Articles of Incorporation and By-laws of the company, which provide that Directors’ compensation is set by the Board.
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Bermuda law is silent on this matter and, therefore, it is regulated by the Bye-Laws of Carnival Corporation Ltd., which will provide that Directors’ compensation will be set by the Board.
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Quorum for Shareholder Meetings
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According to the Existing Carnival plc Articles, the presence in person or by proxy at any meeting of at least three (3) shareholders of Carnival plc entitled to vote constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation or the Existing Carnival plc Articles.
In addition, where a joint electorate action or class rights action is to be considered at a shareholder meeting, one of the members present (in person or by proxy) must be the holder of the Carnival plc special voting share.
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According to Carnival Corporation’s by-laws, the presence in person or by proxy at any meeting of Carnival Corporation shareholders holding at least one-third of the total votes entitled to be cast constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business at such meeting, except as otherwise required by applicable law or regulation or Carnival Corporation’s articles and by-laws.
In addition, in order for a quorum to be validly constituted with respect to meetings of Carnival Corporation shareholders convened to consider a joint electorate action or class rights action, DLC SVC Limited must be present at such meeting.
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Two or more persons present in person at the start of the meeting and representing in person or by proxy in excess of 331∕3% of all issued and outstanding Common Shares shall constitute a quorum; provided that if Carnival Corporation Ltd. at any time has only one shareholder, one shareholder present in person or by proxy will form a quorum for the transaction of business at any general meeting held during such time.
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
After the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Calling Meetings of Shareholders
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If Carnival plc proposes to undertake a joint electorate action or class rights action at a meeting of shareholders, it must immediately give notice to Carnival Corporation of the nature of the joint electorate action or the class rights action proposed to taken. Unless such action is proposed to be taken at the annual meeting of shareholders, the Carnival plc Board must convene a general meeting for the purpose of considering a resolution to approve the joint electorate action or class rights action. Such meeting will be held as close in time as practicable with the parallel shareholder meeting convened by Carnival Corporation for purposes of considering such joint electorate action or class rights action.
If Carnival plc receives notice from Carnival Corporation that Carnival Corporation proposes to undertake a joint electorate action or a class rights action, the Carnival plc Board must convene a meeting of Carnival plc shareholders as close in time as practicable to the Carnival Corporation meeting and must propose an equivalent resolution as that proposed at the Carnival Corporation meeting. Carnival plc must cooperate fully with Carnival Corporation in preparing resolutions, explanatory memoranda or any other information or material required in connection with the proposed joint electorate action or class rights action.
A general meeting of a public company incorporated in England and Wales must be called on 21 clear days’ notice (in the case of an annual general meeting) or 14 clear days’ notice (in any other case provided certain conditions under the UK Companies Act are satisfied), unless the shareholders agree to shorter notice. Such notice must state the general nature of the business of the meeting. Public companies incorporated in England and Wales are obliged to hold an annual general meeting each year.
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Board of Directors must convene an annual general meeting and any of the board of directors, the president or the secretary may convene a special general meeting.
Under Bermuda law, shareholders holding at least 10% of a company’s outstanding shares also may require the company to convene a special general meeting.
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Shareholder Proposals
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Members representing 5% of the voting rights of a company, or 100 members who have a right to vote at a meeting and have paid up an average of £100 of share capital may require by notice to the company the circulation to members of a resolution to be proposed at a meeting which must be convened within a prescribed time.
The Existing Carnival plc Articles provide that general meetings of shareholders may be called by the Carnival plc Board of Directors at such times and places as it determines.
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Carnival Corporation’s by-laws permit shareholders who represent either (i) 5% of the outstanding shares of common stock of Carnival Corporation or (ii) 100 shareholders, to submit proposals to be considered at the annual meeting of shareholders. Notice of the shareholders’ proposal must be received by Carnival Corporation no later than six weeks prior to the annual meeting of shareholders to which the proposal relates.
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will permit shareholders who represent either (i) 5% of the issued and outstanding Common Shares or (ii) 100 shareholders to submit proposals to be considered at the annual meeting of shareholders. Notice of the shareholders’ proposal must be received by Carnival Corporation Ltd. not less than 90 days nor more than 120 days prior to the one-year anniversary of the preceding year’s annual meeting of shareholders.
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Shareholder Action by Written Consent
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Under the UK Companies Act, a public company cannot pass shareholder resolutions by way of written consent and shareholder resolutions must be passed in general meeting.
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Carnival Corporation’s articles specifically prohibit shareholder action by written consent.
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will specifically prohibit shareholder action by written consent.
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Carnival plc
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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Amendment of Governing Documents
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Under the laws of England and Wales, the articles of association of a company may be amended by special resolution.
Any amendment to the provisions of the Existing Carnival plc Articles which entrench the DLC structure requires approval as a class rights action. The entrenched provisions of the articles include (but are not limited to) matters relating to:
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the special voting share;
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anti-takeover provisions;
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dividends and distributions; and
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liquidation.
All provisions of the Existing Carnival plc Articles other than entrenched provisions, except as provided below, may be amended by the shareholders of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc voting together in a joint electorate action. Amendments to Existing Carnival plc Articles require approval, whether in a class rights action or joint electorate action, of at least 75% of all votes cast with respect thereto, including votes cast by the Carnival plc special voting share, at a meeting of Carnival plc shareholders.
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Under Panamanian law, unless the articles of incorporation require a greater vote, an amendment to the articles of incorporation may be made:
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by the stockholders or their proxies of all the issued and outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote;
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by means of a resolution passed by stockholders or their proxies of the majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote; and
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in case the amendment to the articles consists of any change in the preference of shares of any class, by means of a resolution passed by holders or their proxies of the majority of the outstanding stock of the corporation entitled to vote of each class.
Any amendment to the provisions of Carnival Corporation’s articles which entrench the DLC arrangement requires approval as a class rights action. The entrenched provisions of the articles include matters relating to:
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the special voting share;
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anti-takeover provisions;
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dividends and distributions;
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amendments to Carnival Corporation’s articles and by-laws; and
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liquidation.
All other provisions of Carnival Corporation’s articles, except as provided below, may be amended by the shareholders of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc voting together in a joint electorate action. Amendments to Carnival Corporation’s articles require approval, whether in a class rights action or joint electorate action, of a majority of all votes entitled to be cast with respect thereto, including votes entitled to be cast by the Carnival Corporation special voting
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The Bye-laws will provide that no bye-law will be rescinded, altered or amended, and no new bye-law will be made, unless it has been approved by a resolution of the board of directors and by a resolution of the shareholders holding at least a majority of the issued and outstanding Common Shares. The Memorandum of Continuance will not be rescinded, altered or amended without a resolution of the board of directors and a resolution of the shareholders having majority votes in the affirmative.
The articles of Carnival plc which entrench the DLC structure will be removed upon the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective, and the Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-laws will not contain the provisions of the articles and by-laws of Carnival Corporation which entrench the DLC structure.
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Carnival plc
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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share, at a meeting of Carnival Corporation shareholders.
Under Panamanian law, the board of directors of a corporation has the power to adopt, amend or repeal the by-laws of the corporation, unless specifically provided to the contrary by the articles of incorporation or in the by-laws approved by the shareholders. Carnival Corporation’s by-laws provide that the by-laws may be altered, amended, supplemented or repealed or new by-laws may be adopted, by the board of directors or by vote of the holders of the shares entitled to vote in the election of directors. Any by-laws adopted, altered or supplemented by the board of directors may be altered, amended, supplemented or repealed by the shareholders entitled to vote thereon.
Any amendment to or repeal of the provisions of Carnival Corporation’s by-laws which entrench the DLC arrangement will also require approval as a class rights action. Any amendment to or repeal of Carnival Corporation’s by-laws other than any of Carnival Corporation’s entrenched by-laws may be approved and effected by the Carnival Corporation Board without the approval of Carnival Corporation shareholders or the shareholders of Carnival plc. The entrenched provisions of the by-laws include matters relating to:
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the transferability of the special voting share;
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the scope of, and voting rights and procedures in relation to, joint electorate actions, class rights actions and procedural resolutions; and
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election, qualification and disqualification of directors.
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Existing Carnival plc Articles provide that Carnival plc may indemnify any director, officer or employee of Carnival plc, including by purchasing and maintaining insurance against liability for such directors, officers or employees, in so far as is permitted
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Carnival Corporation’s articles provide for the indemnification of each person, and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person, who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will provide for the indemnification of each person, and the heirs, executors or administrators of such person, who was or is a party to or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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by the UK Companies Act. Any indemnities granted to directors must be disclosed as part of the company’s annual report and accounts.
Under the UK Companies Act, a company is not permitted to indemnify a director or officer of the company against any liability in respect of any negligence, default, breach of duty or breach of trust in relation to the company. Companies, however, may:
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purchase and maintain liability insurance for officers and directors; and
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provide indemnities to director against certain liabilities incurred by him to a third party.
Carnival plc has entered into agreements with each of its directors providing essentially the same indemnities as are described above.
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action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or an officer of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc or is or was serving at the request of Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc as a director or officer of another enterprise, to the fullest extent and in the manner set forth in and permitted by Panamanian law, and any other applicable law, as from time to time in effect.
This right of indemnification is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled. Any repeal or modification of the applicable provisions of the General Corporation Law of Panama will not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part on any such state of facts. Carnival Corporation has the power to purchase and maintain insurance in respect of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc’s indemnification obligations.
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completed action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director or an officer of Carnival Corporation Ltd. or is or was serving at the request of Carnival Corporation Ltd. as a director or officer of another enterprise, to the fullest extent and in the manner set forth in and permitted by Bermuda law, and any other applicable law, as from time to time in effect and except for matters involving fraud or dishonesty.
This right of indemnification is not exclusive of any other rights to which a director or officer may be entitled. Any repeal or modification of the applicable provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act will not affect any rights or obligations then existing with respect to any state of facts then or theretofore existing or any action, suit or proceeding theretofore or thereafter brought or threatened based in whole or in part on any such state of facts. Carnival Corporation Ltd. will have the power to purchase and maintain insurance in respect of Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s indemnification obligations.
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Takeover Restrictions
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Takeovers of public companies incorporated in England and Wales whose shares are admitted to trading on a UK regulated market, a UK MTF or a stock exchange in the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man are governed by the City Code. The City Code is administered by the UK Takeover Panel. The City Code is designed principally to ensure that shareholders in a target company are treated fairly and are not denied the opportunity to decide on the merits of a takeover and that shareholders of the same class are afforded equal treatment by a bidder. The City Code prescribes a framework within which takeovers are to be conducted.
Directors would, in a takeover context, be bound by their general duties to promote the success of the company for the benefit of its shareholders as a whole. If a takeover offer is received by a company which is subject to the City
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Under Panamanian law, directors are responsible for the good management and in general for the execution or faulty fulfillment of their obligations to administer the corporation’s affairs. There is limited legislative or judicial guidance on takeover issues in the Republic of Panama and it is difficult to anticipate how a Panamanian court will react or resolve a matter concerning application of a policy of judicial deference to board of directors’ decisions to adopt anti-takeover measures in the face of a potential takeover where the directors are able to show that (1) they had reasonable grounds for believing that there was a danger to corporate policy and effectiveness from an acquisition proposal and (2) the board action taken was reasonable in relation to the threat posed.
Carnival Corporation’s articles contain provisions which would apply to any person, or group of persons
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Takeovers of public companies domiciled in Bermuda are governed by the Bermuda Companies Act. The Bermuda Companies Act is administered by the Bermuda Registrar of Companies.
Under Bermuda law, directors are responsible for the management of the business of the company.
Bermuda law does not impose an all-embracing code of conduct on directors’ duties.
There is limited guidance on takeover issues in Bermuda beyond the provisions of the Bermuda Companies Act. A Bermuda court would also be guided by applicable common law when resolving matters concerning the adoption of anti-takeover measures in the event of a takeover attempt.
Directors would, in a takeover context, be bound by their common law fiduciary duties (i.e. inter alia,
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Carnival plc
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation
Prior to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions |
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.
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Code, the board of directors must provide a recommendation as to the action that shareholders should take in respect of the offer, subject to law, regulation and the general duties referred to above.
In addition, unless the UK Takeover Panel agrees otherwise, the City Code requires a person who acquires shares which carry 30% or more of the voting rights of a company to make a takeover offer for all the shares of the company. In the context of companies within the scope of the City Code which form part of a DLC structure, such as Carnival plc, the UK Takeover Panel would normally conclude that the trigger for a mandatory offer under the City Code should be by reference to the acquisition of voting rights of the combined companies (that is, Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation). However, the strict application of these requirements on an aggregate voting basis may not always apply.
In any case, the Existing Carnival plc Articles contain provisions which would apply to any person, or group of persons acting in concert, that acquires shares in Carnival Corporation & plc which would trigger a mandatory offer under the City Code if applied to Carnival Corporation & plc on a combined basis.
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acting in concert, that acquires shares in Carnival Corporation & plc which would trigger a mandatory offer obligation as if the City Code applied to Carnival Corporation & plc on a combined basis.
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duties to act in good faith and avoid conflicts of interest) and statutory duties (i.e. inter alia, compliance with requirements of the Bermuda Companies Act in connection with the management of the company).
If a takeover offer is received by a public company, the board of directors may choose to recommend that the company’s members accept, or reject, the offer, subject to applicable law, regulation and the general duties referred to above.
Following the completion of the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions, Carnival Corporation Ltd. will not be subject to the City Code or its mandatory offer obligations or related provisions.
The Bye-laws include anti-takeover provisions that may discourage a change of control. These provisions provide for, inter alia,:
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the board of directors to determine the powers, preferences and rights of Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s preference shares and to issue the preference shares without shareholder approval.
These provisions could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire Carnival Corporation Ltd., even if the third party’s offer may be considered beneficial by many shareholders. As a result, shareholders may be limited in their ability to obtain a premium for their shares.
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Ownership Limitations, Transfer Restrictions and Liability of Shareholders
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Existing Carnival plc Articles do not contain ownership limitations or transfer restrictions related to tax considerations arising from Section 883 of the Code.
Under the laws of England and Wales, shares are transferable in accordance with the issuing company’s articles of association. There are only limited circumstances in which Carnival plc may refuse to register a transfer of shares under its
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In general, under Section 883 of the Code, certain non-U.S. corporations are not subject to U.S. federal income tax or branch profits tax on U.S. source income derived from, or incidental to, the international operations of a ship or ships. The regulations provide, in general, that a foreign corporation organized in a qualified foreign country and engaged in the international operation of ships and aircraft will exclude such income from gross
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Carnival Corporation Ltd.’s Bye-Laws will be substantively consistent with the provisions currently contained in the Existing Carnival Corporation Charter with certain technical amendments, including updates to the definition of “Permitted Transferees” and to the procedures relating to waivers of the 4.9% limit and transfer restrictions by the Carnival Corporation Ltd. board of directors.
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articles. The FCA rules also require shares listed on the ESCC segment to be freely transferable.
The FCA rules require that a person must notify a public company such as Carnival plc if their interest in the company reaches 3% (and thereafter where their interest increases or decreases by 1%). The company must notify such changes to the market.
The liability of a shareholder to a company incorporated in England and Wales is limited to the amount (if any) which remains unpaid in respect of their shares. In the event of an insolvent liquidation, the liquidator is not entitled to any contribution from shareholders to meet the company’s unsatisfied liabilities beyond the amounts (if any) which remain unpaid in respect of its share capital.
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income for purposes of federal income taxation provided that the corporation can satisfy certain ownership requirements, including, among other things, that its stock be publicly traded. A corporation’s stock that is otherwise publicly traded will fail to satisfy this requirement if it is closely held, i.e., if 50% or more of its stock is owned by persons who each own 5% or more of the vote and value of the outstanding shares of the corporation’s stock.
Carnival Corporation’s articles provide that no one person or group of related persons, other than some members of the Arison family and various trusts established for their benefit, may own, or be deemed to own by virtue of the attribution provisions of the Code, more than 4.9% of Carnival Corporation common stock, whether measured by vote, value or number. In addition, the articles generally restrict the transfer of any shares of Carnival Corporation common stock if such transfer would cause Carnival Corporation to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on certain of its shipping income.
If a purported transfer or other event, including owning shares of common stock in excess of the 4.9% limit on the effective date of the proposed amendment, results in the ownership of common stock by any shareholder in violation of the 4.9% limit, or causes Carnival Corporation to be subject to U.S. income tax on shipping operations, such shares of common stock in excess of the 4.9% limit, or which would cause Carnival Corporation to be subject to U.S. federal income tax on certain of its shipping income will automatically be designated as “excess shares” to the extent necessary to ensure that the purported transfer or other event does not result in ownership of common stock in violation of the 4.9% limit or cause Carnival Corporation to become subject to U.S. income tax on shipping operations, and any proposed transfer that would result in such an
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event would be void. Any purported transferee or other purported holder of excess shares will be required to give Carnival Corporation written notice of a purported transfer or other event that would result in excess shares. The purported transferee or holders of such excess shares will have no rights in such excess shares, other than a right to the payments described in Carnival Corporation’s articles.
These provisions in Carnival Corporation’s articles could have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in Carnival Corporation’s control or other transaction in which Carnival Corporation shareholders might receive a premium for their shares of common stock over the then-prevailing market price or which such holders might believe to be otherwise in their best interest.
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Attention: Householding Department
51 Mercedes Way
Edgewood, New York 11717
CARNIVAL PLC
3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE
MIAMI, FLORIDA 33178-2428
ATTENTION: COMPANY SECRETARY
TELEPHONE: (305) 599-2600, EXT. 18019
| | “2005 ESPP” | | |
the Carnival plc 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan;
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| | “2024 Employee Share Plan” | | | the Carnival plc 2024 Employee Share Plan; | |
| | “2027 Notes” | | |
Carnival Corporation’s 7.875% Debentures due 2027;
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| | “2029 Notes” | | |
Carnival plc’s 1.000% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2029;
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| | “Adjournment Proposal” | | |
the proposal to adjourn the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the GM Proposals;
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Carnival plc American Depositary Shares, each of which represents one Carnival plc Share;
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| | “Appointed Stock Exchange” | | |
a stock exchange that has been appointed by the Bermuda Minister of Finance pursuant to section 2(9) of the Bermuda Companies Act;
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the Bermuda Companies Act 1981, as amended;
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| | “Boards of Directors” | | |
the board of Directors of Carnival Corporation and the board of Directors of Carnival plc;
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| | “Bye-Laws” or “Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-laws” | | |
the bye-laws of Carnival Corporation Ltd. adopted as of the effective date of the Redomiciliation;
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| | “Carnival Corporation Ltd. Constitutional Documents” | | |
the Carnival Corporation Ltd. Memorandum of Continuance and Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-laws each adopted as of the effective date of the Redomiciliation;
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| | “Carnival Corporation Shareholders” | | |
the shareholders of Carnival Corporation from time to time;
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| | “Carnival ESPP” | | |
the Carnival plc UK Employee Share Purchase Plan;
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| | “Carnival plc Court Meeting” | | |
the meeting of Scheme Shareholders convened by order of the Court pursuant to section 896 of the UK Companies Act and in accordance with the Notice of Court Meeting set out in Annex A of this proxy statement/prospectus to consider and, if thought fit, approve the Scheme of Arrangement, including any adjournment, postponement or reconvention thereof, to be held on April 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. (BST);
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| | “Carnival plc CREST Shareholders” | | |
Scheme Shareholders who hold their Scheme Shares in uncertificated form through CREST (directly or through a broker or other nominee with a CREST account) immediately prior to the Scheme Record Time;
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| | “Carnival plc General Meeting” | | |
the general meeting of the Carnival plc Shareholders to be convened for the purposes of considering, and if thought fit approving, the GM Proposals (including any adjournment thereof), to be held on April 17, 2026 at the later of 1:40 p.m. (BST) or the conclusion or adjournment of the Carnival plc Court Meeting;
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| | “Carnival plc Meetings” | | |
the Carnival plc Court Meeting and the Carnival plc General Meeting;
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| | “Carnival plc Share Plans” | | |
the 2024 Employee Share Plan, the 2005 ESPP and the Carnival ESPP;
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| | “Carnival plc Shares” | | |
the ordinary shares of $1.66 each in the capital of Carnival plc;
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the holders of Carnival plc Shares from time to time, any such holder being a “Carnival plc Shareholder”;
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| | “Carnival plc special voting share” | | |
the special voting share of £1 in the capital of Carnival plc (and referred to as the P&O Princess Special Voting Share in the Existing Carnival plc Articles);
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CREST depository interests, each of which represents an entitlement to one underlying Common Share of Carnival Corporation Ltd.;
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| | “City Code” | | | the UK City Code on Takeovers and Mergers; | |
| | “Common Shares” | | |
common shares of Carnival Corporation Ltd., with a par value of US$0.01 per common share;
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| | “Corporation Bye-Laws Proposal” | | |
the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to adopt the Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-Laws in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex G, which will become effective as the Bye-Laws of Carnival Corporation Ltd. on and with effect from completion of the Redomiciliation;
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| | “Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting” | | |
the extraordinary general meeting of Carnival Corporation Shareholders;
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| | “Corporation Memorandum of Continuance Proposal” | | |
the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to adopt the Memorandum of Continuance in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex F, which will become effective as the memorandum of continuance of Carnival Corporation Ltd., on and with effect from completion of the Redomiciliation;
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| | “Court” | | | the High Court of Justice in England and Wales; | |
| | “Court Order” | | |
the order of the Court sanctioning the Scheme of Arrangement under section 899 of the UK Companies Act;
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| | “DLC Unification” | | |
the proposed reorganization of the Carnival group to remove the DLC structure, whereby Carnival Corporation would become the sole parent company of the Carnival group by acquiring all the Carnival plc Shares pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of the Scheme of Arrangement;
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| | “DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions” | | | the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation; | |
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the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to approve the DLC Unification (including, with effect from the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective, the termination of the Equalization Agreement) and the Redomiciliation;
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| | “DRS” | | |
the Direct Registration System, a system that allows electronic direct registration of securities in an investor’s name on the books of the transfer agent or issuer, and allows shares to be transferred between a transfer agent and broker electronically;
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The Depositary Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depositary Trust and Clearing Corporation;
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| | “Excluded Shares” | | |
any Carnival plc Shares which are:
(a) held in treasury by Carnival plc;
(b) registered in the name of or beneficially owned by Carnival Corporation or any subsidiary of Carnival Corporation and/or a nominee of the foregoing; or
(c) Sanctions Affected Shares,
in each case, at any relevant date or time as the context permits;
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| | “Existing Carnival Corporation By-laws” | | |
Carnival Corporation’s third amended and restated by-laws;
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| | “Existing Carnival Corporation Charter” | | |
Carnival Corporation’s existing third amended and restated articles of incorporation;
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| | “Existing Carnival Corporation Organizational Documents” | | |
the Existing Carnival Corporation Charter and the Existing Carnival Corporation By-laws;
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| | “Existing Carnival plc Articles” | | |
the articles of association of Carnival plc in force as at the date of this document;
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| | “GMs” | | |
the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting and the Carnival plc General Meeting;
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the DLC Unification Proposal, the Scheme Implementation Proposal, the PLC Scheme Articles Amendment Proposal, the Post-Scheme PLC Articles Amendment Proposal, the Corporation Memorandum of Continuance Proposal and the Corporation Bye-Laws Proposal;
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| | “LSE” | | | London Stock Exchange plc; | |
| | “Main Market” | | | the main market for listed securities of the LSE; | |
| | “Meetings” or “Shareholder Meetings” | | |
the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting, the Carnival plc General Meeting and the Carnival plc Court Meeting;
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“Memorandum of Continuance” or “Carnival Corporation Ltd. Memorandum of Continuance”
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the memorandum of continuance of Carnival Corporation Ltd. adopted as of the effective date of the Redomiciliation;
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| | “New CCL Shares” | | |
the new Common Shares to be issued by Carnival Corporation Ltd. pursuant to the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions;
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| | “PLC Scheme Articles Amendment Proposal” | | |
the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to approve the adoption of the new articles of association of Carnival plc in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex H with effect from the passing of the proposal;
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| | “Post-Scheme PLC Articles Amendment Proposal” | | |
the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to approve the adoption of the new articles of association of Carnival plc in the form attached to this proxy statement/prospectus as Annex I, with effect from the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective;
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| | “Proposals” | | |
the Scheme Proposal, the GM Proposals and the Adjournment Proposal;
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| | “Redomiciliation” | | |
the proposed migration of Carnival Corporation from the Republic of Panama, where Carnival Corporation is currently domiciled, to Bermuda as an exempted company limited by shares under the name of “Carnival Corporation Ltd.”;
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any person who directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls any Carnival plc Shares with a registered address in, or who Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc reasonably believes to be a citizen, resident or national of, or resident and/or located in, any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom or the United States in respect of whom:
(a) Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc (as the case may be) is advised that the allotment, issue or delivery to such holder of New CCL Shares pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement would or may infringe the laws or regulations of such jurisdiction; or
(b) Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc (as the case may be) determines that it is unable to, or that it would be unduly onerous to comply, with any governmental or other consent or any other registration, filing or other formality in order to allot, issue and/or deliver to such holder of New CCL Shares pursuant to the Scheme of Arrangement,
and Carnival Corporation has exercised its discretion, where applicable, to require Carnival plc to treat such person as a “Restricted Shareholder” for the purposes of the Scheme of Arrangement in accordance with its terms;
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any person or entity that is: (a) listed on any Sanctions List; (b) resident in, ordinarily located in, or incorporated, organized or domiciled under the laws of any Sanctioned Territory; (c) owned or controlled by a person or persons referred to in (a) or (b); or (d) otherwise subject to or targeted by any Sanctions;
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any person who directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls any Carnival plc Shares and is a Sanctioned Person where the Sanctions that directly or indirectly target such person prohibit or restrict any relevant person from: (a) dealing in any Carnival plc Shares which such Sanctioned Person (directly or indirectly, including as or through a custodian or nominee) owns, holds or controls; or (b) dealing in any consideration payable by Carnival Corporation for the Scheme Shares to or for the benefit of such Sanctioned Person (including, without limitation, accepting, receiving, holding or transferring such consideration); or (c) otherwise engaging in any transaction or step contemplated by the Scheme in connection with or related to the Sanctioned Person;
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| | “Sanctioned Territory” | | |
any country or territory that is subject to or the target of any comprehensive territory- or country-wide Sanctions;
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| | “Sanctions” | | |
any economic or financial sanctions laws or regulations (including any asset freeze sanctions and transaction bans), as amended from time to time, administered, enacted or enforced by: (a) the United Kingdom; (b) the European Union or any member state thereof; (c) the United States of America; or (d) the United Nations; or (e) any other jurisdiction where the relevant sanctions laws or regulations are applicable to and binding on Carnival plc or Carnival Corporation;
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| | “Sanctions Affected Shares” | | |
any Carnival plc Share which is directly or indirectly owned, held or controlled by a person who is, or whom Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc reasonably believes to be, a Sanctioned Shareholder;
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the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury, the Consolidated List of Persons, Groups and Entities subject to EU Financial Sanctions maintained by the European Commission, the UK Sanctions List published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or any other public list of persons targeted by Sanctions maintained by, or public announcement of Sanctions designation made by, any governmental or regulatory authority that administers, enacts or enforces Sanctions;
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| | “Scheme” or “Scheme of Arrangement” | | |
the proposed scheme of arrangement under Part 26 of the UK Companies Act between Carnival plc and Scheme Shareholders, as set out in Annex D of this document, with or subject to any modification, addition or condition agreed to by Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation and approved or imposed by the Court;
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| | “Scheme Effective Date” | | |
the time and date on which the Scheme of Arrangement becomes effective in accordance with its terms;
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| | “Scheme Implementation Proposal” | | |
the resolution to be proposed at each of the GMs to authorize the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc to take all action necessary and appropriate for implementing the Scheme of Arrangement and the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions;
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| | “Scheme Proposal” | | |
the Scheme of Arrangement to be considered and voted on by Scheme Shareholders at the Carnival plc Court Meeting;
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6:00 p.m. (BST) on the Business Day immediately prior to the Scheme Effective Date;
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| | “Scheme Shareholders” | | |
holders of Scheme Shares, and “Scheme Shareholder” shall mean any one of them;
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| | “Scheme Shares” | | |
any Carnival plc Shares:
(a) in issue at the date of the Scheme of Arrangement;
(b) issued after the date of the Scheme of Arrangement and prior to the Voting Record Time, if any; and
(c) issued at or after the Voting Record Time and prior to the Scheme Record Time in respect of which the original or any subsequent holder thereof is bound by the Scheme of Arrangement, or shall by such time have agreed in writing to be bound by the Scheme of Arrangement, if any,
in each case remaining in issue at the Scheme Record Time, but excluding any Excluded Shares at any relevant date or time;
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| | “TISE” | | | The International Stock Exchange; | |
| | “Transfer Agent” | | |
the transfer agent for the Common Shares, being Computershare Trust Company, N.A.;
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| | “UK Companies Act” | | | the UK Companies Act 2006, as amended; | |
| | “UK Takeover Panel” | | | the UK Panel on Takeovers and Mergers; and | |
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6:30 p.m. (BST) on the day which is two days (excluding any part of a day that is a non-working day) prior to the date of the Carnival plc Court Meeting or, if the Carnival plc Court Meeting is adjourned, 6:30 p.m. (BST) on the day which is two days (excluding any part of a day that is a non-working day) prior to the date of such adjourned meeting.
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES COMPANIES COURT (ChD) |
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Ashurst LLP
London Fruit and Wool Exchange
1 Duval Square
London E1 6PW
Solicitors for Carnival plc
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Subject to the passing of proposals 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, to approve the (i) unification of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc’s dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation, including, subject to the Scheme of Arrangement (as defined in the document of which this notice forms part) becoming effective, the termination of the Equalization and Governance Agreement and other arrangements implementing the DLC structure (the “DLC Unification”), and (ii) migration of Carnival Corporation from the Republic of Panama, where Carnival Corporation is currently domiciled, to Bermuda as an exempted company limited by shares under the name “Carnival Corporation Ltd.” (the “Redomiciliation” and together with the DLC Unification, the “DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions”) (the “DLC Unification Proposal”).
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Subject to the passing of proposals 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6, for the purpose of giving effect to (i) the scheme of arrangement dated [ ], 2026 between Carnival plc and the Scheme Shareholders (as defined in the scheme of arrangement), a copy of which has been produced to this meeting and for the purposes of identification signed by the Chair hereof, in its original form or subject to such modification, addition or condition agreed between Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation and approved or imposed by the High Court of Justice in England and Wales (the “Scheme of Arrangement”); and (ii) the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions (as defined in the document of which this notice forms part), to authorize the Directors of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation to take all such action as they may consider necessary or appropriate for carrying into effect the Scheme of Arrangement and/or the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions, including to agree such modifications, revisions, waivers, extensions, additions as the directors of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation may consider necessary, expedient or desirable in connection with, and to implement, the DLC Unification and
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Subject to the passing of proposals 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6, with effect from the passing of this resolution, to adopt the articles of association of Carnival plc in the form set out in Annex H to the document of which this notice forms part as the new articles of association of Carnival plc in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the existing articles of association (the “PLC Scheme Articles Amendment Proposal”).
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With effect from the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective, to adopt the articles of association of Carnival plc in the form set out in Annex I to the document of which this notice forms part as the new articles of association of Carnival plc in substitution for, and to the exclusion of, the articles of association of Carnival plc in effect at such time (the “Post-Scheme PLC Articles Amendment Proposal”).
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Subject to the passing of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6, to adopt the Memorandum of Continuance in the form attached to this document of which this notice forms part as Annex F, which will become effective as the memorandum of continuance of Carnival Corporation Ltd., on and with effect from completion of the Redomiciliation (as defined in the document of which this notice forms part) (the “Corporation Memorandum of Continuance Proposal”).
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Subject to the passing of proposals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, to adopt the Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-Laws in the form attached to this document of which this notice forms part as Annex G, which will become effective as the Bye-Laws of Carnival Corporation Ltd. on and with effect from completion of the Redomiciliation (the “Corporation Bye-Laws Proposal”).
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Company Secretary
Carnival House,
100 Harbour Parade
Southampton
United Kingdom
SO15 1ST
SHAREHOLDERS
CARNIVAL CORPORATION SHAREHOLDERS
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Carnival Place
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The Board of Directors set February 17, 2026 as the record date for the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting. This means that our shareholders as of the close of business on that date are entitled to receive this notice of the meeting and vote their shares.
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To approve the (i) unification of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc’s dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation, including, with effect from the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective, the termination of the Equalization and Governance Agreement and other arrangements implementing the DLC structure (the “DLC Unification”), and (ii) migration of Carnival Corporation from the Republic of Panama, where Carnival Corporation is currently domiciled, to Bermuda as an exempted company limited by shares under the name “Carnival Corporation Ltd.” (the “Redomiciliation” and together with the DLC Unification, the “DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions”) (the “DLC Unification Proposal”). The “Scheme of Arrangement” means the scheme of arrangement dated [ ], 2026 between Carnival plc and certain shareholders of Carnival plc.
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To authorize the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc to take all action necessary and appropriate for implementing the Scheme of Arrangement and the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions (the “Scheme Implementation Proposal”).
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To adopt the new articles of association of Carnival plc in the form attached as Annex H with effect from the passing of this resolution (the “PLC Scheme Articles Amendment Proposal”).
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To adopt the new articles of association of Carnival plc in the form attached as Annex I with effect from the Scheme of Arrangement becoming effective (the “Post-Scheme PLC Articles Amendment Proposal”).
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To adopt the Memorandum of Continuance that will take effect upon the redomiciliation of Carnival Corporation from Panama to Bermuda (the “Corporation Memorandum of Continuance Proposal”).
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To adopt the Carnival Corporation Ltd. Bye-Laws that will take effect upon the redomiciliation of Carnival Corporation from Panama to Bermuda (the “Corporation Bye-Laws Proposal”).
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To adjourn the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are not sufficient votes to approve the GM Proposals (the “Adjournment Proposal”).
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To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting.
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INTERNET
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TELEPHONE
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MOBILE DEVICE
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MAIL
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AT THE MEETING
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Registered Holders
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www.proxyvote.com
24/7 |
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Call
1-800-690-6903 (toll-free) |
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Scan the QR
code |
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Complete and mail your signed form in the postage-paid envelope
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Attend the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting and cast your ballot
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Beneficial Owners (Holders in Street Name)
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Follow the instructions provided by your broker, bank or other nominee
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Return a properly executed voting instruction form by mail, depending upon the methods your broker, bank or other nominee makes available
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To attend the Corporation Extraordinary General Meeting, you will need proof of ownership and a legal proxy from your broker, bank or other nominee
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Deadline
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11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on April 16, 2026,
if you are a registered holder |
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Company Secretary
BUSINESS AND PROPERTY COURTS
OF ENGLAND AND WALES
COMPANIES COURT (ChD)
(under part 26 of the Companies Act 2006)
and
(as defined below)
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“Appointed Seller”
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“Business Day”
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any day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays in London, UK and New York, United States) on which banks are generally open for business in London, UK and New York, United States;
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“Carnival Corporation”
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(a)
prior to the Redomiciliation, Carnival Corporation, a Panamanian corporation, having its principal place of business at Carnival Place, 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178-2428, United States;
(b)
following the Redomiciliation, Carnival Corporation Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company, having its principal place of business at Carnival Place, 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178-2428, United States;
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“Carnival Corporation Shares”
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common shares of Carnival Corporation with a par value of $0.01 per common share from time to time, and which shall encompass both existing Carnival Corporation Shares and New CCL Shares, as the context requires, and “Carnival Corporation Share” means any one of them;
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“Carnival Group”
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(a)
prior to implementation of the Scheme, each of: (i) Carnival Corporation and its subsidiaries from time to time, and (ii) Carnival plc and its subsidiaries from time to time; and
(b)
after implementation of the Scheme, Carnival Corporation and its subsidiaries from time to time;
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“Carnival plc”
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Carnival plc, a public limited company incorporated in England and Wales with registered number 4039524 whose registered office is at Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton, SO15 1ST, United Kingdom;
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“Carnival plc ADSs”
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American depositary shares each of which represents one Carnival plc Share and may be evidenced by American depositary receipts;
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“Carnival plc ADS Deposit Agreement”
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the amended and restated deposit agreement dated 21 April 2003 between Carnival plc, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the holders from time to time of Carnival plc ADSs issued thereunder;
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“Carnival plc ADS Depositary”
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JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as depositary under the Carnival plc Deposit Agreement;
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“Carnival plc ADS Holders”
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holders and beneficial owners of Carnival plc ADSs representing Carnival plc Shares;
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“Carnival plc Certificated Shareholder”
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a holder of a Carnival plc Share who holds that share in certificated form;
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| | “Carnival plc CREST Shareholder” | | |
a holder of a Carnival plc Share who holds that share through CREST;
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“Carnival plc General Meeting”
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the general meeting of the Carnival plc Shareholders to be convened for the purposes of considering and, if thought fit, approving resolutions of Carnival plc Shareholders required in connection with the Unification and Redomiciliation (including any adjournment thereof);
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“Carnival plc Preference Shares”
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50,000 redeemable preference shares of £1.00 each in the capital of Carnival plc;
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“Carnival plc Shares”
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the ordinary shares of $1.66 each in the capital of Carnival plc;
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“Carnival plc Shareholders”
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the holders of Carnival plc Shares from time to time, any such holder being a “Carnival plc Shareholder”;
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“Carnival plc Share Register”
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the register of members of Carnival plc from time to time;
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“Carnival plc Special Voting Share”
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the special voting share of £1.00 in the capital of Carnival plc issued to P&O Princess Special Voting Trust;
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“Carnival plc Subscriber
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the subscriber shares of £1.00 each in the capital of
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Shares”
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“CCL CDIs”
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CREST depository interests, each of which represents an entitlement to one underlying Carnival Corporation Share and “CCL CDI” means any one of them;
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“certificated form” or “in certificated form”
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in relation to a share or other security, a share or other security which is not in uncertificated form (that is, not in CREST);
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“Combined Shareholder Document”
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the document dated [ ] sent by Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation to their respective shareholders of which this Scheme forms part, comprising:
(a)
a registration statement on Form S-4 relating to the common shares of Carnival Corporation held by Carnival Corporation shareholders prior to the Unification, which will remain outstanding following the Redomiciliation as common shares of Carnival Corporation Ltd.; and
(b)
a joint definitive proxy statement, which comprises an explanatory statement in compliance with section 897 of the UK Companies Act 2006 and proxy statements in compliance with Regulation 14A of the Exchange Act, to be made available to shareholders of Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation, incorporating the full terms and conditions of the Scheme, the notice of Carnival plc General Meeting, the notice of Scheme Meeting and the notice of the extraordinary general meeting of Carnival Corporation shareholders;
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“Companies Act 2006”
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the Companies Act 2006 of England and Wales, as amended from time to time;
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“Completion Date”
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the date which is the Business Day after the date on which the Scheme Record Time occurs, or such other date as Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc may agree in writing, being the date on which the New CCL Shares are issued pursuant to this Scheme;
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“Court”
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“Court Order”
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| | the order of the Court sanctioning this Scheme; | |
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“CREST”
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the system for the paperless settlement of trades in securities and the holding of uncertificated securities operated by Euroclear in accordance with the relevant system (as defined in the CREST Regulations) of which Euroclear is the Operator (as defined in the CREST Regulations);
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“CREST Regulations”
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the Uncertificated Securities Regulations 2001 (S.I. 2001 No. 3755), as amended from time to time;
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“DLC Structure”
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the dual-listed companies structure between Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc;
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“DRS”
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the Direct Registration System, a system that allows electronic direct registration of securities in an investor’s
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name on the books of the transfer agent or issuer, and allows shares to be transferred between a transfer agent and broker electronically;
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“DTC”
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The Depositary Trust Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Depositary Trust and Clearing Corporation;
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“Euroclear”
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Euroclear UK & International Limited, the operator of CREST;
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“Excluded Shares”
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any Carnival plc Shares which are:
(a)
held in treasury by Carnival plc;
(b)
registered in the name of or beneficially owned by Carnival Corporation or any subsidiary of Carnival Corporation and/or a nominee of the foregoing; or
(c)
Sanctions Affected Shares,
in each case, at any relevant date or time as the context permits;
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“Instrument(s) of Transfer”
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“New CCL Shares”
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the new Carnival Corporation Shares proposed to be issued by Carnival Corporation pursuant to the Unification and Redomiciliation;
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the lawful currency of the United Kingdom;
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“Redomiciliation”
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the proposed change to the jurisdiction of registration of Carnival Corporation by migrating from the Republic of Panama and redomiciling as an exempted company incorporated under the laws of Bermuda under the name of “Carnival Corporation Ltd.”;
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“Registrar”
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Equiniti Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (06226088) whose registered office is Highdown House, Yeoman Way, Worthing, West Sussex, United Kingdom, BN99 3HH;
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“Restricted Shareholder”
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any person who directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls any Carnival plc Shares with a registered address in, or who Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc reasonably believes to be a citizen, resident or national of, or resident and/or located in, any jurisdiction outside the United Kingdom or the United States in respect of whom:
(a)
Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc (as the case may be) is advised that the allotment, issue or delivery to such holder of New CCL Shares pursuant to this Scheme would or may infringe the laws or regulations of such jurisdiction; or
(b)
Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc (as the case may be) determines that it is unable to, or that it would be unduly onerous to comply, with any governmental or other consent or any other registration, filing or other formality in order to allot, issue and/or deliver to such holder of New CCL Shares pursuant to this Scheme,
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and Carnival Corporation has exercised its discretion, where applicable, to require Carnival plc to treat such person as a “Restricted Shareholder” for the purposes of this Scheme in accordance with clause 6(A);
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“Sanctioned Person”
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any person or entity that is: (a) listed on any Sanctions List; (b) resident in, ordinarily located in, or incorporated, organized or domiciled under the laws of any Sanctioned Territory; (c) owned or controlled by a person or persons referred to in (a) or (b); or (d) otherwise subject to or targeted by any Sanctions;
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“Sanctioned Shareholder”
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any person who directly or indirectly owns, holds or controls any Carnival plc Shares and is a Sanctioned Person where the Sanctions that directly or indirectly target such person prohibit or restrict any relevant person from: (a) dealing in any Carnival plc Shares which such Sanctioned Person (directly or indirectly, including as or through a custodian or nominee) owns, holds or controls; or (b) dealing in any consideration payable by Carnival Corporation for the Scheme Shares to or for the benefit of such Sanctioned Person (including, without limitation, accepting, receiving, holding or transferring such consideration); or (c) otherwise engaging in any transaction or step contemplated by the Scheme in connection with or related to the Sanctioned Person;
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“Sanctioned Territory”
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any country or territory that is subject to or the target of any comprehensive territory or country-wide Sanctions;
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“Sanctions”
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any economic or financial sanctions laws or regulations (including any asset freeze sanctions and transaction bans), as amended from time to time, administered, enacted or enforced by: (a) the United Kingdom; (b) the European Union or any member state thereof; (c) the United States of America; or (d) the United Nations; or (e) any other jurisdiction where the relevant sanctions laws or regulations are applicable to and binding on Carnival plc or Carnival Corporation;
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“Sanctions Affected Shares”
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any Carnival plc Share which is directly or indirectly owned, held or controlled by or on behalf of a person who is, or whom Carnival Corporation and/or Carnival plc reasonably believes to be, a Sanctioned Shareholder;
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“Sanctions List”
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the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List maintained by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of the Treasury, the Consolidated List of Persons, Groups and Entities subject to EU Financial Sanctions maintained by the European Commission, the UK Sanctions List published by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, or any other public list of persons targeted by Sanctions maintained by, or public announcement of Sanctions designation made by, any governmental or regulatory authority that administers, enacts or enforces Sanctions;
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“Scheme”
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this scheme of arrangement in its present form or with or subject to any modification, addition or condition agreed to by Carnival plc and Carnival Corporation and approved or imposed by the Court;
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“Scheme Effective Date”
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the time and date on which this Scheme becomes effective in accordance with its terms;
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“Scheme Meeting”
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the meeting of Scheme Shareholders convened by order of the Court pursuant to section 896 of the Companies Act 2006 and in accordance with the Notice of Scheme Meeting set out in Annex A to the Combined Shareholder Document to consider and, if thought fit, approve this Scheme, including any adjournment, postponement or reconvention thereof, to be held on April 17, 2026 at 1:30 p.m. (BST);
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“Scheme Record Time”
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6.00 p.m. (BST) on the Business Day immediately prior to the Scheme Effective Date;
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“Scheme Shareholders”
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holders of Scheme Shares, and “Scheme Shareholder” shall mean any one of them;
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“Scheme Shares”
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any Carnival plc Shares:
(a)
in issue at the date of this Scheme;
(b)
issued after the date of this Scheme and prior to the Voting Record Time, if any; and
(c)
issued at or after the Voting Record Time and prior to the Scheme Record Time in respect of which the original or any subsequent holder thereof is bound by this Scheme, or shall by such time have agreed in writing to be bound by this Scheme, if any,
in each case remaining in issue at the Scheme Record Time, but excluding any Excluded Shares at any relevant date or time;
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“Transfer Agent”
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“uncertificated” or “in uncertificated form”
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a share or other security whereby the title is recorded in the relevant register as being held in uncertificated form (that is, in CREST) and which may be transferred by using CREST;
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“Unification”
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the proposed reorganization of the Carnival Group to remove the DLC Structure whereby Carnival Corporation will become the sole parent company of the Carnival Group by acquiring all the ordinary shares in Carnival plc pursuant to and in accordance with the terms of this Scheme;
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“Unification Agreement”
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the unification agreement entered into on [ ] between Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc;
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“Unification Conditions”
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the conditions to implementation of the Unification, as set out in the Unification Agreement and summarized in the section of the Combined Shareholder Document entitled “The Unification Agreement and Related Agreements”;
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“United Kingdom” or “UK”
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the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;
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“United States” or “US”
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the United States of America, its territories and possessions, any state of the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and all other areas subject to its jurisdiction;
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“USD”, “$” or “US dollar”
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“Voting Record Time”
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6:30 p.m. (BST) on the day which is two Business Days prior to the date of the Scheme Meeting or, if the Scheme Meeting is adjourned, 6:30 p.m. (London time) on the day which is two Business Days prior to the date of such adjourned meeting.
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1.
Interpretation
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2.
DLC Unification and Redomiciliation
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3.
Conditions
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4.
Shareholder meetings
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| | | | E-7 | | |
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5.
Implementation of the Scheme
|
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6.
US registration and listing
|
| | | | E-7 | | |
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7.
Carnival plc Share Plans
|
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8.
Carnival plc ADSs
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9.
Revisions to DLC Unification and Redomiciliation
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| | | | E-8 | | |
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10.
DLC Agreements
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| | | | E-8 | | |
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11.
Representations and Warranties
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| | | | E-9 | | |
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12.
Further Assurances
|
| | | | E-9 | | |
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13.
Remedies and Waivers
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| | | | E-9 | | |
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14.
Invalidity
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| | | | E-9 | | |
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15.
No Partnership
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| | | | E-10 | | |
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16.
Third Party Rights
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| | | | E-10 | | |
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17.
Variation
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| | | | E-10 | | |
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18.
Whole Agreement
|
| | | | E-10 | | |
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19.
Assignment
|
| | | | E-10 | | |
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20.
Counterparts
|
| | | | E-10 | | |
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21.
Effect of Termination
|
| | | | E-10 | | |
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22.
Governing Law
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| | | | E-10 | | |
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23.
Arbitration
|
| | | | E-11 | | |
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24.
Service of Process
|
| | | | E-11 | | |
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1.
Conditions
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| | | | E-12 | | |
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Part A - DLC Unification Conditions
|
| | | | E-12 | | |
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Part B - General Condition
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| | | | E-15 | | |
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Part C - Redomiciliation Condition
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| | | | E-15 | | |
CARNIVAL CORPORATION:
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CARNIVAL PLC:
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THE COMPANIES ACT 1981
Section 132C(2)
OF
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(Authorised persons)
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(Witnesses)
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SHARES
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1.
Power to Issue Shares
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2.
Power of the Company to Purchase its Shares
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| | | | G-5 | | |
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3.
Rights Attaching to Shares
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| | | | G-5 | | |
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4.
Calls on Shares
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| | | | G-7 | | |
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5.
Forfeiture of Shares
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| | | | G-7 | | |
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6.
Share Certificates
|
| | | | G-8 | | |
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7.
Fractional Shares
|
| | | | G-8 | | |
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REGISTRATION OF SHARES
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| | | | G-8 | | |
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8.
Register of Shareholders
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| | | | G-8 | | |
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9.
Registered Holder Absolute Owner
|
| | | | G-9 | | |
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10.
Transfer of Registered Shares
|
| | | | G-9 | | |
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11.
Transmission of Registered Shares
|
| | | | G-10 | | |
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ALTERATION OF SHARE CAPITAL
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| | | | G-11 | | |
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12.
Power to Alter Capital
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| | | | G-11 | | |
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13.
Variation of Rights Attaching to Shares
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| | | | G-11 | | |
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DIVIDENDS AND CAPITALISATION
|
| | | | G-11 | | |
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14.
Dividends
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| | | | G-11 | | |
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15.
Power to Set Aside Profits
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| | | | G-11 | | |
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16.
Method of Payment
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| | | | G-12 | | |
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17.
Capitalisation
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| | | | G-12 | | |
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18.
Determination of Shareholders of Record
|
| | | | G-12 | | |
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MEETINGS OF SHAREHOLDERS
|
| | | | G-13 | | |
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19.
Annual General Meetings
|
| | | | G-13 | | |
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20.
Special General Meetings
|
| | | | G-13 | | |
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21.
Requisitioned General Meetings
|
| | | | G-13 | | |
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22.
Notice
|
| | | | G-13 | | |
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23.
Giving Notice
|
| | | | G-14 | | |
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24.
Postponement or Cancellation of General Meeting
|
| | | | G-14 | | |
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25.
Shareholder Proposals
|
| | | | G-14 | | |
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26.
Electronic Participation and Security in Meetings
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| | | | G-16 | | |
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27.
Quorum at General Meetings
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| | | | G-17 | | |
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28.
Chairman to Preside at General Meetings
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| | | | G-17 | | |
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29.
Voting on Resolutions
|
| | | | G-17 | | |
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30.
Power to Demand a Vote on a Poll
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| | | | G-18 | | |
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31.
Voting by Joint Holders of Shares
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| | | | G-19 | | |
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32.
Instrument of Proxy
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| | | | G-19 | | |
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33.
Inspectors of Election
|
| | | | G-19 | | |
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34.
Cumulative Voting
|
| | | | G-20 | | |
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35.
Representation of Corporate Shareholder
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| | | | G-20 | | |
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36.
Adjournment of General Meeting
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| | | | G-20 | | |
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37.
No Action by Written Resolutions of Shareholders
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| | | | G-20 | | |
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38.
Directors Attendance at General Meetings
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| | | | G-20 | | |
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
|
| | | | G-20 | | |
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39.
Directors to Manage Business
|
| | | | G-20 | | |
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40.
Number of Directors
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| | | | G-21 | | |
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41.
Term of Office of Directors
|
| | | | G-21 | | |
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42.
Vacancy in the Office of Director
|
| | | | G-21 | | |
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43.
Resignation of Directors
|
| | | | G-21 | | |
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44.
Removal of Directors
|
| | | | G-21 | | |
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45.
Organization
|
| | | | G-21 | | |
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46.
Place of Meeting
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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47.
Notice of Board Meetings
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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48.
Annual Meetings
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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49.
Regular Meetings
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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50.
Special Meetings
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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51.
Representation of Director by Another Director
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| | | | G-22 | | |
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52.
Quorum, Manner of Acting and Adjournment and Action without Meeting
|
| | | | G-22 | | |
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53.
Conference Telephone Meetings
|
| | | | G-23 | | |
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54.
Committees of the Board
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| | | | G-23 | | |
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55.
Compensation of Directors
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| | | | G-23 | | |
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56.
Powers of the Board of Directors
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| | | | G-24 | | |
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57.
Nominations of Directors
|
| | | | G-25 | | |
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58.
Conflicts of Interest
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| | | | G-27 | | |
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59.
Defect in Appointment
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| | | | G-27 | | |
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60.
Board to Continue in the Event of Vacancy
|
| | | | G-27 | | |
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61.
Validity of Prior Acts of the Board
|
| | | | G-27 | | |
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62.
Register of Directors and Officers
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| | | | G-28 | | |
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OFFICERS
|
| | | | G-28 | | |
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63.
Number, Qualifications and Designations of Officers
|
| | | | G-28 | | |
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64.
Election and Term of Office of Officers
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| | | | G-28 | | |
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65.
Powers and Duties
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| | | | G-28 | | |
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66.
Other Officers, Subordinate Officers, Non-Board Committees and Agents
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| | | | G-28 | | |
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67.
Remuneration of Officers
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| | | | G-28 | | |
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INDEMNIFICATION
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| | | | G-29 | | |
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68.
Indemnification and Exculpation of Directors and Officers
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| | | | G-29 | | |
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RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER
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| | | | G-30 | | |
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69.
Restrictions on Transfers and Other Events
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| | | | G-30 | | |
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70.
Excess Traded Shares
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| | | | G-30 | | |
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71.
Remedies for Breach
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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72.
Notice of Restricted Transfer
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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73.
Exclusion
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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74.
Remedies not Limited
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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75.
Exception
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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76.
Legend
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| | | | G-31 | | |
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77.
Severability
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| | | | G-32 | | |
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78.
New York Stock Exchange Transactions
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| | | | G-32 | | |
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79.
Owners Required to Provide Information
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| | | | G-32 | | |
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80.
Ambiguity
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| | | | G-32 | | |
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EXCESS TRADED SHARES
|
| | | | G-33 | | |
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81.
Ownership in Trust
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| | | | G-33 | | |
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82.
Effect of Subsequent Purported Transfers
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| | | | G-33 | | |
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83.
Dividend Rights
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| | | | G-33 | | |
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84.
Rights upon Liquidation
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| | | | G-33 | | |
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85.
Voting Rights
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| | | | G-34 | | |
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86.
Restrictions on Transfer; Designation of Excess Share Trust Beneficiary
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| | | | G-34 | | |
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87.
Purchase Rights in Excess Traded Shares
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| | | | G-35 | | |
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88.
Underwritten Offerings
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| | | | G-35 | | |
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89.
Equitable Relief
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| | | | G-35 | | |
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90.
No Waiver of Rights
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| | | | G-35 | | |
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CORPORATE RECORDS
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| | | | G-35 | | |
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91.
Minutes
|
| | | | G-35 | | |
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92.
Place Where Corporate Records Kept
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
93.
Form and Use of Seal
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
ACCOUNTS
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
94.
Records of Account
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
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95.
Financial Year End
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
AUDITS
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
96.
Annual Audit
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
97.
Appointment of Auditor
|
| | | | G-36 | | |
| |
98.
Remuneration of Auditor
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
99.
Duties of Auditor
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
100.
Access to Records
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
101.
Financial Statements and the Auditor’s Report
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
102.
Vacancy in the Office of Auditor
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
BUSINESS COMBINATIONS
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
103.
Business Combinations
|
| | | | G-37 | | |
| |
NO TRUST BUSINESS
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
104.
No Trust Business
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
VOLUNTARY WINDING-UP AND DISSOLUTION
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
105.
Winding-Up
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
CHANGES TO CONSTITUTION
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
106.
Changes to Bye-laws
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
107.
Discontinuance
|
| | | | G-38 | | |
| |
DEFINITIONS; CONSTRUCTION
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| | |
|
G-39
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| |
| |
Notice of Liability to Forfeiture for Non-Payment of Call
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Carnival Corporation Ltd. (the “Company”)
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| |
You have failed to pay the call of [amount of call] made on [date], in respect of the [number] share(s) [number in figures] standing in your name in the Register of Members of the Company, on [date], the day appointed for payment of such call. You are hereby notified that unless you pay such call together with interest thereon at the rate of [ ] per annum computed from the said [date] at the registered office of the Company the share(s) will be liable to be forfeited.
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| | Dated this [date] | |
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[Signature of Secretary] By Order of the Board
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|
| |
FOR VALUE RECEIVED……………….. [amount], I, [name of transferor] hereby sell, assign and transfer unto [transferee] of [address], [number] shares of the Company.
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| |||
| | DATED this [date] | | |||
| | Signed by: | | | In the presence of: | |
| |
Transferor
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| |
Witness
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| | Signed by: | | | In the presence of: | |
| |
Transferor
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| |
Witness
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| |
I/We, having become entitled in consequence of the [death/bankruptcy] of [name and address of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] to [number] share(s) standing in the Register of Members of the Company in the name of the said [name of deceased/bankrupt Shareholder] instead of being registered myself/ourselves, elect to have [name of transferee] (the “Transferee”) registered as a transferee of such share(s) and I/we do hereby accordingly transfer the said share(s) to the Transferee to hold the same unto the Transferee, his or her executors, administrators and assigns, subject to the conditions on which the same were held at the time of the execution hereof; and the Transferee does hereby agree to take the said share(s) subject to the same conditions.
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| |||
| | DATED this [date] | | |||
| | Signed by: | | | In the presence of: | |
| |
Transferor
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| |
Witness
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|
| | Signed by: | | | In the presence of: | |
| |
Transferor
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| |
Witness
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| |
The undersigned shareholders of Carnival Corporation Ltd. hereby revoke all prior proxies and appoint [name], proxy and attorney in fact, with full power of substitution, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, to vote all common shares of Carnival Corporation Ltd. which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the meeting of Shareholders to be held on [date] or any postponement or adjournment thereof
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“Act”
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| | the Companies Act 1981; | |
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“Amendment Date”
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| | April 17, 2003; | |
| |
“Auditor”
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| |
includes an individual, company or partnership (including a limited liability partnership);
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“Beneficial Ownership”
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| |
ownership of Traded Shares by a Person who would be treated as the owner of such Traded Shares directly, indirectly or constructively, as determined for purposes of Section 883(c)(3) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall include any Traded Shares Beneficially Owned by any other Person who is a “related person” with respect to such Person through the application of Section 267(b) of the Code, as modified in any way for the purposes of Section 883(c)(3) of the Code and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The terms “Beneficial Owner,” “Beneficially Owns” and “Beneficially Owned” shall have correlative meanings;
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|
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“Board”
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| |
the board of directors (including, for the avoidance of doubt, a sole director) appointed or elected pursuant to these Bye-laws and acting by resolution in accordance with the Act and these Bye-laws or the directors present at a meeting of directors at which there is a quorum;
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“Charitable Beneficiary”
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| |
the organization or organizations described in Section 170(c)(2) and 501(c)(3) of the Code selected by the Excess Share Trustee;
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|
| |
“Code”
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| | United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986; | |
| |
“Conflict Authorization”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 58.1; | |
| | “Conflict Authorization Tems” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 58.2;
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|
| |
“Conflict Matter”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 58.1; | |
| |
“Contested Election”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 57.11; | |
| |
“Common Shares”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 3.1; | |
| |
“Company”
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| |
the company for which these Bye-laws are approved and confirmed;
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|
| |
“Control”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.9; | |
| |
“Derivative”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.4(c); | |
| |
“Director”
|
| | a director of the Company; | |
| |
“Directors’ Duties”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 58.1; | |
| | “Director Representative” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 51;
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|
| |
“Excess Share Trust”
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| |
a trust created pursuant to Bye-laws 81 through 90 hereof, as applicable;
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|
| |
“Excess Share Trustee”
|
| |
a Person, who shall be unaffiliated with the Company, any Purported Beneficial Transferee and any Purported Record Transferee, appointed by the Board as the trustee of the Excess Share Trust;
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|
| |
“Excess Traded Shares”
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| |
Traded Shares resulting from an event described in Bye-law 70;
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|
| |
“Exchange Act”
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| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.1; | |
| |
“Existing Holder”
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| |
(i) each of Micky Arison, Shari Arison, and Michael Arison, (ii)(w) the family members of Micky Arison, Shari Arison and Michael Arison, (x) any trust or entity organized for the benefit of Micky Arison, Shari Arison or Michael Arison or any of their family members, (y) any charitable trusts, foundations or organizations formed by any of the Persons in clauses (i) and (ii)(w) and (x) above, and (z) any Person serving as trustee, officer, or other fiduciary of any of the foregoing entities, in each case, so long as any Transfer to such other Person, trust or entity would constitute a Permitted Transfer, and (iii) any Permitted Transferee;
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|
| |
“Market Price”
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| |
of any class of Traded Shares on any date shall mean the average of the daily closing prices for any such class of Traded Shares for the five consecutive trading days ending on such date, or if such date is not a trading date, the five consecutive trading days preceding such date. The closing price for each day shall be the last sale price, regular way, or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the average of the closing bid and asked prices, regular way, in either case as reported in the principal consolidated transaction reporting system with respect to any class of Traded Shares listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, or if such class of Traded Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange, on the principal national securities exchange on which such class of Traded Shares are listed or admitted to trading, or if such class of Traded Shares are not listed or admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the last quoted price, or if not so quoted, the average of the high bid and low asked prices in the over the counter market, as reported by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. Automated Quotation System or such other system then in use, or if such class of Traded Shares are not quoted by any such organization, the average of the closing bid and asked prices as furnished by a professional market maker making a market in such class of Traded Shares selected by the Board;
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|
| |
“Preference Shares”
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| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 3.1; | |
| | “Nominating Shareholder” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 57.2;
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|
| |
“Notice”
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| |
written notice as further provided in these Bye-laws unless otherwise specifically stated;
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|
| |
“Notice of Business”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.2; | |
| |
“Notice of Nomination”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 57.3; | |
| |
“Officer”
|
| |
any person appointed by the Board to hold an office in the Company;
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|
| |
“Ownership Limit”
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| |
in the case of a Person other than an Existing Holder, Beneficial Ownership of more than four and nine tenths percent (4.9%), by value, vote or number, of any class of Traded Shares. The Ownership Limit shall not apply to any Existing Holder or to any class of Traded Shares exempted in accordance with the provisions of Bye-law 75;
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|
| |
“Permitted Transfer”
|
| |
a Transfer by an Existing Holder to any Person which does not result in the Company losing its exemption from taxation on gross income derived from the international operation of a ship or ships within the meaning of Section 883 of the Code. Any such transferee is herein referred to as a “Permitted Transferee”;
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|
| |
“Person”
|
| | a person as defined by Section 7701(a) of the Code; | |
| |
“Proponent”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.4(a); | |
| |
“Public Disclosure”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.7; | |
| |
“Purported Beneficial Holder”
|
| |
with respect to any event (other than a purported Transfer, but including holding Traded Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit on the Amendment Date) which results in Excess Traded Shares, the Person for whom the Purported Record Holder held Traded Shares that, pursuant to Bye-law 70, became Excess Traded Shares upon the occurrence of such event;
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|
| |
“Purported Beneficial Transferee”
|
| |
with respect to any purported Transfer which results in Excess Traded Shares, the purported beneficial transferee for whom the Purported Record Transferee would have acquired Traded Shares if such Transfer had been valid under Bye-law 69;
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|
| |
“Purported Record Holder”
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| |
with respect to any event (other than a purported Transfer, but including holding Traded Shares in excess of the Ownership Limit on the Amendment Date) which results in Excess Traded Shares, the record holder of the Traded Shares that, pursuant to Bye-law 70, became Excess Traded Shares upon the occurrence of such event;
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|
| |
“Purported Record Transferee”
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| |
with respect to any purported Transfer which results in Excess Traded Shares, the record holder of the Traded Shares if such Transfer had been valid under Bye-law 69;
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|
| |
“Register of Directors and Officers”
|
| |
the register of directors and officers referred to in these Bye-laws;
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|
| |
“Register of Shareholders”
|
| |
the register of shareholders referred to in these Bye-laws and shall be the same “register of members” required to be kept by the Company under the Act;
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|
| |
“Resident Representative”
|
| |
any person appointed to act as resident representative and includes any deputy or assistant resident representative;
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|
| | “Restriction Termination Date” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 69;
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|
| |
“SEC”
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| |
the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission or any successor organization;
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|
| |
“Secretary”
|
| |
the person appointed to perform any or all of the duties of secretary of the Company and includes any deputy or assistant secretary and any person appointed by the Board to perform any of the duties of the Secretary;
|
|
| |
“Section 883”
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| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 56(l); | |
| | “Section 883 Amendment Date” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 69;
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|
| |
“Shareholder”
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| |
the person registered in the Register of Shareholders as the holder of shares in the Company and, when two or more persons are so registered as joint holders of shares, means the person whose name stands first in the Register of Shareholders as one of such joint holders or all of such persons, as the context so requires;
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|
| | “Shareholder Associated Person” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.8;
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|
| |
“Shareholder Business”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.1; | |
| | “Shareholder Information” | | |
has the meaning set out in Bye-law 25.4(c);
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|
| |
“Shareholder Nominee”
|
| | has the meaning set out in Bye-law 57.2; | |
| |
“Traded Shares”
|
| |
shares of the Company of any class or classes traded on an established securities market as may be authorized and issued from time to time pursuant to Bye-law 1;
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|
| |
“Transfer”
|
| |
any sale, transfer, gift, hypothecation, pledge, assignment, devise or other disposition of Traded Shares (including (i) the granting of any option or interest similar to an option (including an option to acquire an option or any series of such options) or entering into any agreement for the sale, transfer or other disposition of Traded Shares or (ii) the sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of any securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for Traded Shares), whether voluntary or involuntary, whether of record, constructively or beneficially and whether by operation of law or otherwise. For purposes of this definition, whether securities or rights are convertible or exchangeable for Traded Shares shall be determined in accordance with Sections 267(b) and 883 of the Code; and
|
|
| |
“Treasury Share”
|
| |
a share of the Company that was or is treated as having been acquired and held by the Company and has been held continuously by the Company since it was so acquired and has not been cancelled.
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|
LIMITED BY SHARES
| | CONTENTS | | | | | ARTICLE | | |
| |
Preliminary
|
| | | | 1-2 | | |
| |
Construction
|
| | | | 3-15 | | |
| |
Share Capital
|
| | | | 16-34 | | |
| |
Redeemable Shares
|
| | | | 35-51 | | |
| |
Variation of Rights
|
| | | | 52 | | |
| |
Share Certificates
|
| | | | 53-55 | | |
| |
Lien
|
| | | | 56-59 | | |
| |
Calls on Shares
|
| | | | 60-66 | | |
| |
Forfeiture and Surrender
|
| | | | 67-73 | | |
| |
Transfer of Shares
|
| | | | 74-83 | | |
| |
Transmission of Shares
|
| | | | 84-87 | | |
| |
Alteration of Share Capital
|
| | | | 88-91 | | |
| |
Purchase of Own Shares
|
| | | | 92 | | |
| |
General Meetings
|
| | | | 93-98 | | |
| |
Notice of General Meetings
|
| | | | 99-110 | | |
| |
Proceedings at General Meetings
|
| | | | 111-123 | | |
| |
Voting rights and procedures under the Equalization Agreement
|
| | | | 124-146 | | |
| |
Voting rights and procedures
|
| | | | 147-160 | | |
| |
Proxies and Corporate Representatives
|
| | | | 161-169 | | |
| |
Number of Directors
|
| | | | 170 | | |
| |
Appointment and Retirement of Directors
|
| | | | 171-181 | | |
| |
Alternate Directors
|
| | | | 182-187 | | |
| |
Powers of the Board
|
| | | | 188-190 | | |
| |
Delegation of powers of the Board
|
| | | | 191-194 | | |
| |
Disqualification and Removal of Directors
|
| | | | 195 | | |
| |
Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
|
| | | | 196-197 | | |
| |
Directors’ Expenses
|
| | | | 198 | | |
| |
Executive Directors
|
| | | | 199-201 | | |
| |
Directors’ Interests
|
| | | | 202-203 | | |
| |
Gratuities, Pensions and Insurance
|
| | | | 204-207 | | |
| |
Proceedings of the Board
|
| | | | 208-217 | | |
| |
Secretary
|
| | | | 218 | | |
| |
Minutes
|
| | | | 219-220 | | |
| |
The Seal
|
| | | | 221-223 | | |
| |
Registers
|
| | | | 224-225 | | |
| |
Dividends
|
| | | | 226-247 | | |
| |
Capitalisation of Profits and Reserves
|
| | | | 248 | | |
| |
Record Dates
|
| | | | 249 | | |
| |
Accounts
|
| | | | 250-252 | | |
| |
Communications
|
| | | | 253-265 | | |
| |
Destruction of Documents
|
| | | | 266-267 | | |
| |
Untraced Shareholders
|
| | | | 268-271 | | |
| |
Liquidation
|
| | | | 272-276 | | |
| |
Share Control Limit
|
| | | | 277-285 | | |
| |
Combined Group Excess Shares
|
| | | | 286 | | |
| |
Voting Control
|
| | | | 287 | | |
| |
Indemnity and Insurance
|
| | | | 288 | | |
| |
Mandatory Exchange
|
| | | | 289-292 | | |
| |
Scheme of Arrangement
|
| | | | 293 | | |
OF
as amended by special resolution passed on [ ], 2026)
| |
One percentage point less than the minimum percent needed to defeat the resolution
|
| |
X
|
| |
Number of votes entitled to be cast (excluding the P&O Princess Special Voting Share)
|
|
| |
100 percent
- Minimum percent needed
to defeat the resolution
|
|
ASSOCIATION
LIMITED BY SHARES
| | CONTENTS | | | | | ARTICLE | | |
| |
Preliminary
|
| | | | 1-2 | | |
| |
Construction
|
| | | | 3-15 | | |
| |
Share Capital
|
| | | | 16-34 | | |
| |
Redeemable Shares
|
| | | | 35-51 | | |
| |
Variation of Rights
|
| | | | 52 | | |
| |
Share Certificates
|
| | | | 53-55 | | |
| |
Lien
|
| | | | 56-59 | | |
| |
Calls on Shares
|
| | | | 60-66 | | |
| |
Forfeiture and Surrender
|
| | | | 67-73 | | |
| |
Transfer of Shares
|
| | | | 74-83 | | |
| |
Transmission of Shares
|
| | | | 84-87 | | |
| |
Alteration of Share Capital
|
| | | | 88-91 | | |
| |
Purchase of Own Shares
|
| | | | 92 | | |
| |
General Meetings
|
| | | | 93-98 | | |
| |
Notice of General Meetings
|
| | | | 99-110 | | |
| |
Proceedings at General Meetings
|
| | | | 111-123 | | |
| |
Voting rights and procedures
|
| | | | 147-160 | | |
| |
Proxies and Corporate Representatives
|
| | | | 161-169 | | |
| |
Number of Directors
|
| | | | 170 | | |
| |
Appointment and Retirement of Directors
|
| | | | 171-181 | | |
| |
Alternate Directors
|
| | | | 182-187 | | |
| |
Powers of the Board
|
| | | | 188-190 | | |
| |
Delegation of powers of the Board
|
| | | | 191-194 | | |
| |
Disqualification and Removal of Directors
|
| | | | 195 | | |
| |
Remuneration of Non-Executive Directors
|
| | | | 196-197 | | |
| |
Directors’ Expenses
|
| | | | 198 | | |
| |
Executive Directors
|
| | | | 199-201 | | |
| |
Directors’ Interests
|
| | | | 202-203 | | |
| |
Gratuities, Pensions and Insurance
|
| | | | 204-207 | | |
| |
Proceedings of the Board
|
| | | | 208-217 | | |
| |
Secretary
|
| | | | 218 | | |
| |
Minutes
|
| | | | 219-220 | | |
| |
The Seal
|
| | | | 221-223 | | |
| |
Registers
|
| | | | 224-225 | | |
| |
Dividends
|
| | | | 226-247 | | |
| |
Capitalisation of Profits and Reserves
|
| | | | 248 | | |
| |
Record Dates
|
| | | | 249 | | |
| |
Accounts
|
| | | | 250-252 | | |
| |
Communications
|
| | | | 253-265 | | |
| |
Destruction of Documents
|
| | | | 266-267 | | |
| |
Untraced Shareholders
|
| | | | 268-271 | | |
| |
Liquidation
|
| | | | 276 | | |
| |
Indemnity and Insurance
|
| | | | 288 | | |
| |
Scheme of Arrangement
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passed on [ ], 2026 and a special resolution passed on [ ], 2026 and effective [ ], 2026)
ASSOCIATION
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS
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Exhibit
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Description
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| | 2.1* | | |
Form of Unification Agreement, by and between Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (contained in Annex E).
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| | 3.1 | | |
Third Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of Carnival Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the joint Current Report on Form 8-K of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, filed on April 17, 2003).
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Third Amended and Restated By-Laws of Carnival Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the joint Current Report on Form 8-K of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, filed on April 20, 2009).
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| | 3.3 | | |
Articles of Association of Carnival plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the joint Current Report on Form 8-K of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, filed on April 20, 2009).
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Memorandum of Association of Carnival plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the joint Current Report on Form 8-K of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, filed on April 20, 2009).
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| | 3.5* | | |
Form of Memorandum of Continuance of Carnival Corporation Ltd. (contained in Annex F).
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| | 3.6* | | |
Form of Bye-Laws of Carnival Corporation Ltd. (contained in Annex G).
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| | 4.1+ | | | Specimen Common Share Certificate of Carnival Corporation Ltd. | |
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Opinion of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited regarding legality of Carnival Corporation Ltd. common shares being registered.
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| | 8.1* | | |
Tax opinion of Baker & McKenzie LLP regarding certain U.S. federal income tax matters.
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Exhibit
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Description
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| | 21.1 | | |
Subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 21 to the joint Annual Report on Form 10-K of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, filed on January 27, 2026).
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Consent of Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited (contained in Exhibit 5.1).
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Consent of Baker & McKenzie LLP (contained in Exhibit 8.1).
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - Deloitte & Touche LLP.
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm - PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
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| | 24.1* | | |
Powers of Attorney (included in signature page).
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Form of Post-Scheme Amended Articles of Association of Carnival plc (contained in Annex I).
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Form of Proxy Card of Carnival Corporation.
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Form of Proxy Card of Carnival plc.
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Filing Fee Table.
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Josh Weinstein
Josh Weinstein
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President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
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/s/ David Bernstein
David Bernstein
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Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)
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/s/ Micky Arison
Micky Arison
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Chair of the Board of Directors
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/s/ Sir Jonathon Band
Sir Jonathon Band
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Director
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/s/ Jason Glen Cahilly
Jason Glen Cahilly
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Director
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/s/ Nelda J. Connors
Nelda J. Connors
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Director
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/s/ Helen Deeble
Helen Deeble
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Director
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Signature
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Title
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/s/ Jeffrey J. Gearhart
Jeffrey J. Gearhart
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Director
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/s/ Katie Lahey
Katie Lahey
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Director
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/s/ Stuart Subotnick
Stuart Subotnick
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Director
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/s/ Laura Weil
Laura Weil
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Director
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/s/ Randall J. Weisenburger
Randall J. Weisenburger
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Director
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