-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, KCpS4soKB1jYqlUs1qVnPrDMyAxhyo9PrkPoU/WFBzKxAKxLnFp+xWccd9I/29nm iKoqoMMqOXQKexCrfJjvQQ== 0000950142-07-001588.txt : 20070712 0000950142-07-001588.hdr.sgml : 20070712 20070712171728 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000950142-07-001588 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 8-K PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20070709 ITEM INFORMATION: Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers ITEM INFORMATION: Financial Statements and Exhibits FILED AS OF DATE: 20070712 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20070712 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARNIVAL CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000815097 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400] IRS NUMBER: 591562976 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1130 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09610 FILM NUMBER: 07976977 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3655 N W 87TH AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 1347 CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178-2428 BUSINESS PHONE: 3055992600 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 3655 N W 87TH AVE STREET 2: PO BOX 1347 CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33178 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: CARNIVAL CRUISE LINES INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: CARNIVAL PLC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001125259 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 8-K SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-15136 FILM NUMBER: 07976978 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5 GAINSFORD ST STREET 2: CARNIVAL HOUSE CITY: LONDON WC1A 1PP ENGL STATE: X0 ZIP: 00000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 77 NEW OXFORD ST CITY: LONDON STATE: X0 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: P&O PRINCESS CRUISES PLC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20000929 8-K 1 form8k_070907.htm CURRENT REPORT

 


UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

 

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Date of Report (date of earliest event reported): July 9, 2007

 

CARNIVAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

CARNIVAL PLC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Republic of Panama
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

 

 

1-9610
(Commission File Number)

1-15136
(Commission File Number)

 

 

59-1562976
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

 

3655 N.W. 87th Avenue
Miami, Florida 33178-2428
United States of America

(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

Carnival House,
5 Gainsford Street,
London, SE1 2NE,
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)

 

 

(305) 599-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

011 44 20 7940 5381
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

                

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

 

o

Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o

Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o

Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

 

Robert H. Dickinson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines, and a member of the Boards of Directors of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc notified Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc that he will retire effective November 30, 2007. He will remain on the Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc’s boards of directors.

Gerald R. Cahill, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer of Carnival Corporation & plc, will assume Mr. Dickinson’s responsibilities as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carnival Cruise Lines effective immediately so that there is an ample transition period.

David Bernstein, Vice President and Treasurer of Carnival Corporation & plc, will become the Carnival Corporation & plc’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Bernstein, age 49, joined the Carnival group in June 1998 as Chief Financial Officer of the company’s Cunard Line and Seabourn Cruise Line operating units. In July 2003, he moved to Carnival Corporation & plc to become Vice President and Treasurer. He also spent the seven years prior to June 1998 at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. where he held various financial posts, including assistant controller, assistant treasurer and director of corporate planning.

 

Larry Freedman, Vice President Finance and Controller of Carnival Corporation & plc, will become the Chief Accounting Officer. Mr. Freedman, age 55, has been with Carnival Corporation since April 1998.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

99.1

Press release, dated July 9, 2007.

 

 

 


 

 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION

 

CARNIVAL PLC

 

/s/ Arnaldo Perez

 

 

/s/ Arnaldo Perez

Name:

Arnaldo Perez

 

Name:

Arnaldo Perez

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

 

Title:

Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

Date:

July 12, 2007

 

Date:

July 12, 2007

 

 

 


 

 

 

EXHIBIT LIST

 

Exhibit

Description

 

99.1

Press release, dated July 9, 2007.

 

 

 

 

 

 EX-99 2 ex99-1form8k_070907.htm EXHIBIT 99.1

Exhibit 99.1

 

CARNIVAL’S DICKINSON ADVISES CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC  

OF RETIREMENT PLANS

 

Gerry Cahill to Take Top Post at Carnival Cruise Lines;

David Bernstein to Become Senior Vice President and CFO of Carnival Corporation & plc  

 

MIAMI (July 9, 2007) - Bob Dickinson, president and CEO of Carnival Cruise Lines, has informed Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) that he will retire at the end of the year. He will remain on the company’s board of directors.

Gerry Cahill, executive vice president and CFO of Carnival Corporation & plc, will assume Dickinson’s responsibilities as president and CEO effective immediately so that there is an ample transition period. David Bernstein, Carnival Corporation & plc’s vice president and treasurer, will become the company’s CFO, also effective immediately.

“I have been blessed to have had a long, fun-filled career helping to build Carnival and the cruise industry. I’m still having fun so giving all of that up has been a very difficult decision but I’ll be 65 next month and have been pondering this with my family for some time,” Dickinson said. “I look forward to working with Gerry who will inherit what I believe is the most talented and dedicated management team in the cruise industry,” he added.

“Bob has truly achieved legendary status in the travel industry. There is simply no other travel industry executive who is as well known and respected as he,” said Micky Arison, chairman and CEO of Carnival Corporation & plc. Arison called Dickinson, “one of the most influential people in the development of the modern-day cruise industry.” He said that Dickinson would be missed “not only by everyone here at Carnival, but by travel agents, his competitors and the media who loved his often humorous sound bites.”

Bob Dickinson joined Carnival Cruise Lines as executive vice president in 1972. He became senior vice president of sales and marketing in 1979. In 1993, he was promoted to president and in 2005 CEO was added to Dickinson’s title. During his 35-year tenure at Carnival he has been very active in travel industry affairs having served as chairman of Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), the Travel Industry Association (TIA), and the Miami Beach Visitors and Convention Authority and as vice-chair for the United States National Tourism Organization.

 


 

Gerry Cahill, 56, joined Carnival Corporation in 1994 as vice president - finance and in 1998 was promoted to senior vice president - finance and chief financial officer. In December 2003, he was named executive vice president and CFO. From 1988 to 1994, Cahill was with Safecard Services, Inc., a NYSE-listed company, where he served first as chief financial officer and then as chief operating officer. From 1979 to 1988, Cahill held financial posts at Resorts International, Inc., and prior to that spent six years with Price Waterhouse.

David Bernstein, 49, joined the Carnival group in 1998 as chief financial officer of the company’s Cunard Line and Seabourn Cruise Line operating units. In July 2003, he moved to Carnival Corporation & plc to become vice president and treasurer. He also spent seven years at Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. where he held various financial posts, including assistant controller, assistant treasurer and director of corporate planning.

“Once again, our deep pool of talented people allows us to tap very experienced executives within our own organization to take over when our most senior executives make the decision to retire,” said Arison.

“I’m very excited as this is a great opportunity,” said Cahill. “I’ve always loved the ‘Fun Ship’ cruise experience and I can’t think of a more exciting job than to bring fun-filled vacations to millions of guests each year. Carnival Cruise Lines is already the most successful cruise brand in the world and I look forward to working with the talented Carnival management team to build on their accomplishments and to make the ‘Fun Ship’ cruise experience the best that it can possibly be,” he added.

Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world, with a portfolio of cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia, comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn Cruise Line, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard Line, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises and P&O Cruises Australia.

Together, these brands operate 82 ships totaling 154,000 lower berths with 17 new ships scheduled to enter service between December 2007 and June 2011. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Tours and Princess Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the only group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices.

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