--- schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1" accession: "0000815097-24-000041" form_type: "8-K" ticker: "CUK" cik: "0001125259" company_name: "CARNIVAL PLC" filed_at: "2024-04-10T23:59:59+00:00" generated_at: "2026-06-04T00:17:36.121418+00:00" event_type: "other" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.2 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Carnival shareholders elect all 12 director nominees and approve all 9 proposals at 2024 annual meeting ## Summary - All 12 incumbent directors re-elected with strong support; Nelda J. Connors newly elected with 597.8M for. - Advisory votes on executive compensation (615.1M for) and Carnival plc Remuneration Report (616.9M for) passed. - Deloitte LLP/Deloitte & Touche LLP ratified as auditor with 830.4M for; auditor remuneration authority approved. - Authority to allot new shares (785.9M for), disapply pre-emption rights (810.1M for), and share buyback (827.5M for) all passed. ## SEC filing metadata - accession: 0000815097-24-000041 - form_type: 8-K - ticker: CUK - cik: 0001125259 - company_name: CARNIVAL PLC - filed_at: 2024-04-10T23:59:59+00:00 - event_type: other - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.2 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000081509724000041/ccl-20240405.htm ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-24-000041 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-24-000041.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000815097-24-000041.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Receive the accounts and reports of the Directors and auditor of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2023 at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To receive the accounts and reports of the Directors and auditor of Carnival plc for the year ended November 30, 2023 827,165,577 2,812,738 8,442,972 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To re-elect Micky Arison as a director of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc 609,201,360 26,253,109 1,313,785 201,653,034 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Appoint Deloitte LLP as independent auditor for Carnival plc and ratify selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP for Carnival Corporation at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To appoint Deloitte LLP as independent auditor for Carnival plc and to ratify the selection of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm for Carnival Corporation 830,351,973 4,791,658 3,277,656 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Approve general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To approve a general authority for Carnival plc to buy back Carnival plc ordinary shares in the open market 827,543,713 6,395,976 4,481,598 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve executive compensation at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To hold a (non-binding) advisory vote to approve executive compensation. 615,132,160 19,873,699 1,762,394 201,653,034 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditor of Carnival plc at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To authorize the Audit Committee of Carnival plc to determine the remuneration of the independent auditor of Carnival plc 828,617,609 5,840,565 3,963,113 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Approve the Carnival plc 2024 Employee Share Plan at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Proposal: equity plan - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To approve the Carnival plc 2024 Employee Share Plan 622,388,403 13,228,941 1,150,909 201,653,034 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Approve disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to allotment of new shares and sale of treasury shares by Carnival plc at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To approve, subject to Proposal 18 passing, the disapplication of pre-emption rights in relation to the allotment of new shares and sale of treasury shares by Carnival plc 810,122,513 22,685,131 5,613,643 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Approve authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To approve the giving of authority for the allotment of new shares by Carnival plc 785,855,016 48,028,425 4,537,846 0 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm - Shareholder Votes CARNIVAL PLC shareholders approved Non-binding advisory vote to approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report at the 2024-04-05 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2024-04-05 source text: To hold a (non-binding) advisory vote to approve the Carnival plc Directors’ Remuneration Report 616,873,377 17,759,162 2,135,714 201,653,034 evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000081509724000041/0000815097-24-000041-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. 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