---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-057200"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CUK"
cik: "0001125259"
company_name: "CARNIVAL PLC"
filed_at: "2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T21:24:28.075084+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carnival completes DLC unification and redomiciliation to Bermuda; Carnival plc now a subsidiary

## Summary
- All Carnival plc shares exchanged 1-for-1 for Carnival Corporation Ltd. common shares; plc delisted from LSE and NYSE.
- Carnival Corporation migrated from Panama to Bermuda, renamed Carnival Corporation Ltd.; ticker CCL unchanged.
- Carnival plc intends to deregister with SEC and re-register as a private limited company.
- Company expects benefits: single share price, streamlined governance, lower costs, and potential index inclusion.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-057200
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CUK
- cik: 0001125259
- company_name: CARNIVAL PLC
- filed_at: 2026-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.02, 2.01, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 5.01, 5.03, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465926057200/0001104659-26-057200-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/815097/000110465926057200/tm2613680d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-057200.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: f96169f2e30eda567c249bb00286e27f0022de64
  claim: CARNIVAL PLC: Carnival Corporation migrated its jurisdiction of incorporation from Panama to Bermuda and changed its name to Carnival Corporation Ltd., as part of the DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions (effective 2026-05-07).
  evidence_excerpt: In addition, Carnival Corporation also migrated its jurisdiction of incorporation from the Republic of Panama to Bermuda and changed its name to "Carnival Corporation Ltd." (the "Redomiciliation" and, together with the DLC Unification, the "DLC Unification and Redomiciliation Transactions").
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465926057200/0001104659-26-057200-index.htm
- claim_id: c58cea7f6e9b8c42fe032e83d7a59e82d8678ea9
  claim: CARNIVAL PLC underwent a change of control involving Carnival Corporation Ltd. for each Carnival plc shareholder ... is entitled to receive one Common Share of Carnival Corporation Ltd. for each Carnival plc ordinary share held (closed 2026-05-07).
  evidence_excerpt: On May 7, 2026, Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc completed the unification of their dual listed company structure under a single company, Carnival Corporation Ltd., with Carnival plc as a UK subsidiary of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1125259/000110465926057200/0001104659-26-057200-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.