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10-K 1 a2014form10-kfrontpart.htm 10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 10-K


(Mark One)

þANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended November 30, 2014 or

¨TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to ________________

Commission file number: 001-9610Commission file number: 001-15136
Carnival CorporationCarnival plc
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Republic of PanamaEngland and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
59-156297698-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Miami, Florida 33178-2428Carnival House, 100 Harbour Parade, Southampton SO15 1ST, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(305) 599-2600011 44 23 8065 5000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTitle of each class
Common Stock ($0.01 par value)Ordinary Shares each represented by American Depositary Shares ($1.66 par value), Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust
Name of each exchange on which registeredName of each exchange on which registered
New York Stock Exchange, Inc.New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrants are well-known seasoned issuers, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.

Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrants are not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.

Yes ¨ No þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants (1) have filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to file such reports), and (2) have been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants have submitted electronically and posted on their corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrants were required to submit and post such files). Yes þ No ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants’ knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. þ

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are large accelerated filers, accelerated filers, non-accelerated filers, or small reporting companies. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated FilersþAccelerated Filers¨
Non-Accelerated Filers¨Smaller Reporting Companies¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrants are shell companies (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ¨ No þ

The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold was $16.1 billion as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold was $7.4 billion as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
At January 20, 2015, Carnival Corporation had outstanding 592,688,153 shares of its Common Stock, $0.01 par value.At January 20, 2015, Carnival plc had outstanding 216,052,515 Ordinary Shares $1.66 par value, one Special Voting Share, GBP 1.00 par value and 592,688,153 Trust Shares of beneficial interest in the P&O Princess Special Voting Trust.

CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC

FORM 10-K

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED NOVEMBER 30, 2014

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page
PART I
Item 1. Business 3
Item 1A. Risk Factors 37
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments 47
Item 2. Properties 47
Item 3. Legal Proceedings 48
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures 48
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrants’ Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of
Equity Securities49
Item 6. Selected Financial Data 51
Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 51
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk 51
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data 51
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure 51
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures 51
PART III
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance 52
Item 11. Executive Compensation 52
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters 52

Next: Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence 54