Carnival Corp. Files 8-K: Corporate Structure Update

TL;DR

Carnival Corp. filed an 8-K on 9/30/25 updating its corporate structure details.

AI Summary

Carnival Corporation filed an 8-K on September 30, 2025, primarily for Regulation FD Disclosure and Financial Statements/Exhibits. The filing details the company's structure, including Carnival Corp. based in Miami, FL, and Carnival PLC, headquartered in Southampton, UK. It also lists former company names and dates of name changes, indicating corporate evolution.

Why It Matters

This filing provides an update on Carnival Corporation's corporate structure and legal entities, which is important for understanding the company's legal and operational framework.

Risk Assessment

Risk Level: low — The filing is a routine corporate disclosure and does not contain information that suggests immediate financial risk.

Key Players & Entities

• CARNIVAL CORP (company) — Filer company
• MIAMI (location) — Carnival Corp. business address city
• FL (location) — Carnival Corp. business address state
• CARNIVAL PLC (company) — Filer company
• SOUTHAMPTON (location) — Carnival PLC business address city
• UK (location) — Carnival PLC business address state
• 19920703 (date) — Carnival Corp. former name change date
• 20000929 (date) — Carnival PLC former name change date

FAQ

Key Financial Figures

• $0.01 — nge on which registered Common Stock ($0.01 par value) CCL New York Stock Excha
• $1.66 — resented by American Depositary Shares ($1.66 par value) Special Voting Share, GBP 1.
• $1.25 b — tes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, expected to mature in 2029. The
• $2.0 billion — with cash on hand, to fully redeem its $2.0 billion 6.000% senior unsecured notes due 2029

Filing Documents

• eh250685002_8k.htm (8-K) — 42KB
• eh250685002_ex9901.htm (EX-99.1) — 7KB
• company_logo.jpg (GRAPHIC) — 9KB
• 0000950142-25-002569.txt ( ) — 293KB
• ccl-20250930.xsd (EX-101.SCH) — 4KB
• ccl-20250930_def.xml (EX-101.DEF) — 28KB
• ccl-20250930_lab.xml (EX-101.LAB) — 37KB
• ccl-20250930_pre.xml (EX-101.PRE) — 26KB
• eh250685002_8k_htm.xml (XML) — 9KB

01 Regulation FD

Item 7.01 Regulation FD. On September 30, 2025, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press release announcing that Carnival Corporation (the "Company") commenced a private offering (the "Notes Offering") of new senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $1.25 billion, expected to mature in 2029. The Company intends to use the proceeds, together with cash on hand, to fully redeem its $2.0 billion 6.000% senior unsecured notes due 2029 (the "2029 Unsecured Notes") after the closing of the Notes Offering. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Such press release includes forward-looking statements. See "Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements" within the press release for additional information. Neither this current report nor the press release constitutes a notice of redemption with respect to the 2029 Unsecured Notes. The Company is furnishing the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, to comply with Regulation FD. Such information shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any of the Company's filings under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and regardless of any general incorporation language in such filings, except to the extent expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits . (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Press release of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc dated September 30, 2025. 104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document).

SIGNATURES

SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. CARNIVAL CORPORATION CARNIVAL PLC By: /s/ David Bernstein By: /s/ David Bernstein Name: David Bernstein Name: David Bernstein Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Title: Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer Date: September 30, 2025 Date: September 30, 2025