Item 8.01 Other Events.
On February 24,
2021 Carnival Corporation (together with Carnival plc, the “Company,” “we,” “us,” or “our”)
completed the sale of 40,450,619 shares of Carnival Corporation’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share, in an underwritten
public offering (the “Equity Offering”).
The Equity Offering was registered under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-3ASR
(File Nos. 333-252433 and 333-252433-01) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the “Commission”) on January 26, 2021. The terms of the Equity Offering are described in a Prospectus dated January
26, 2021, as supplemented by a Prospectus Supplement dated February 22, 2021 (filed with the Commission on February 23, 2021).
The Company expects to use the net proceeds
from the Equity Offering for general corporate purposes.
In connection with the Equity Offering,
on February 22, 2021, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Goldman
Sachs & Co LLC as sole bookrunner and the underwriter thereunder. The Underwriting Agreement includes customary representations,
warranties and covenants by the Company. It also provides that the Company will indemnify the underwriters against certain liabilities,
including liabilities under the Securities Act.
The foregoing description does not purport
to be a complete statement of the parties’ rights and obligations under the Underwriting Agreement, and is qualified in its
entirety by reference to the full text of the Underwriting Agreement, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and is incorporated
by reference into this report.
The
legality opinions of Tapia, Linares y Alfaro, Maples and Calder and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, issued in connection with
the Equity Offering, are attached hereto as Exhibits 5.1, 5.2 and 5.3, respectively, and are incorporated by reference into the
Registration Statement.
This Current Report on Form 8–K
shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy shares of Carnival Corporation common stock
or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future
Results
Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc
and their respective subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the Exhibits
hereto (collectively, this “document”), as ‘‘ the company,” “our,” “us” and
“we.” Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this document are “forward-looking
statements” that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some statements concerning
the financing transactions described herein, future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows,
liquidity and other events which have not yet occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the safe harbors from
liability provided by Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
All statements other than statements of historical facts are statements that could be deemed forward-looking. These
statements are based on current expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our business and the industry in
which we operate and the beliefs and assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever possible, to identify these
statements by using words like “will,” “may,” “could,” “should,”
“would,” “believe,” “depends,” “expect,” “goal,”
“anticipate,” “forecast,” “project,” “future,” “intend,”
“plan,” “estimate,” “target,” “indicate,” “outlook” and similar
expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those
statements that relate to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited to, statements regarding:
• Pricing
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Goodwill, ship and trademark fair values
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Liquidity and credit ratings
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Adjusted earnings per share
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Impact of the COVID-19 coronavirus global pandemic on our financial condition and results of operations
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Because forward-looking statements involve
risks and uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially
from those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements. This note contains important cautionary statements of the known
factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial position. Additionally, many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by and
will continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not possible to predict or
identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown. These factors include,
but are not limited to, the following:
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COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a significant impact on our financial condition and operations, which
impacts our ability to obtain acceptable financing to fund resulting reductions in cash from operations. The current, and uncertain
future, impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, including its effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises),
is expected to continue to impact our results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, litigation, cash flows, liquidity,
and stock price;
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As a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, we may be out of compliance with one or more maintenance covenants in certain of our
debt facilities, for which we currently have amendments for the period through November 30, 2021 with the next testing date of
February 28, 2022;
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World events impacting the ability or desire of people to travel have and may continue to lead to a decline in demand for cruises;
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Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise vacation industry as well as adverse weather conditions and other natural
disasters have in the past and may, in the future, impact the satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational damage;
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Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment,
safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption, economic sanctions, trade protection and tax have in the past
and may, in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines, penalties, and reputational damage;
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Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information
technology operations and system networks, including the recent ransomware incidents, and failure to keep pace with developments
in technology may adversely impact our business operations, the satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational
damage;
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Ability to recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard personnel who live away from home for extended periods of time may
adversely impact our business operations, guest services and satisfaction;
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Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed and availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled
itineraries and costs;
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Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely impact our financial results;
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Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based vacation industry may lead to a decline in our cruise sales, pricing
and destination options; and
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Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our
business operations and the satisfaction of our guests.
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The ordering of the risk factors set forth
above is not intended to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
Forward-looking statements should not be
relied upon as a prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock
exchange rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after the date of this document, any updates or revisions
to any such forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or events, conditions or circumstances on which any
such statements are based.