UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) June 16, 2006
Carnival Corporation Carnival plc
(Exact name of registrant (Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter) as specified in its charter)
Republic of Panama England and Wales
(State or other jurisdiction (State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation) of incorporation)
1-9610 1-15136
(Commission File Number) (Commission File Number)
59-1562976 98-0357772
(I.R.S. Employer (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) Identification No.)
3655 N.W. 87th Avenue Carnival House, 5 Gainsford Street,
Miami, Florida 33178-2428 London SE1 2NE, United Kingdom
(Address of principal (Address of principal
executive offices) executive offices)
(Zip Code) (Zip Code)
(305) 599-2600 011 44 20 7940 5381
(Registrant's telephone number, (Registrant's telephone number,
including area code) including area code)
None None
(Former name or former address, (Former name or former address,
if changed since last report.) if changed since last report.)
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Section 2 - Financial Information
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
Furnished as exhibit 99.1 to this joint Current Report on Form 8-K are the
"Carnival Corporation & plc Consolidated Statements of Operations," "Segment
Information" and "Non-GAAP Financial Measures" for each of the three months
ended February 28, 2006, February 28, 2005, May 31, 2005, August 31, 2005 and
November 30, 2005; for the six months ended May 31, 2005, for the nine months
ended August 31, 2005 and for the year ended November 30, 2005.
These Carnival Corporation & plc Consolidated Statements of Operations,
Segment Information and Non-GAAP Financial Measures are being furnished for
informational purposes to reflect the retrospective application of the change in
our method of accounting for dry-dock costs from the deferral method to the
direct expense method. In addition, they include the reclassifications made as a
result of our adopting a new chart of accounts in conjunction with our initial
implementation of a new worldwide accounting system in the 2006 second quarter.
These reclassifications are needed primarily because of the different
classifications in prior periods for certain revenue and expense items. The
implementation of a global chart of accounts identified these differences and,
accordingly, we have recorded these reclassifications in the prior periods to
improve comparability.
In addition on June 16, 2006, Carnival Corporation & plc issued a press
release entitled "Carnival Corporation & plc Reports Second Quarter Earnings." A
copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this report.
This information shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and is not incorporated by
reference into any filing of either Carnival Corporation or Carnival plc,
whether made before or after the date of this report, regardless of any general
incorporation language in the filing.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit 99.1 Carnival Corporation & plc Consolidated Statements of
Operations, Segment Information and Non-GAAP Financial Measures,
dated June 16, 2006 (furnished pursuant to Item 2.02).
Exhibit 99.2 Press release, dated June 16, 2006, (furnished pursuant
to Item 2.02).
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/Gerald R. Cahill By: /s/Gerald R. Cahill
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Name: Gerald R. Cahill Name: Gerald R. Cahill
Title: Executive Vice President Title: Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial and and Chief Financial and
Accounting Officer Accounting Officer
Date: June 16, 2006 Date: June 16, 2006