SEC Form 4 · accession 0001127602-16-040622
CARNIVAL PLC · CUK
Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗
Reporting owner
Michael Olaf Thamm
Officer — CEO - Costa Crociere
Period of report
Feb 9, 2016
Accepted (ET)
Feb 11, 2016 · 4:23 pm EST
Rule 10b5-1 plan
unknown — predates the checkbox
Issuer CIK
0001125259
Table I — non-derivative securities
| Security | Date | Code | Shares | Price | A/D | Owned after | D/I | Nature of ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ordinary SharesF2,F3 | Feb 9, 2016 | A | 15,448 | $0.00 | A | 71,279 | D | |
| Ordinary SharesF4,F5 | Feb 9, 2016 | S | 9,044 | $40.79 | D | 62,235 | D |
Table II — derivative securities
No Table II lines on this filing.
Explanation of responses
- F1Grant of performance-based restricted stock units ("Performance RSUs") granted on July 16, 2013 pursuant to the Carnival plc 2005 Employee Share Plan and the Reporting Person's Employment Agreement. Each Performance RSU represents one share of Carnival plc ordinary shares.
- F2Reporting person was eligible to earn from 0-150% of his target amount of Performance RSUs to the extent that Carnival Corporation & plc's annual earnings before interest and taxes ("EBIT"), as adjusted for certain fuel price changes and Emission Control Areas related fuel expenses, for each of the three fiscal years in the 2013-2015 performance cycle exceeded specified performance goals, as modified at the end of the three year performance cycle for Carnival Corporation & plc's total shareholder return rank relative to peers.
- F3Includes shares from a settlement of dividend equivalents accumulated during the restricted period of a Performance RSU award originally granted in 2013, which has now vested.
- F4Represents a surrender of shares to satisfy the tax obligation on the vesting of the Performance RSUs.
- F5The transaction was conducted in British Pounds. The sale price of GBP29.83706 was converted into US$ at the February 9, 2016 conversion rate of GBP1 = USD1.4436. This transaction was executed in multiple trades. The price reported reflects the average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request to the SEC staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected.