MIAMI, Feb. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced today
that Micky Arison, Chairman of the
Board of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc, has advised
Carnival Corporation that an entity wholly owned by a trust
organized for his benefit executed a block sale of 10,000,000
shares of Carnival Corporation common stock, nominal value of
US$.01 per share (the "Shares"), at a
price per share of $43.37 on
February 13, 2015. Arison indicated
that he is selling for tax planning, estate planning and
diversification purposes. All Arison Shares are held either
directly or indirectly in various trusts for his benefit.
Following this transaction, members of the Arison family and
related entities will remain beneficial owners of 159,171,276
Shares.
Further details and a copy of the applicable Forms 4, "Statement
of Changes in Beneficial Ownership of Securities," to be filed with
the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission, can be found at the
SEC web site, www.sec.gov, and the Carnival Corporation & plc
web site, www.carnivalcorp.com or www.carnivalplc.com.
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