Director Qualifications
The Boards of Directors (the “Boards”) of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc (the “Companies”) shall satisfy the applicable requirements for companies listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange, requiring that a majority of the members of the Boards satisfy the independence criteria applicable to issuers listed on the Exchanges. The Nominating & Governance Committee is responsible for reviewing with the Boards, on an annual basis, the requisite skills and characteristics of new Board members as well as the composition of the Boards as a whole. This assessment will include members’ qualification as independent, as well as consideration of diversity, age, skills, and experience in the context of the needs of the Boards. The Boards shall make an affirmative determination as to whether any prospective independent director has material relationships with either of the Companies (either directly or as a partner, shareholder or officer of an organization that has a relationship with the Companies). The Boards may adopt and disclose categorical standards to assist it in making determinations of independence in accordance with the rules of the applicable Exchanges. Nominees for directorship will be selected by the Nominating & Governance Committee in accordance with the policies and principles in its charter. Directors will not be nominated for election to the Board by the Nominating & Governance Committee after their 75th birthday, although the full Boards may nominate candidates after such age under special circumstances. The invitation to join the Boards should be extended by the Boards themselves, by the Chairman of the Nominating & Governance Committee and the Chairman of the Boards.