Edgar Filing: Thamm Michael Olaf

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Thamm Michael Olaf

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/01/2012

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CARNIVAL PLC [CUK]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION,Â 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
CEO - Costa Crociere

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

(Street)

MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33178

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Ordinary Shares	15,184 ⁽¹⁾ ⁽²⁾ ⁽³⁾	D	Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽⁴⁾	02/28/2008	02/27/2015	Ordinary Shares	5,700	$ 57.36 ⁽⁵⁾	D	Â
Stock Option (Right to Buy) ⁽¹⁾	02/21/2009	02/20/2013	Ordinary Shares	6,500	$ 54.45 ⁽⁶⁾	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Thamm Michael Olaf C/O CARNIVAL CORPORATION 3655 N.W. 87TH AVENUE MIAMI,Â FLÂ 33178	Â	Â	Â CEO - Costa Crociere	Â

Signatures

/s/ Michael O. Thamm		07/10/2012
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Award made pursuant to the Carnival plc 2005 Employee Share Plan.
(2)	Awards of restricted stock units ("RSUs") which represent a hypothetical interest in Carnival plc ordinary shares, which will vest on the third anniversary of the grant date. The awards represented in this total are as follows: 4,938 RSUs awarded on February 1, 2010; 3,990 RSUs awarded on January 19, 2011; and 6,256 RSUs awarded on February 15, 2012. The RSUs will accumulate dividend equivalents and may only be settled in shares.
(3)	The grant was approved by the Compensation Committee as a total value to be received in the form of restricted stock units. The Compensation Committee also approved that the number of shares was to be determined by taking the value and dividing by the closing price on the grant date.
(4)	Award made pursuant to the Carnival plc Executive Share Option Plan
(5)	Approximate US dollar equivalent price based on the exchange rate on the grant date of February 28, 2005.
(6)	Approximate US dollar equivalent price based on the exchange rate on the grant date of February 21, 2006.

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