MIAMI, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) has announced that
it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share.
The company's board of directors approved a record date for the
quarterly dividend of November 25, 2016, and a payment date
of December 16, 2016.
Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc
ADSs will receive the dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The
dividend for Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in U.S.
dollars or sterling. In the absence of instructions or elections to
the contrary, holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares will
automatically receive the dividend in sterling.
Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S.
dollars at the exchange rate quoted by the Bank of England in London at 12 noon on December
1, 2016. Holders of Carnival plc ordinary shares wishing to receive
their dividend in U.S. dollars or participate in the Carnival plc
Dividend Reinvestment Plan must elect to do so by November 25,
2016.
Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest leisure
travel company in the world, and among the most profitable and
financially strong in the industry. With a portfolio of 10
cruise brands in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia, comprised
of Carnival Cruise Line, Fathom, Holland America
Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA
Cruises, Costa Cruises, Cunard, P&O
Cruises (Australia)
and P&O Cruises (UK).
Together, these brands operate 101 ships visiting over 700 ports
around the world and totaling 225,000 lower berths with 18 new
ships scheduled to be delivered through 2022. Carnival
Corporation & plc also operates Holland America Princess
Alaska Tours, the leading tour companies in Alaska and the
Canadian Yukon. Traded on both the New York and London
Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is the
only group in the world to be included in both the S&P500 and
the FTSE 100 indices.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.fathom.org, www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com,
www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au , and www.pocruises.com.
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SOURCE Carnival Corporation