MIAMI, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced
that on July 13, 2016, Helen Deeble, CEO of P&O Ferries Division
Holdings Ltd., has been appointed to the company's board of
directors, effective immediately. The announcement was made
following the quarterly meeting of Carnival Corporation's board of
directors held yesterday in Amsterdam.
Deeble, a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in
retail, shipping, logistics and leisure travel, will serve in a
non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation's 10-member
board of directors. She will also serve on the board-level Health,
Environmental, Safety and Security Committee.
"We are very pleased to welcome Helen as an exceptional addition
to our board of directors," said Micky
Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc's chairman. "Helen
brings extensive experience from her leadership roles across
several industries, including decades of work in the maritime and
travel sectors, and valuable time spent in consumer retail. We look
forward to working with her closely and gaining insights from her
unique perspective as we continue growing demand for our 10 global
cruise line brands and delighting our guests with great vacations
at an exceptional value."
Since 2006, Deeble has been CEO of P&O Ferries Division
Holdings Ltd., a pan-European shipping and logistics business,
following stints as the company's chief operating officer and chief
financial officer starting in 1998. Prior to that, Deeble was chief
financial officer for Stena Line UK Ltd., a Swedish-owned ferry
operator, and held several financial roles with the retailer Sears
plc in the UK. Deeble has served as a non-executive director for
the Port of London Authority and The Standard Club since 2014.
There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant
to LR9.6.13R in respect of Deeble.
Following yesterday's board meeting, Carnival Corporation
also 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 August 24, 2016, and a payment date
of September 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 September
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 August 24,
2016.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
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 15 new
ships scheduled to be delivered between 2016 and
2020. 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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