Carnival
Corporation & plc Announces Quarterly Dividend and Board
Committee Change
MIAMI, Jan. 18, 2018 -- Carnival Corporation &
plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced following
yesterday's board meeting that it has declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.45 per
share. The company's boards of directors approved a record date for
the quarterly dividend of February 23, 2018, and a payment
date of March 16, 2018.
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 March 1,
2018. 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 February 23,
2018.
In accordance with London Stock Exchange Listing Rule 9.6.11,
the company also announced that Sir Jonathon Band, an independent non-executive
director, will join the Nominating & Governance Committees
effective immediately.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure
travel company and among the most profitable and financially strong
in the cruise and vacation industries, with a portfolio of 10
dynamic brands that include nine of the world's leading cruise
lines. With operations in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia, its
portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line,
Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises,
Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK),
as well as Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment
experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with
232,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
18 new ships scheduled to be delivered between 2018 and 2022.
Carnival Corporation & plc also operates Holland America
Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company 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&P 500
and the FTSE 100 indices.
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as
being among the "Top 10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the
design and travel categories. Fast Company specifically
recognized Carnival Corporation for its work in developing Ocean
Medallion™, a high-tech wearable device that enables the world's
first interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming
vacation travel into a highly personalized and elevated level of
customized service.
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com,
www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com, www.seabourn.com,
www.aida.de, www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com,
www.pocruises.com.au, www.pocruises.com, and www.fathom.org.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Roger
Frizzell, +1 (305) 406 7862; INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Beth Roberts, +1 (305) 406 4832