Carnival
Corporation & plc Names Jason Glen Cahilly to Board of
Directors, Announces Quarterly Dividend
MIAMI, July 19, 2017 -- Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced that on July 18, 2017, Jason Glen
Cahilly, former chief strategic and financial officer of the
National Basketball Association, has been appointed to the
company's boards of directors, effective immediately. The
announcement was made following the quarterly meeting of the
company's boards of directors held yesterday in Venice, Italy.
Cahilly, a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of
financial experience in the sports, communications, media and
entertainment industries, will serve in a non-executive capacity
on Carnival Corporation's 11-member boards of directors. He
will also serve on the Audit Committees.
"We are very pleased to welcome Jason as an exceptional addition
to our boards of directors," said Micky
Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman. "Jason
brings extensive leadership experience to Carnival and valuable
expertise in a wide variety of areas. We look forward to working
with him closely and gaining insights from his unique perspective
as we continue growing demand for our 10 global brands."
Most recently Cahilly served as chief strategic and financial
officer of the NBA, where he was responsible for setting strategic
priorities and direction globally, following 12 years at Goldman,
Sachs & Co. where he served as a partner and the global co-head
of media and telecommunications, as well as a member of the firm's
Internet Investment Committee. Prior to that, Cahilly was a vice
president of Lehman Brothers Inc. in New
York. He holds a Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School.
There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant
to LR9.6.13R in respect of Cahilly.
Following yesterday's board meeting, Carnival Corporation &
plc also announced that it has declared a
quarterly dividend of $0.40 per
share. The company's boards of directors approved a record date for
the quarterly dividend of August 25, 2017, and a payment date
of September 15, 2017.
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, 2017. 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 25,
2017.
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
231,000 lower berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with
17 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.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.
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Roger
Frizzell, +1 (305) 406 7862; INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT:
Beth Roberts, +1 (305) 406 4832