Carnival Corporation & plc Declares Dividend
MIAMI, Oct. 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc
(http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-index) (NYSE/LSE:
CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of
$0.50 per share.
The company's boards of directors approved a record date for the quarterly
dividend of November 23, 2018, and a payment date of December 14, 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 Bloomberg (BFIX) at 12 noon London time on December
3, 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 November 23, 2018.
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, Australia,
Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise Line, Princess
Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O Cruises (Australia), Costa
Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard, as well as Fathom, the
corporation's immersion and enrichment experience brand.
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with 234,000 lower
berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 22 new ships scheduled
to be delivered between 2018 and 2025. 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.princess.com,
www.hollandamerica.com, www.seabourn.com, www.pocruises.com.au,
www.costacruise.com, www.aida.de, www.pocruises.com, www.cunard.com, and
www.fathom.org.
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