MIAMI, June 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 14, 2016, Carnival Corporation & plc
(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced a quarterly cash dividend of
$0.35 (U.S.) per share. The dividend
is payable on June 17, 2016, to
shareholders of record on May 27,
2016.
Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc
ADSs will receive a dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend
for Carnival plc ordinary shares will be payable in sterling unless
shareholders elected to receive the dividend in U.S. dollars by
May 27, 2016.
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 June 1, 2016 (US$1
= 69.22331 pence). Accordingly, the
dividend payable in sterling on June 17,
2016, will be 24.22816 pence
per share.
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.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.
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