12th Jul 2005 14:29
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC DECLARES DIVIDEND MIAMI (July 12, 2005) -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)today announced that its boards of directors have declared a quarterly dividendof $0.20 per share. The dividend is payable on September 9, 2005 forshareholders of record on August 19, 2005.Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ADSs will receivethe dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend for Carnival plc ordinaryshares will be payable in U.S. dollars or sterling. In the absence ofinstructions or elections to the contrary, holders of Carnival plc ordinaryshares will automatically receive the dividend in sterling. Dividends payablein sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars at the exchange rate quoted bythe Bank of England in London at 12 noon on September 1, 2005. Holders ofCarnival plc ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S. dollarsor participate in the Carnival plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan must elect to doso by August 19, 2005.Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest cruise vacation group in the world,with a portfolio of 12 cruise brands in North America, Europe and Australia,comprised of Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises,Seabourn Cruise Line, Windstar Cruises, AIDA Cruises, Costa Cruises, CunardLine, Ocean Village, P&O Cruises, Swan Hellenic, and P&O Cruises Australia.Together, these brands operate 78 ships totaling more than 134,000 lower berthswith 12 new ships scheduled for delivery between July 2005 and April 2009.Carnival Corporation & plc also operates the leading tour companies in Alaskaand the Canadian Yukon, Holland America Tours and Princess Tours. Traded onboth the New York and London Stock Exchanges, Carnival Corporation & plc is theonly group in the world to be included in both the S&P 500 and the FTSE 100indices.Additional information can be obtained via Carnival Corporation & plc's Websites at www.carnivalcorp.com and www.carnivalplc.com. ### MEDIA CONTACTS INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTUS US/UKCarnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporation & plcTim Gallagher Beth Roberts1 305 599 2600, ext. 16000 1 305 406 4832UKBrunswickSophie Fitton/Sarah Tovey44 (0) 20 7404 5959ENDCARNIVAL PLCRelated Shares:
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