1st Mar 2005 18:10
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC ANNOUNCES EXCHANGE RATE FOR QUARTERLY DIVIDEND MIAMI (March 1, 2005) - January 19, 2005, Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE:CCL; NYSE: CUK) announced a quarterly cash dividend of 15 (U.S.) cents pershare. The dividend is payable on March 11, 2005, to shareholders of record onFebruary 18, 2005.Holders of Carnival Corporation common stock or Carnival plc ADSs will receivea dividend payable in U.S. dollars. The dividend for Carnival plc ordinaryshares will be payable in sterling unless shareholders elected to receive thedividend in U.S. dollars by February 18, 2005.Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars at theexchange rate quoted by the Bank of England in London at 11 a.m. on March 1,2005 (US$1 = 52.42464 pence). Accordingly, the dividend payable in sterling onMarch 11, 2005, will be approximately 7.86370 pence per share.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 77 ships totaling more than 132,000 lower berthswith 13 new ships scheduled for delivery between April 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:USCarnival Corporation & plcTim Gallagher305 599 2600, ext. 16000INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:US/UKCarnival Corporation & plcBeth Roberts305 406 4832UKBrunswick GroupSophie Fitton44 (0) 20 7404 5959ENDRelated Shares:
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