15th Apr 2005 13:14
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLC INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND BY 33 PERCENT Second Time in Six Months Company Has Increased Quarterly DividendMIAMI (April 15, 2005) - Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)announced today that it has increased its quarterly dividend from $0.15 centsper share to $0.20 cents per share -- an increase of 33 percent and the secondtime in six months that the dividend has been increased. The dividend ispayable on June 10, 2005 to shareholders of record on May 20, 2005."Not only does this reflect our confidence in the strength of the cruisebusiness, it also demonstrates our commitment to continue to grow shareholderreturns," said Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman and CEO.This latest dividend increase follows an increase of 20 percent in October2004.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 11 a.m. on June 1, 2005. Holders of Carnivalplc ordinary shares wishing to receive their dividend in U.S. dollars orparticipate in the Carnival plc Dividend Reinvestment Plan must elect to do soby May 20, 2005Carnival 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 is available online at carnivalcorp.com andcarnivalplc.com. ### MEDIA CONTACTS:USCarnival Corporation & plcTim Gallagher305 599 2600, ext. 16000UKBrunswick GroupSofie Fitton44 (0) 20 7404 5959INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACTS:US/UKCarnival Corporation & plcBeth Roberts305 406 4832ENDCARNIVAL CORPORATION & PLCRelated Shares:
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