Carnival Corporation & plc Names Helen Deeble to Board of Directors, Announces
Quarterly Dividend
MIAMI, July 14, 2016 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK)
today announced that on July 13, 2016, Helen Deeble, CEO of P&O Ferries
Division Holdings Ltd., has been appointed to the company's board of directors,
effective immediately. The announcement was made following the quarterly
meeting of Carnival Corporation's board of directors held yesterday in
Amsterdam.
Deeble, a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in retail,
shipping, logistics and leisure travel, will serve in a non-executive capacity
on Carnival Corporation's 10-member board of directors. She will also serve on
the board-level Health, Environmental, Safety and Security Committee.
"We are very pleased to welcome Helen as an exceptional addition to our board
of directors," said Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc's chairman. "Helen
brings extensive experience from her leadership roles across several
industries, including decades of work in the maritime and travel sectors, and
valuable time spent in consumer retail. We look forward to working with her
closely and gaining insights from her unique perspective as we continue growing
demand for our 10 global cruise line brands and delighting our guests with
great vacations at an exceptional value."
Since 2006, Deeble has been CEO of P&O Ferries Division Holdings Ltd., a
pan-European shipping and logistics business, following stints as the company's
chief operating officer and chief financial officer starting in 1998. Prior to
that, Deeble was chief financial officer for Stena Line UK Ltd., a
Swedish-owned ferry operator, and held several financial roles with the
retailer Sears plc in the UK. Deeble has served as a non-executive director for
the Port of London Authority and The Standard Club since 2014.
There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR9.6.13R in
respect of Deeble.
Following yesterday's board meeting, Carnival Corporation also announced that
it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.35 per share. The company's board of
directors approved a record date for the quarterly dividend of August 24, 2016,
and a payment date of September 16, 2016.
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 the Bank of England in London at 12 noon on September
1, 2016. 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 August 24, 2016.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
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 http://www.carnival.com/, http://
www.fathom.org/, http://www.hollandamerica.com/, http://www.princess.com/,
http://www.seabourn.com/, http://www.aida.de/, http://www.costacruise.com/,
http://www.cunard.com/, http://www.pocruises.com.au/, and http://
www.pocruises.com/.
SOURCE: Carnival Corporation & plc
CONTACT: Carnival Corporation Media Contacts: Roger Frizzell, Carnival
Corporation, rfrizzell@carnival.com, (305) 406-7862; Mike Flanagan, LDWWgroup,
mike@ldwwgroup.com, (727) 452-4538; Carnival Corporation Investor Relations:
Beth Roberts, Carnival Corporation, eroberts@carnival.com, (305) 599-2600