Carnival PLC Carnival Names Cahilly to Board, Announces Dividend

 
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Carnival Corporation & plc Names Jason Glen Cahilly to Board of 
                    Directors, Announces Quarterly Dividend 
 
MIAMI, July 19, 2017 -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) 
today announced that on July 18, 2017, Jason Glen Cahilly, former chief 
strategic and financial officer of the National Basketball Association, has 
been appointed to the company's boards of directors, effective immediately. The 
announcement was made following the quarterly meeting of the company's boards 
of directors held yesterday in Venice, Italy. 
 
Cahilly, a seasoned executive with more than 20 years of financial experience 
in the sports, communications, media and entertainment industries, will serve 
in a non-executive capacity on Carnival Corporation's 11-member boards of 
directors. He will also serve on the Audit Committees. 
 
"We are very pleased to welcome Jason as an exceptional addition to our boards 
of directors," said Micky Arison, Carnival Corporation & plc chairman. "Jason 
brings extensive leadership experience to Carnival and valuable expertise in a 
wide variety of areas. We look forward to working with him closely and gaining 
insights from his unique perspective as we continue growing demand for our 10 
global brands." 
 
Most recently Cahilly served as chief strategic and financial officer of the 
NBA, where he was responsible for setting strategic priorities and direction 
globally, following 12 years at Goldman, Sachs & Co. where he served as a 
partner and the global co-head of media and telecommunications, as well as a 
member of the firm's Internet Investment Committee. Prior to that, Cahilly was 
a vice president of Lehman Brothers Inc. in New York. He holds a Juris 
Doctorate from Harvard Law School. 
 
There is no other information required to be disclosed pursuant to LR9.6.13R in 
respect of Cahilly. 
 
Following yesterday's board meeting, Carnival Corporation & plc also announced 
that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share. The company's 
boards of directors approved a record date for the quarterly dividend of August 
25, 2017, and a payment date of September 15, 2017. 
 
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, 2017. 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 25, 2017. 
 
About Carnival Corporation & plc 
 
Carnival Corporation & plc is the world's largest leisure travel company and 
among the most profitable and financially strong in the cruise and vacation 
industries, with a portfolio of 10 dynamic brands that include nine of the 
world's leading cruise lines. With operations in North 
America, Europe, Australia and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise 
Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Seabourn, AIDA Cruises, Costa 
Cruises, Cunard, P&O Cruises (Australia) and P&O Cruises (UK), as well as 
Fathom, the corporation's immersion and enrichment experience brand. 
 
Together, the corporation's cruise lines operate 103 ships with 231,000 lower 
berths visiting over 700 ports around the world, with 17 new ships scheduled to 
be delivered between 2018 and 2022. Carnival Corporation & plc also operates 
Holland America Princess Alaska Tours, the leading tour company 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&P 500 and the FTSE 100 indices. 
 
In 2017, Fast Company recognized Carnival Corporation as being among the "Top 
10 Most Innovative Companies" in both the design and travel categories. Fast 
Company specifically recognized Carnival Corporation for its work in developing 
Ocean MedallionT, a high-tech wearable device that enables the world's first 
interactive guest experience platform capable of transforming vacation travel 
into a highly personalized and elevated level of customized service. 
 
Additional information can be found on www.carnival.com, www.fathom.org, 
www.hollandamerica.com, www.princess.com, www.seabourn.com, www.aida.de, 
www.costacruise.com, www.cunard.com, www.pocruises.com.au and www.pocruises.com 
. 
 
CONTACT: MEDIA CONTACT: Roger Frizzell, [phone]; INVESTOR RELATIONS 
CONTACT: Beth Roberts, [phone] 
 
 
 
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July 19, 2017 09:30 ET (13:30 GMT)