Carnival Cruises 2009 Annual Report Download - page 54

MARKET PRICE FOR COMMON STOCK AND ORDINARY SHARES
Carnival Corporation’s common stock, together with paired trust shares of beneficial interest in the P&O
Princess Special Voting Trust (which holds a Special Voting Share of Carnival plc) is traded on the NYSE under
the symbol “CCL.” Carnival plc’s ordinary shares trade on the London Stock Exchange under the symbol
“CCL.” Carnival plc’s American Depository Shares (“ADSs”), each one of which represents one Carnival plc
ordinary share, are traded on the NYSE under the symbol “CUK.” The depository for the ADSs is JPMorgan
Chase Bank. The daily high and low stock sales price for the periods indicated on their primary exchange was as
follows:
Carnival plc
Carnival
Corporation
Price per
Ordinary Share
(GBP)
Price per ADS
(USD)
High Low High Low High Low
Fiscal 2009
Fourth Quarter ................................ $34.94 $28.26 £22.18 £18.07 $36.09 $29.36
Third Quarter ................................. $31.64 $22.18 £19.72 £14.31 $32.02 $23.46
Second Quarter ............................... $29.76 $16.80 £20.22 £12.58 $29.72 $17.61
First Quarter ................................. $25.76 $17.60 £16.74 £12.24 $24.71 $17.37
Fiscal 2008
Fourth Quarter ................................ $42.24 $14.86 £21.53 £10.55 $38.90 $15.25
Third Quarter ................................. $41.47 $29.22 £20.20 £14.06 $39.60 $28.36
Second Quarter ............................... $43.54 $36.10 £21.63 £17.66 $43.00 $35.77
First Quarter ................................. $46.20 $37.64 £22.76 £17.39 $45.21 $37.19
As of January 21, 2010, there were 3,670 holders of record of Carnival Corporation common stock and
40,026 holders of record of Carnival plc ordinary shares and 99 holders of record of Carnival plc ADSs. The past
performance of our stock prices cannot be relied on as a guide to their future performance.
All dividends for both Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc are declared in U.S. dollars. If declared,
holders of Carnival Corporation common stock and Carnival plc ADSs receive a dividend payable in U.S.
dollars. The dividends payable for Carnival plc ordinary shares are payable in sterling, unless the shareholders
elect to receive the dividends in U.S. dollars. Dividends payable in sterling will be converted from U.S. dollars
into sterling at the U.S. dollar to sterling exchange rate quoted by the Bank of England in London at 12:00 p.m.
on the next combined U.S. and UK business day that follows the quarter end. In October 2008 at the height of the
financial crisis, the Boards of Directors voted to suspend our quarterly dividend beginning March 2009.
However, at the January 2010 Boards of Directors meetings it was decided to reinstate our March 2010 quarterly
dividend at $0.10 per share.
The payment and amount of any future dividend is within the discretion of the Boards of Directors. Our
dividends were and will be based on a number of factors, including our earnings, liquidity position, financial
condition, tone of business, capital requirements, credit ratings and the availability and cost of obtaining new
debt. We cannot be certain that Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc will continue their dividend in the future,
and if so, the amount and timing of such future dividends are not determinable and may be different than prior
declarations.
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