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Issuer:     ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD (RCL)
CIK:        0000884887
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-03-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-24-031928
Event type: debt
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 1.01, 2.03, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Royal Caribbean completes $1.25B notes offering at 6.250% to refinance 11.625% notes due 2027
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- Issued $1.25B of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2032; net proceeds ~$1.236B.
- Proceeds to redeem all $1.25B of 11.625% Senior Notes due 2027 on March 8, 2024.
- Interest rate reduced from 11.625% to 6.250%, significantly lowering annual interest expense.
- Notes mature March 15, 2032; interest payable semi-annually starting Sept 15, 2024.
- Offering exempt from registration; sold to QIBs and non-U.S. investors under Rule 144A/Reg S.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000110465924031928/0001104659-24-031928-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/884887/000110465924031928/tm247076d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-24-031928

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