debt
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
NCLH exchanges $285M of 5.375% notes for 0.875% notes due 2030 plus equity offering
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- Exchanged $285.4M of 5.375% exchangeable notes due 2025 for new 0.875% notes due 2030 plus $51.6M cash payment.
- Concurrent equity offering of 2.7M shares at $19.06 per share to fund cash payment; Barclays acting as placement agent.
- Transaction expected to close April 7, 2025; leverage neutral and reduces fully diluted shares by ~12.5M.
- Initial exchange price of new notes is $26.21/share, a 37.5% premium above equity offering price.
- About $164.6M of original 2025 notes remain outstanding after the exchange.