---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-26-035746"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NCLH"
cik: "0001513761"
company_name: "Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd."
filed_at: "2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T08:36:53.489545+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NCLH appoints five new directors, enters cooperation with Elliott; four directors resign

## Summary
- Elliott Investment Management and NCLH sign cooperation agreement; standstill and voting commitments through Feb 2027.
- Five new independent directors (Alex Cruz, Kevin Lansberry, Steve Pagliuca, Brian MacDonald, Jonathan Cohen) appointed eff. March 31, 2026.
- Four current directors (David Abrams, Harry Curtis, Stella David, Mary Landry) resign effective same date.
- John Chidsey becomes Chairman of the Board; Alex Cruz named Lead Independent Director.
- Elliott, as largest investor, expresses confidence in value creation under new board and CEO.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-26-035746
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NCLH
- cik: 0001513761
- company_name: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
- filed_at: 2026-03-27T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000110465926035746/0001104659-26-035746-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000110465926035746/tm2610052d1_8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-035746.txt

## Key facts
- Material Agreements
  Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. entered into Cooperation Agreement with Elliott Investment Management L.P., Elliott Associates, L.P., and Elliott International, L.P. (effective 2026-03-26).
  - Action: entry
  - Counterparty: Elliott Investment Management L.P., Elliott Associates, L.P., and Elliott International, L.P.
  - Effective: 2026-03-26
  source text: On March 26, 2026, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”) entered into a Cooperation Agreement (the “Cooperation Agreement”) with Elliott Investment Management L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, Elliott Associates, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, and Elliott International, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (each, an “Elliott Party,” and together, the “Elliott Parties”).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513761/000110465926035746/0001104659-26-035746-index.htm

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