Seatrade Cruise News is part of the Informa Markets Division of Informa PLC

This site is operated by a business or businesses owned by Informa PLC and all copyright resides with them. Informa PLC's registered office is 5 Howick Place, London SW1P 1WG. Registered in England and Wales. Number 8860726.

NCLH announces $700m private debt offering

722ffd149191933071ca5e8ff49b59ef
Updated with pricing of the notes. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings is proposing to sell $700m in senior unsecured 4.75% notes due 2021 in a private offering.

The company plans to use the proceeds to purchase its outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2019. The aggregate principal of those notes is $680m.

The new notes are being offered only to qualified institutional buyers outside the US.

Simultaneously, NCLH commenced a cash tender offer for the outstanding 5.25% senior notes. The company will pay $1,029.25 per $1,000 principal amount of these notes plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the settlement date, expected to be Dec. 14.

This tender offer will expire Dec. 9 at 5 p.m. New York City time, unless extended or earlier terminated, as outlined in the purchase offer.