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Norwegian announces secondary offering of 20m shares by major holders

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings announced the launch of a secondary public offering of 20m of its ordinary shares by Apollo Global Management, Star NCLC Holdings (Genting Hong Kong) and TPG Viking Funds.

Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

May 19, 2015

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Norwegian is not selling any ordinary shares in the offering nor will it receive any of the proceeds. The total number of Norwegian ordinary shares outstanding will not change as a result of the offering.

Goldman, Sachs is acting as the sole underwriter.

Following the completion of the offering, Apollo, Genting HK and TPG Viking will together hold approximately 41.4% of the NCLH outstanding shares.

Genting HK is offering 10m shares, Apollo 7.5m and TPG Viking 2.5m.

Apollo's stake will go from 23.8% to 20.5%, Genting HK's from 22% to 17.7% and TPG Viking's from 4.3% to 3.2%.

The secondary offering was announced after market close Tuesday. NCLH shares had ended the day at $57.30, up $1.81 or 3.26% before falling nearly 4% in after-hours trading.

 

About the Author

Anne Kalosh

Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review

Anne Kalosh covers global stories, reporting both breaking and in-depth news on cruising's significant people, places, ships and trends. A sought-after expert on cruising, she has moderated conferences around the world, including the high-profile State of the Industry panel at Seatrade Cruise Global. She created and led the acclaimed itinerary-planning case study for Seatrade's cruise master classes held at Cambridge and Oxford universities. She has been the cruise columnist for AFAR.com, and her freelance stories have appeared in a wide range of publications, from The New York Times to The Miami Herald.

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