Royal Caribbean Group announces proposed offering of senior unsecured notes
Rhea-AI Summary
Royal Caribbean Group (NYSE: RCL) has commenced a registered public offering of senior unsecured notes. According to the company, net proceeds are intended to repay a portion of outstanding borrowings under its floating rate term loan facilities, with any remaining proceeds used to repay or refinance other existing indebtedness.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities and Citigroup Global Markets are lead book-running managers. The notes are offered under an automatic shelf registration statement filed with the SEC on February 29, 2024, and investors are directed to the related prospectus and prospectus supplement for full terms.
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- Net proceeds earmarked to repay floating rate term loan facilities and other debt
- Offering conducted under an effective automatic shelf registration, enabling timely market access
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- None.
News Explained
RCL says it has commenced a proposed offering of senior unsecured notes to repay or refinance existing borrowings, but gives no offering size or price and does not report a completed sale; the disclosure is an intended refinancing, not a quantified or completed financing.
Key Figures
Previous Offering Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | 24h Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27 | Debt notes offering | Negative | -3.3% | Completed $2.5 billion notes offering to refinance 2026 maturities and repay debt. |
| Feb 12 | Proposed notes offering | Negative | -0.3% | Commenced notes offering to refinance 2026 maturities and repay existing indebtedness. |
| Oct 01 | Debt notes offering | Negative | +1.3% | Completed $1.5 billion notes offering to finance Celebrity Xcel and address existing debt. |
| Sep 22 | Priced notes offering | Negative | +0.4% | Priced $1.5 billion senior notes offering with a 5.375% interest rate. |
| Sep 22 | Proposed notes offering | Negative | +0.2% | Proposed notes offering to finance Celebrity Xcel and refinance existing debt. |
24h Move is the share-price change in the day after each event; other market factors may also have contributed.
Offering-tagged events averaged a -0.33% price reaction, indicating mildly negative historical performance for this announcement type.
Key Terms
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The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its floating rate term loan facilities and any remaining net proceeds to repay or refinance other existing indebtedness.
BNP Paribas Securities Corp., BofA Securities, Inc. and Citigroup Global Markets Inc. are acting as lead book-running managers for the offering.
The Notes offering is being made pursuant to an automatic shelf registration statement (including a prospectus) that was filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 29, 2024, and became effective upon filing. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in the shelf registration statement and the documents incorporated by reference therein and the prospectus supplement that the Company has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the Company and the offering.
Copies of the prospectus and related prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained from BNP Paribas Securities Corp. by telephone at 1-800-854-5674, BofA Securities, Inc., 201 North Tryon Street, NC1-022-02-25,
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements in this press release relating to, among other things, the offering and sale of the Notes constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements include, but are not limited, to: statements regarding terms of the offering of the Notes and the intended use of proceeds. Words such as "anticipate," "believe," "committed," "could," "driving," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "may," "plan," "encouraged," "project," "shaping up," "position," "allows," "seek," "should," "will," "would," "considering," and similar expressions are intended to help identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations, are based on judgments, are inherently uncertain and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, which could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to, the following: the impact of the economic and geopolitical environment on key aspects of the Company's business, such as the demand for cruises, passenger spending, and operating costs; changes in operating costs; the unavailability or cost of air service; incidents or adverse publicity concerning the Company's ships, port facilities, land destinations and/or passengers or the cruise vacation industry in general; the effects of weather, climate events and/or natural disasters on the Company's business; risks related to the Company's sustainability activities; the impact of issues at shipyards, including ship delivery delays or ship construction cost increases; shipyard unavailability; unavailability of ports of call; vacation industry competition and increase in industry capacity; inability to manage the Company's cost and capital allocation strategies; the uncertainties of conducting business globally and expanding into new markets and new ventures, including potential acquisitions; issues with travel advisers that sell and market the Company's cruises; reliance on third-party service providers; potential unavailability of insurance coverage; disease outbreaks and increased concern about the risk of illness on the Company's ships or when travelling to or from the Company's ships, which could cause a decrease in demand, guest cancellations, and ship redeployments; the risks and costs related to cyber security attacks, data breaches, protecting the Company's systems and maintaining data integrity and security; uncertainties of a foreign legal system as the Company is not incorporated in the United States; the Company's ability to obtain sufficient financing or capital to fund its capital expenditures, operations, debt repayments and other financing needs; the Company's expectation and ability to pay a cash dividend on its common stock in the future; changes to the Company's dividend policy; growing anti-tourism sentiments and environmental concerns; changes in U.S. or other countries' foreign travel policy; impact of new or changing legislation and regulations (including environmental regulations) or governmental orders on the Company's business; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, fuel prices and interest rates; further impairments of the Company's goodwill, long-lived assets, equity investments and notes receivable; an inability to source crew or provisions and supplies from certain places; the Company's ability to recruit, develop and retain high quality personnel; and pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as predictions of actual results. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
About Royal Caribbean Group
Royal Caribbean Group is a leading global vacation company spanning cruise, exclusive destinations, and land-based vacation experiences. The company operates 71 ships sailing to more than 1,000 destinations across all seven continents through its three wholly owned brands - Royal Caribbean, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea - and a
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