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Carnival said it commenced a private offering of new senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion, expected to mature in 2033, on January 28, 2025.

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  1. Carnival said it commenced a private offering of new senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion, expected to mature in 2033, on January 28, 2025.

  2. The company said it plans to use the new notes to refinance $2.03 billion of 10.375% Senior Priority Notes due 2028 issued by Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited. It said it expects to reduce interest expense, simplify its capital structure and manage its future debt maturities.

  3. The company said Carnival Bermuda issued a conditional notice of redemption for the entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Priority Notes on January 28, 2025. The redemption date is on or about February 7, 2025, and the redemption price is 100.0% of the principal amount, plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption is conditioned on the closing of the Notes Offering.

  4. The company said it expects to fund the redemption with the net proceeds from the Notes Offering and cash on hand. The notes are offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and, outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors under Regulation S. It also said the indenture governing the notes is expected to have investment grade-style covenants.

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$2.0 billion Senior Unsecured Notes Private Offering Launched

Carnival said it commenced a private offering of new senior unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of $2.0 billion, expected to mature in 2033, on January 28, 2025.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Refinancing of $2.03 billion 10.375% Senior Priority Notes

The company said it plans to use the new notes to refinance $2.03 billion of 10.375% Senior Priority Notes due 2028 issued by Carnival Holdings (Bermuda) Limited. It said it expects to reduce interest expense, simplify its capital structure and manage its future debt maturities.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Conditional Notice of Redemption for Senior Priority Notes

The company said Carnival Bermuda issued a conditional notice of redemption for the entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Priority Notes on January 28, 2025. The redemption date is on or about February 7, 2025, and the redemption price is 100.0% of the principal amount, plus a make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest. The redemption is conditioned on the closing of the Notes Offering.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

Redemption Funding and New Notes Offering Terms

The company said it expects to fund the redemption with the net proceeds from the Notes Offering and cash on hand. The notes are offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A and, outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors under Regulation S. It also said the indenture governing the notes is expected to have investment grade-style covenants.

Source · Based on the filing body and exhibits

AI summarized the filing and translated the summary into English; it may differ from the original. For reference only, not investment advice. AI translated the published Korean report into English. Figures are copied as filed, not recalculated.

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Source: SEC EDGAR (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Item captions are the SEC's. The summary is for reference only and is not investment advice.