MIAMI, Oct. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival
Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced
that Carnival Corporation (the "Company") closed its previously
announced incremental first-priority senior secured term loan
facility in an aggregate principal amount of $2.3 billion. The proceeds from the new
incremental term facility are being used to redeem all of the
outstanding 11.500% First-Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2023 of
the Company (the "Redeemed Notes") and to pay accrued interest on
such Redeemed Notes and related fees and expenses. The
refinancing transaction will generate annual interest savings of
over $135 million and extend
maturities. Loans under the new incremental term facility
will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to adjusted LIBOR with
a 0.75% floor, plus a margin equal to 3.25%, and will mature in
2028. The terms of the new incremental term facility are
otherwise generally consistent with the terms of the Company's
existing term loan facility.
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acted as sole global coordinator for
the marketing of the incremental term facility.
PJT Partners serves as independent financial advisor to Carnival
Corporation & plc.
About Carnival Corporation & plc
Carnival Corporation & plc is one of the world's largest
leisure travel companies with a portfolio of nine of the world's
leading cruise lines. With operations in North America, Australia, Europe and Asia, its portfolio features Carnival Cruise
Line, Princess Cruises, Holland America Line, Seabourn, P&O
Cruises (Australia), Costa
Cruises, AIDA Cruises, P&O Cruises (UK) and Cunard.
Cautionary Note Concerning Factors That May Affect Future
Results
Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc and their respective
subsidiaries are referred to collectively in this press release as
"Carnival Corporation & plc," "our," "us" and "we." Some of the
statements, estimates or projections contained in this press
release are "forward-looking statements" that involve risks,
uncertainties and assumptions with respect to us, including some
statements concerning the financing transactions described herein,
future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation,
cash flows, liquidity and other events which have not yet
occurred. These statements are intended to qualify for the
safe harbors from liability provided by Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended. All statements other than statements
of historical facts are statements that could be deemed
forward-looking. These statements are based on current
expectations, estimates, forecasts and projections about our
business and the industry in which we operate and the beliefs and
assumptions of our management. We have tried, whenever
possible, to identify these statements by using words like "will,"
"may," "could," "should," "would," "believe," "depends," "expect,"
"goal," "anticipate," "forecast," "project," "future," "intend,"
"plan," "estimate," "target," "indicate," "outlook" and similar
expressions of future intent or the negative of such terms.
Forward-looking statements include those statements that relate
to our outlook and financial position including, but not limited
to, statements regarding:
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Because forward-looking statements involve risks and
uncertainties, there are many factors that could cause our actual
results, performance or achievements to differ materially from
those expressed or implied by our forward-looking statements.
This note contains important cautionary statements of the known
factors that we consider could materially affect the accuracy of
our forward-looking statements and adversely affect our business,
results of operations and financial position. Additionally,
many of these risks and uncertainties are currently amplified by,
and will continue to be amplified by, or in the future may be
amplified by, the COVID-19 outbreak. It is not possible to
predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional
risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown.
These factors include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- COVID-19 has had, and is expected to continue to have, a
significant impact on our financial condition and operations, which
impacts our ability to obtain acceptable financing to fund
resulting reductions in cash from operations. The current, and
uncertain future, impact of the COVID-19 outbreak, including its
effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on
cruises), is expected to continue to impact our results,
operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, litigation, cash
flows, liquidity, and stock price;
- World events impacting the ability or desire of people to
travel have and may continue to lead to a decline in demand for
cruises;
- Incidents concerning our ships, guests or the cruise vacation
industry as well as adverse weather conditions and other natural
disasters have in the past and may, in the future, impact the
satisfaction of our guests and crew and lead to reputational
damage;
- Changes in and non-compliance with laws and regulations under
which we operate, such as those relating to health, environment,
safety and security, data privacy and protection, anti-corruption,
economic sanctions, trade protection and tax have in the past and
may, in the future, lead to litigation, enforcement actions, fines,
penalties, and reputational damage;
- Breaches in data security and lapses in data privacy as well as
disruptions and other damages to our principal offices, information
technology operations and system networks, including the recent
ransomware incidents, and failure to keep pace with developments in
technology may adversely impact our business operations, the
satisfaction of our guests and crew and may lead to reputational
damage;
- Ability to recruit, develop and retain qualified shipboard
personnel who live away from home for extended periods of time may
adversely impact our business operations, guest services and
satisfaction;
- Increases in fuel prices, changes in the types of fuel consumed
and availability of fuel supply may adversely impact our scheduled
itineraries and costs;
- Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates may adversely
impact our financial results;
- Overcapacity and competition in the cruise and land-based
vacation industry may lead to a decline in our cruise sales,
pricing and destination options;
- Inability to implement our shipbuilding programs and ship
repairs, maintenance and refurbishments may adversely impact our
business operations and the satisfaction of our guests; and
- The risk factors included in Carnival Corporation's and
Carnival plc's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on
January 26, 2021 and Carnival
Corporation's and Carnival plc's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q
filed with the SEC on April 7, 2021,
June 28, 2021 and September 30, 2021.
The ordering of the risk factors set forth above is not intended
to reflect our indication of priority or likelihood.
Forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as a
prediction of actual results. Subject to any continuing
obligations under applicable law or any relevant stock exchange
rules, we expressly disclaim any obligation to disseminate, after
the date of this document, any updates or revisions to any such
forward-looking statements to reflect any change in expectations or
events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements
are based.
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