0000903423-13-000688.txt : 20131209 0000903423-13-000688.hdr.sgml : 20131209 20131209164958 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000903423-13-000688 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20131209 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20131209 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001513761 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400] IRS NUMBER: 980691007 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-87191 FILM NUMBER: 131266102 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7665 CORPORATE DRIVE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33126 BUSINESS PHONE: 305-436-4000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 7665 CORPORATE DRIVE CITY: MIAMI STATE: FL ZIP: 33126 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Star NCLC Holdings Ltd. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001567070 IRS NUMBER: 980559949 STATE OF INCORPORATION: D0 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SUITE 1501, OCEAN CENTRE STREET 2: 5 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON CITY: HONG KONG STATE: F4 ZIP: 0000000000 BUSINESS PHONE: 852-2378-2000 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O SUITE 1501, OCEAN CENTRE STREET 2: 5 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON CITY: HONG KONG STATE: F4 ZIP: 0000000000 SC 13D/A 1 starnclhold-13da_1209.htm

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

SCHEDULE 13D
(Rule 13d-101)

(Amendment No. 2)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO § 240.13d-1(a) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO 240.13d-2(a)

Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
(Name of Issuer)
 
Ordinary Shares, par value $0.001 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
 
G66721 10 4
(CUSIP Number)
 

Blondel So King Tak

Chief Operating Officer

Genting Hong Kong Limited

c/o Suite 1501, Ocean Centre

5 Canton Road

Kowloon, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

+852-2378-2000

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person

Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 
December 9, 2013
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d -1(e), 240.13d -1(f) or 240.13d -1(g), check the following box. 

Note.            Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d -7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

(Continued on following pages)

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______________________

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Exchange Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Exchange Act (however, see the Notes).

 
 

 

CUSIP No. G66721 10 4 13D Page 2 of 8 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Star NCLC Holdings Ltd.

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(see instructions)

(a) o

(b) o

   
3  SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

OO (See Item 3)

5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)   o
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Bermuda

 

 

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH

 

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)   o
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

32.2% (See Item 5)*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

             
*The calculation is based on a total of 205,145,258 Ordinary Shares (as defined herein) outstanding as of November 15, 2013 as reported in the Final Prospectus filed by the Issuer with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 4, 2013.
 
 

 

CUSIP No. G66721 10 4 13D Page 3 of 8 Pages

 

1

NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS

Genting Hong Kong Limited

2

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(see instructions)

(a) o

(b) o

   
3  SEC USE ONLY
4

SOURCE OF FUNDS (see instructions)

OO (See Item 3)

5 CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) or 2(e)   o
6

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

Bermuda

 

 

 

NUMBER OF SHARES

BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING

PERSON WITH

 

7

SOLE VOTING POWER

0

8

SHARED VOTING POWER

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

9

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

0

10

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

11

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

65,969,334 (See Item 5)

12 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (see instructions)   o
13

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 11

32.2% (See Item 5)*

14

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

CO

             
*The calculation is based on a total of 205,145,258 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 15, 2013 as reported in the Final Prospectus filed by the Issuer with the Commission on December 4, 2013.

 

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This Amendment No. 2 (the “Amendment”) amends and supplements the Schedule 13D filed on February 4, 2013, as amended and supplemented by Amendment No. 1 filed on August 16, 2013 (as so amended, the “Original Schedule 13D” and, as amended and supplemented by this Amendment, the “Schedule 13D”) by Star NCLC Holdings Ltd. (“Star NCLC”) and Genting Hong Kong Limited (“Genting HK”) with respect to the Ordinary Shares of the Issuer. Capitalized terms used in this Amendment and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D.

Item 2.  Identity and Background

This Amendment amends and restates the second and fourth paragraphs of Item 2 of the Original Schedule 13D in its entirety as follows:

“Star NCLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Genting HK, is the record owner of an aggregate of 65,969,334 Ordinary Shares (the “Genting Shares”).  The Ordinary Shares reported as beneficially owned by each Reporting Person include only those Ordinary Shares over which such person may be deemed to have voting or dispositive power.”

“As of November 15, 2013, the principal shareholders of Genting HK are: Golden Hope Limited (“GHL”) as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust – 44.58%, and Genting Malysia Berhad (“GENM”) – 17.81%.  GHL is a company incorporated in the Isle of Man acting as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, a private unit trust which is held directly and indirectly by First Names Trust Company (Isle of Man) Limited (formerly known as IFG International Trust Company Limited), as trustee of a discretionary trust, the beneficiaries of which are Tan Sri Lim Kok Thay and certain members of his family (the “Lim Family”). GENM is a Malaysian company listed on the Main Market of Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad in which Parkview Management Sdn Bhd, as trustee of a discretionary trust, the beneficiaries of which are the Lim Family, has a substantial indirect beneficial interest. As a result, an aggregate of 62.39% of Genting HK’s outstanding shares is owned by GENM and GHL as trustee of the Golden Hope Unit Trust, directly or indirectly, as of November 15, 2013.”

Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction

This Amendment amends Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D by inserting the following before the paragraph titled “General”:

Resale Offering (Dec. 2013)

Pursuant to the Shareholders Agreement, on November 19, 2013, the Issuer filed a registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-192417) (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Registration Statement”) to register 25,300,000 Ordinary Shares for resale by the Shareholders (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering”).

On December 3, 2013, the Issuer and the Shareholders entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement”) with UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc. as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriters”), pursuant to which, among other things, Star NCLC agreed to sell, and the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriters agreed to purchase, 11,000,000 Ordinary Shares at a price of $32.1694 per Ordinary Share, which represents the public offering price of $33.25 per Ordinary Share less the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriters’ discount of $1.0806 per Ordinary Share. Star NCLC also granted the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,650,000 additional Ordinary Shares on the same terms.

The Dec. 2013 Resale Offering closed on December 9, 2013 in respect of the 11,000,000 Ordinary Shares.

Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement (Dec. 2013)

In connection with the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering, Star NCLC agreed pursuant to a lock-up agreement (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement”), subject to certain exceptions, not to, directly or indirectly, (i)

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sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Commission in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Exchange Act with respect to any of the Ordinary Shares, any other securities of the Issuer that are substantially similar to the Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for the foregoing, (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Ordinary Shares or any other securities of the Issuer that are substantially similar to Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase, the foregoing, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii), for a period beginning on the date of such Lock-Up Agreement and continuing for 60 days after the date of the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement (such period, the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Period”), except with the prior written consent of the representatives of the underwriters.

 

The Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Period will be automatically extended if (i) during the last 17 days of the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Period the Issuer issues an earnings release or announces material news or a material event or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Period, the Issuer announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period following the last day of the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Period, in which case the restrictions will continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the announcement of the material news or material event, unless the underwriters agree to waive such extension.”

This Amendment amends and restates the last paragraph of Item 4 of the Original Schedule 13D in its entirety as set forth below:

“References to and descriptions of the Shareholders Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement, the Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement, the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement set forth above in this Item 4 do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the full text of the Shareholders Agreement, the Lock-Up Agreement, the Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement, the Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement, the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Lock-Up Agreement, which have been filed as Exhibit 2, Exhibit 3, Exhibit 4, Exhibit 5, Exhibit 6 and Exhibit 7, respectively, and are incorporated herein by this reference.”

Item 5.  Interest in Securities of the Issuer

This Amendment amends and restates paragraphs 2 and 3 of Item 5 of the Original Schedule 13D as set forth below:

“(a)–(b) The following disclosure assumes that there are 205,145,258 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of November 15, 2013 as reported in the Final Prospectus filed by the Issuer with the Commission on December 4, 2013.

Pursuant to Rule 13d-3 of the Exchange Act, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own 65,969,334 Ordinary Shares of the Issuer, which constitutes approximately 32.2% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares of the Issuer.”

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Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits

1.Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013, by and between the Reporting Persons (previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D filed by Star NCLC and Genting HK on February 4, 2013).
2.Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2013, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., Genting Hong Kong Limited, Star NCLC Holdings Ltd., AAA Guarantor Co-Invest VI (B), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV II), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV III), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV IV), L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware 892) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Germany) VI, L.P., TPG Viking, L.P., TPG Viking AIV I, L.P., TPG Viking AIV II, L.P. and TPG Viking AIV III, L.P., and the other shareholders that become a party from time to time (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 30, 2013 (File No. 001-37584)).
3.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters, together with the other Underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement referred to therein, and Star NCLC (previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3 to Schedule 13D filed by Star NCLC and Genting HK on February 4, 2013).
4.Form of Underwriting Agreement, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., the selling stockholders named in Schedule C thereto and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. filed with the Commission on August 7, 2013) (the “Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement”).
5.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among each person listed in Exhibit A-1 to the Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D of Star NCLC Holdings Ltd. and Genting Hong Kong Limited filed with the Commission on August 16, 2013).
6.Form of Underwriting Agreement, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., the selling stockholders named in Schedule C thereto and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. filed with the Commission on November 19, 2013) (the “Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement”).
7.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among each person listed in Exhibit A-1 to the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters.

 

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  December 9, 2013

  STAR NCLC HOLDINGS LTD.
   
  By: /s/ Blondel So King Tak
  Name:  Blondel So King Tak
Title: Director
 

 

 

 

  GENTING HONG KONG LIMITED
   
  By: /s/ Blondel So King Tak
  Name:  Blondel So King Tak
Title: Chief Operating Officer and Authorized Person

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

1.Joint Filing Agreement dated as of February 1, 2013, by and between the Reporting Persons (previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 1 to Schedule 13D filed by Star NCLC and Genting HK on February 4, 2013).
2.Shareholders’ Agreement, dated as of January 24, 2013, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., Genting Hong Kong Limited, Star NCLC Holdings Ltd., AAA Guarantor Co-Invest VI (B), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV II), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV III), L.P., AIF VI NCL (AIV IV), L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Delaware 892) VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners VI, L.P., Apollo Overseas Partners (Germany) VI, L.P., TPG Viking, L.P., TPG Viking AIV I, L.P., TPG Viking AIV II, L.P. and TPG Viking AIV III, L.P., and the other shareholders that become a party from time to time (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuer’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 30, 2013 (File No. 001-37584)).
3.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters, together with the other Underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement referred to therein, and Star NCLC (previously filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3 to Schedule 13D filed by Star NCLC and Genting HK on February 4, 2013).
4.Form of Underwriting Agreement, dated August 8, 2013, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., the selling stockholders named in Schedule C thereto and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. filed with the Commission on August 7, 2013).
4.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among each person listed in Exhibit A-1 to the Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5 to Amendment No. 1 to Schedule 13D of Star NCLC Holdings Ltd. and Genting Hong Kong Limited filed with the Commission on August 16, 2013).
6.Form of Underwriting Agreement, by and among Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., the selling stockholders named in Schedule C thereto and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters listed in Schedule A thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to Form S-1 Registration Statement of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. filed with the Commission on November 19, 2013).
7.Form of Lock-Up Agreement, by and among each person listed in Exhibit A-1 to the Dec. 2013 Resale Offering Underwriting Agreement and UBS Securities LLC and Barclays Capital Inc., as Managing Underwriters and representatives of the several underwriters.

 

 

 

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EX-7 2 starnclhold-13daex7_1209.htm

EXHIBIT 7

Form of Lock-Up Agreement

___________ ___, 2013

UBS Securities LLC

Barclays Capital Inc.

as Managing Underwriters (the “Representatives”)

Together with the other Underwriters

named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement

referred to herein

c/o UBS Securities LLC

299 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10171-0026

c/o Barclays Capital Inc.
745 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019

Ladies and Gentlemen:

This Lock-Up Agreement is being delivered to you in connection with the proposed Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) to be entered into by Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda company (“Holdings”), each selling shareholder named therein (the “Selling Stockholders”), and you and the other underwriters named in Schedule A to the Underwriting Agreement, with respect to the public offering (the “Offering”) of ordinary shares, par value $.001 per share, of Holdings (the “Ordinary Shares”).

In order to induce you to enter into the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned agrees that, for a period (the “Lock-Up Period”) beginning on the date hereof and ending on, and including, the date that is 60 days after the date of the Underwriting Agreement, the undersigned will not, without the prior written consent of the Representatives (i) sell, offer to sell, contract or agree to sell, hypothecate, pledge, grant any option to purchase or otherwise dispose of or agree to dispose of, directly or indirectly, or file (or participate in the filing of) a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) in respect of, or establish or increase a put equivalent position or liquidate or decrease a call equivalent position within the meaning of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and regulations of the Commission promulgated thereunder (the “Exchange Act”) with respect to, any Ordinary Shares, any other securities of Holdings that are substantially similar to Ordinary Shares, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for, or any warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for, the foregoing (collectively, the “Lock-Up Securities”), (ii) enter into any swap or other arrangement that transfers to another, in whole or in part, any of the economic consequences of ownership of Lock-Up Securities, whether any such transaction is to be settled by delivery of Ordinary Shares or such other securities, in cash or otherwise or (iii) publicly announce an intention to effect any transaction specified in clause (i) or (ii).

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[to be included only for executive officers other than the CEO:

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer (including through a 10b5-1 plan), without limitation by this Lock-Up Agreement and without the prior written consent of the Representatives, a number of Ordinary Shares equal to ten percent (10%) of the undersigned’s Ordinary Shares, such ten percent (10%) to be calculated:

(i) as of the date hereof;

(ii) assuming that all options to acquire Ordinary Shares granted to the undersigned by Holdings pursuant to Holdings’ long-term incentive plan have been exercised;

(iii) assuming that the undersigned has exchanged all of his or her Management NCL Corporation Units (as such term is defined in the Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement)) for Ordinary Shares; and

(iv) assuming that all Lock-Up Securities held by the undersigned have fully vested;

provided that the undersigned shall use commercially reasonable efforts to provide written notification of any such disposition to UBS Securities LLC (“UBS”) and Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) at least twenty-four (24) hours prior to the filing of Form 4 relating to such disposition in accordance with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.]

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the undersigned may transfer the undersigned’s Lock-Up Securities (i) in connection with the disposition of any Lock-Up Securities acquired, after the completion of the Offering, by the undersigned in open market transactions, provided that no filing or public disclosure, reporting any sale, transfer or other disposition of Lock-Up Securities or any reduction in beneficial ownership of Ordinary Shares, shall be required under the Exchange Act, or shall be voluntarily made, during the Lock-Up Period in connection with any disposition pursuant to this clause (i), (ii) as a bona fide gift or gifts, provided that the donee or donees thereof agree to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (iii) to any trust for the direct or indirect benefit of the undersigned or the immediate family of the undersigned, provided that the trustee of the trust agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, and provided further that any such transfer shall not involve a disposition for value, (iv) with the prior written consent of the Representatives, (v) by will or intestate succession, provided that the beneficiary thereof agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (vi) to a nominee or custodian of a person or entity to whom a disposition or transfer would be permitted hereunder, provided that such nominee or custodian agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (vii) in connection with the forfeiture to Holdings of Ordinary Shares to cover tax withholding obligations upon the vesting of options and other equity based compensation granted to the undersigned pursuant to any employee stock option plan existing upon or prior to the effectiveness of the Registration Statement (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) ), (viii) as a transfer to Holdings in connection with the exercise of equity awards, in order to pay the exercise price thereof or the full or partial tax withholding obligations in connection therewith, (ix) to Holdings, pursuant to any right or obligation of Holdings to repurchase shares from the undersigned, or (x) if the undersigned is a corporation, partnership,

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limited liability company or similar entity, to the undersigned’s direct or indirect affiliates (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act), including, without limitation its direct and indirect stockholders, members and partners and its direct and indirect subsidiaries, or to any investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by, or under the common control or management with, the undersigned; provided that (1) such affiliate, partner, former partner, member, former member, subsidiary, investment fund or other entity controlled or managed by, or under the common control or management with, the undersigned agrees to be bound in writing by the restrictions set forth herein, (2) such transfers are not required to be reported in any public report or filing with the Commission, and (3) the undersigned does not otherwise voluntarily effect any public filing or report regarding such transfers. For purposes hereof, “immediate family” shall mean any relationship by blood, marriage or adoption, not more remote than first cousin.

[to be inserted for Lock-Up Agreement to be signed by the Selling Stockholders:] [Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the preceding paragraph shall not apply to the sale of Firm Shares or Additional Shares by any Selling Stockholder to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement.]

In addition, except as such as have already been exercised in connection with the Offering prior to the date hereof, the undersigned hereby waives, for the duration of the Lock-Up Period, any and all rights the undersigned may have to (x) require the filing of a registration statement with respect to the registration of Ordinary Shares (y) in connection with the Offering, require registration of Ordinary Shares, or (z) make any demand for, or exercise any right with respect to, any securities convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for Ordinary Shares, or warrants or other rights to purchase or subscribe for Ordinary Shares or any such securities, provided that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing contained herein or otherwise shall restrict the undersigned’s right and ability to (x) exchange its Management NCL Corporation Units for Ordinary Shares or (y) exercise options to acquire Ordinary Shares.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the foregoing restrictions shall not apply to any transactions effected pursuant to a trading plan entered into by the undersigned that complies with Rule 10b5-1 under the Exchange Act for the sale or other disposition of Ordinary Shares, provided that such plan does not permit the transfer of any Ordinary Shares during the Lock-Up Period and entry into such plan does not require, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, any filing (including, without limitation, any Form 144) to be made, and no such filing or other public disclosure of such plan is made, during the Lock-Up Period.

If (i) Holdings issues an earnings release or material news, or a material event relating to Holdings occurs, during the last 17 days of the Lock-Up Period, or (ii) prior to the expiration of the Lock-Up Period, Holdings announces that it will release earnings results during the 16-day period beginning on the last day of the Lock-Up Period, the restrictions imposed by this agreement shall continue to apply until the expiration of the 18-day period beginning on the issuance of the earnings release or the occurrence of the material news or material event, unless the Representatives waive, in writing, such extension. The undersigned hereby acknowledges that Holdings has agreed in the Underwriting Agreement that one of them will provide prior written notice of any event that would result in an extension of the Lock-Up Period and agrees that any such notice properly delivered will be deemed to have given to, and received by, the undersigned.

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The undersigned hereby confirms that the undersigned has not, directly or indirectly, taken, and hereby covenants that the undersigned will not, directly or indirectly, take, any action designed, or which has constituted or will constitute or might reasonably be expected to cause or result in the stabilization or manipulation of the price of any security of Holdings to facilitate the sale or resale of Ordinary Shares.

The undersigned hereby authorizes Holdings and its transfer agent, during the Lock-Up Period, to decline a transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the share register and other records relating to Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which the undersigned is the record holder (to the extent any such transfer is in contravention of this Lock-Up Agreement); and, with respect to Ordinary Shares or other securities subject to this Lock-Up Agreement of which the undersigned is the beneficial owner but not the record holder, the undersigned hereby agrees to cause such record holder to authorize Holdings and its transfer agent, during the Lock-Up Period, to decline the transfer of or to note stop transfer restrictions on the share register and other records relating to such shares or other securities (to the extent any such transfer is in contravention of this Lock-Up Agreement).

If (i) the Selling Stockholders notify you in writing that they do not intend to proceed with the Offering, (ii) the registration statement filed with the Commission with respect to the Offering is withdrawn, (iii) for any reason the Underwriting Agreement shall be terminated prior to the “time of purchase” (as defined in the Underwriting Agreement) or (iv) the Underwriting Agreement has not been executed by the date that is thirty (30) days after the date hereof, this Lock-Up Agreement shall be terminated and the undersigned shall be released from its obligations hereunder.

 

 

Yours very truly,

                                                           
Name:

 

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