UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. |
Indenture
On April 25, 2024, Carnival Corporation (the “Company”) closed its previously announced private offering (the “Notes Offering”) of €500 million aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2030 (the “Notes”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of April 25, 2024 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, Carnival plc, the subsidiary guarantors party thereto and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as trustee. The Company will use the net proceeds from the Notes Offering, together with cash on hand, to redeem its €500 million 7.625% senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the “2026 Euro Unsecured Notes”). The condition to completion of the redemption of the 2026 Euro Unsecured Notes was satisfied upon closing of the Notes Offering, and the redemption will occur on April 26, 2024.
The Notes will mature on January 15, 2030 unless earlier redeemed or repurchased. Interest on the Notes will accrue from April 25, 2024 and is payable annually in arrears on January 15 of each year, beginning on January 15, 2025, at a rate of 5.750% per year.
The Notes are guaranteed on an unsecured basis by Carnival plc and certain of the Company’s and Carnival plc’s subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) that also guarantee the Company’s existing first-priority secured indebtedness, certain of its unsecured notes and its convertible notes. In the future, each of the Company’s and Carnival plc’s subsidiaries that becomes an issuer, borrower, obligor or guarantor of certain other indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company, Carnival plc or any Subsidiary Guarantor will be required to guarantee the Notes, subject to certain exceptions.
Prior to October 15, 2029, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed, plus a “make whole” premium and accrued and unpaid interest. On or after October 15, 2029, the Company may redeem the Notes at its option, in whole at any time or in part from time to time, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
The Indenture contains certain restrictions on liens, mergers, consolidations and transfers of substantially all of the Company’s or Carnival plc’s assets. Additionally, upon the occurrence of specified change of control triggering events, the Company will be required to offer to repurchase the Notes at 101% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the purchase date.
The Indenture sets forth certain events of default after which the Notes may be declared immediately due and payable and sets forth certain types of bankruptcy or insolvency events of default after which the Notes become automatically due and payable.
The Notes were offered only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or to non-U.S. investors in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes were not, and will not be, registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws.
Repricing Amendments
On April 25, 2024, the Company entered into (x) the Repricing Amendment No. 1 (the “2027 Repricing Amendment”) to the Term Loan Agreement dated August 8, 2023 (the “2027 Term Loan Credit Agreement”), among the Company and Carnival Finance, LLC, as borrowers, Carnival plc, as a guarantor, certain other subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent and (y) the Repricing Amendment No. 6 (the “2028 Repricing Amendment”, and together with the 2027 Repricing Amendment, the “Repricing Amendments”) to the Term Loan Agreement dated as of June 30, 2020 (the “2028 Term Loan Credit Agreement”), among the Company and Carnival Finance, LLC, as borrowers, Carnival plc, as a guarantor, certain other subsidiary guarantors party thereto, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The 2027
Repricing Amendment reprices approximately $1 billion of first-priority senior secured term loans maturing in 2027 (the “2027 Repriced Loans”) under the 2027 Term Loan Credit Agreement and the 2028 Repricing Amendment reprices approximately $1.75 billion of first-priority senior secured term loans maturing in 2028 (the “2028 Repriced Loans”) under the 2028 Term Loan Credit Agreement Credit Agreement.
The 2027 Repriced Loans and the 2028 Repriced Loans will bear interest at a rate per annum equal to SOFR with a 0.75% floor, plus a margin equal to 2.75%.
J.P. Morgan acted as lead arranger, joint bookrunner and sole global coordinator for the marketing of the 2027 Repriced Loans and the 2028 Repriced Loans.
PJT Partners served as independent financial advisor to Carnival Corporation & plc.
| Item 2.03 | Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. |
The information in Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.03.
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 25, 2024, the Company issued a press release announcing the closing of the Notes Offering and the entry into the Repricing Amendments. A copy of the press release is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein. Neither this current report nor the press release constitutes a notice of redemption with respect to the 2026 Euro Unsecured Notes.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release of Carnival Corporation and Carnival plc dated April 25, 2024. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded with the Inline XBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, each of the registrants has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CARNIVAL CORPORATION | CARNIVAL PLC | |||
| By: | /s/ David Bernstein | By: | /s/ David Bernstein | |
| Name: | David Bernstein | Name: | David Bernstein | |
| Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | Title: | Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer | |
Date: April 25, 2024 |
Date: April 25, 2024 | |||