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Carnival Corporation & plc Announces Upsizing and Pricing of $3.0 Billion 5.75% Senior Unsecured Notes Offering

1. Carnival priced $3.0 billion in senior unsecured notes due 2032. 2. Proceeds will repay existing term loan and redeem $2.4 billion of unsecured notes. 3. Strategy focuses on deleveraging and reducing secured debt to improve financial health. 4. Remaining secured debt will be $3.1 billion, contingent on investment-grade ratings. 5. The Notes are expected to close by July 16, 2025, with 5.75% interest.

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Why Bullish?

Successfully managing debt repayments and leveraging financial strategies can boost investor confidence, as seen historically in companies that effectively reduce their debt burden.

How important is it?

The transaction's impact on reducing debt is significant for CUK's financial outlook and creditworthiness.

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Improved financial structure can lead to stable growth and potential credit rating upgrades over time, enhancing long-term investor attractiveness.

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Proceeds from the upsized offering of senior unsecured notes to be used to fully repay borrowings under the senior secured term loan facility with remaining net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to be used to redeem $2.4 billion of 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2027 , /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) today announced that Carnival Corporation (the "Company") priced its private offering (the "Notes Offering") of $3.0 billion aggregate principal amount of 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2032 (the "Notes"). The aggregate principal amount of Notes to be issued was increased to $3.0 billion. The Company expects to use the proceeds from the Notes Offering to fully repay the borrowings under Carnival Corporation's first-priority senior secured term loan facility maturing in 2028, with remaining net proceeds, together with cash on hand, to be used to redeem $2.4 billion of the Company's 5.750% senior unsecured notes due 2027 (the "2027 Unsecured Notes"). In connection with the pricing of the Notes Offering, the Company issued a conditional notice of redemption for $2.4 billion aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Unsecured Notes to be redeemed on July 17, 2025 at a redemption price equal to 100.0% of the principal amount of the 2027 Unsecured Notes to be redeemed, plus an applicable "make-whole" premium and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. The redemption is conditioned on the closing of the Notes Offering. The transaction is a continuation of the Company's strategy to deleverage, manage its future debt maturities and reduce secured debt. Upon completion of this transaction the Company's remaining senior secured debt will be $3.1 billion, all of which has security fall away provisions upon two of the three rating agencies providing the company with an investment grade rating. In addition, the indenture that will govern the Notes will have investment grade-style covenants. The Notes Offering is expected to close on July 16, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions. The Notes will pay interest semi-annually on February 1 and August 1 of each year, beginning on February 1, 2026, at a rate of 5.75% per year. The Notes will be unsecured and will mature on August 1, 2032. The Notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by Carnival plc and certain of the Company's and Carnival plc's subsidiaries that also guarantee our first-priority secured indebtedness, certain of our other unsecured notes and our convertible notes. This press release does not constitute a notice of redemption with respect to the 2027 Unsecured Notes. The Notes are being 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"), and outside the United States, only to non-U.S. investors pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The Notes 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. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to purchase the Notes or any other securities and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such offering, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. About Carnival Corporation & plc Carnival Corporation & plc is the largest global cruise company, and among the largest leisure travel companies, with a portfolio of world-class cruise lines - AIDA Cruises, Carnival Cruise Line, Costa Cruises, Cunard, Holland America Line, P&O Cruises, Princess Cruises and Seabourn. Cautionary Note Concerning Forward-Looking Statements Certain statements in this press release constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements relate to, among other things, the financing transactions described herein, future results, operations, outlooks, plans, goals, reputation, cash flows and liquidity and other events which have not yet occurred. Forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations and are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from the future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied in those forward-looking statements. Factors that could affect our results include, among others, those discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K, as well as our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), copies of which may be obtained by visiting the  Investor Relations page of our website at www.carnivalcorp.com/investors/ or the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on information available to us on the date hereof. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. SOURCE Carnival Corporation & plc WANT YOUR COMPANY'S NEWS FEATURED ON PRNEWSWIRE.COM? 440k+ Newsrooms & Influencers 9k+ Digital Media Outlets 270k+ Journalists Opted In

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