Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Long-Term Debt

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Long-Term Debt
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Long-Term Debt
7. Long-Term Debt

 

Long-term debt consisted of the following:

  

    Interest Rate
December 31,
    Maturities     Balance
December 31,
 
    2016     2015     Through     2016     2015  
                      (in thousands)  
                               
$700.0 million 4.750% senior unsecured notes     4.75 %           2021     $ 691,767     $  
$600.0 million 4.625% senior unsecured notes     4.625 %     4.625 %     2020       592,031       590,037  
€662.9 million Norwegian Epic term loan (1)     3.00 %     2.43 %     2022       395,830       460,870  
$625.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility           2.78 %     2018             75,000  
$750.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility     2.70 %           2021       129,000        
$350.0 million senior secured term loan facility           4.00 %     2021             338,353  
$1,506.6 million term loan facility     2.77 %     2.85 %     2021       1,459,033       1,185,720  
€308.1 million Pride of Hawai’i loan (1)     1.83 %     1.27 %     2018       54,601       89,867  
$334.1 million Norwegian Jewel term loan     1.83 %     1.28 %     2017       26,919       53,534  
€258.0 million Pride of America Hermes loan (1)     1.90 %     1.64 %     2017       12,654       37,778  
€529.8 million Breakaway one loan (1)     2.49 %     1.92 %     2025       469,100       522,859  
€529.8 million Breakaway two loan (1)     4.50 %     4.50 %     2026       537,478       592,531  
€590.5 million Breakaway three loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2027       653,474       711,187  
€729.9 million Breakaway four loan (1)     2.98 %     2.98 %     2029       150,834       108,964  
€126 million Norwegian Jewel term loan (1)     1.82 %     1.27 %     2017       7,260       28,649  
€126 million Norwegian Jade term loan (1)     1.82 %     1.27 %     2017       7,531       29,149  
€666 million Seahawk 1 term loan (1)     3.92 %     3.92 %     2030       137,514       40,845  
€666 million Seahawk 2 term loan (1)     3.92 %     3.92 %     2031       42,083       40,845  
$680 million 5.25% senior unsecured notes           5.25 %     2019             670,059  
Sirena loan     2.75 %     2.75 %     2019       40,465       53,229  
Explorer newbuild loan     3.43 %           2028       320,821        
Marina newbuild loan (2)     1.54 %     1.01 %     2023       290,416       335,135  
Riviera newbuild loan (3)     1.81 %     1.08 %     2024       337,174       382,173  
Capital lease and license obligations     Various       Various       2028       42,702       50,753  
Total debt                             6,398,687       6,397,537  
Less: current portion of long-term debt                             (560,193 )     (629,840 )
Total long-term debt                           $ 5,838,494     $ 5,767,697  
 
  (1) Currently U.S. dollar-denominated.
  (2) Includes premium of $0.2 million and $0.3 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.
  (3) Includes premium of $0.3 million and $0.4 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

 

In June 2016, NCLC and Voyager Vessel Company, LLC, subsidiaries of NCLH, entered into a Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement (the “Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility”) with a syndicate of banks which restates the Amended and Restated Credit Agreement, dated as of October 31, 2014 (the “Existing Senior Secured Credit Facility”). The Amended Senior Secured Credit Facility amends the Existing Senior Secured Credit Facility to, among other things, (i) (a) increase the aggregate amount of commitments under the Revolving Loan Facility from $625.0 million to $750.0 million (the “New Revolving Loan Facility”) and (b) increase the aggregate principal amount outstanding under the $1.38 billion term loan facility from $1.16 billion to $1.51 billion (the “New Term Loan A Facility”) and (ii) extend the maturity of the New Term Loan A Facility and the New Revolving Loan Facility to June 2021 (the “Extended Maturity Date”). The agreement incorporates a springing maturity date for the New Term Loan A Facility and the New Revolving Loan Facility such that both mature on the earlier date that is 91 days prior to the final maturity date of NCLC’s $600.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.625% senior unsecured notes due 2020 (the “4.625% Notes”) if on such date (x) the 4.625% Notes have not been repaid (or refinanced with indebtedness maturing after the Extended Maturity Date) by such date and (y) free liquidity does not exceed the aggregate principal amount of outstanding 4.625% Notes by at least $50.0 million. NCLC used proceeds of approximately $1.59 billion from the New Term Loan A Facility and the New Revolving Loan Facility to prepay the entire outstanding principal amount of the Revolving Loan Facility, the $1.38 billion term loan facility and the $350.0 million term loan facility.

 

The New Term Loan A Facility and New Revolving Loan Facility bear interest at a rate per annum of (a) an adjusted LIBOR rate or (b) a base rate determined by reference to the greatest of (i) the federal funds rate plus 0.50%, (ii) the prime rate in effect on such day and (iii) the adjusted LIBOR rate plus 1%, in each case plus an applicable margin that is determined by reference to a total leverage ratio, with an applicable margin of between 2.25% and 1.50% with respect to Eurocurrency loans and between 1.25% and 0.50% with respect to base rate loans. The initial applicable margin for borrowings is 2.25% with respect to Eurocurrency borrowings and 1.25% with respect to base rate borrowings. The New Term Loan A Facility is paid in quarterly installments which commenced in September 2016, in a principal amount equal to (a) in the case of installments payable on or prior to June 6, 2018, 1.25% of the loans outstanding immediately after the closing date under the New Term Loan A Facility and (b) in the case of installments payable after June 6, 2018, 2.50% of the loans outstanding immediately after the closing date under the New Term Loan A Facility, with the remaining unpaid principal amount of loans under the New Term Loan A Facility due and payable in full at maturity on June 6, 2021. Principal amounts outstanding under the New Revolving Loan Facility are due and payable in full at maturity on June 6, 2021, subject to earlier repayment pursuant to the springing maturity date described above.

 

In addition to paying interest on outstanding principal under the borrowings, we are obligated to pay a quarterly commitment fee at a rate determined by reference to a total leverage ratio, with a maximum commitment fee of 40% of the applicable margin for Eurocurrency loans.

 

In July 2016, Breakaway Four, Ltd., as borrower, and NCLC, as guarantor, entered into a Supplemental Agreement, which amended the Breakaway four loan to, among other things, increase the aggregate principal amount of commitments under the multi-draw term loan credit facility from €590.5 million to €729.9 million.

 

In June 2016, we took delivery of Seven Seas Explorer. To finance the payment due upon delivery, we had export credit financing in place for 80% of the contract price. The associated $373.6 million term loan bears interest at 3.43% with a maturity date of June 30, 2028. Principal and interest payments shall be paid semiannually. 

 

In December 2016, NCLC issued $700.0 million aggregate principal amount of 4.750% senior unsecured notes due December 2021 (the “Notes”) in a private offering (the “Offering”) at par. NCLC used the net proceeds from the Offering, after deducting the initial purchasers’ discount and estimated fees and expenses, together with cash on hand, to purchase its outstanding 5.25% senior notes due 2019 having an aggregate outstanding principal amount of $680 million. The redemption of the 5.25% senior notes due 2019 was completed in January 2017.

 

NCLC will pay interest on the Notes at 4.750% per annum, semiannually on June 15 and December 15 of each year, commencing on June 15, 2017, to holders of record at the close of business on the immediately preceding June 1 and December 1, respectively. NCLC may redeem the Notes, in whole or part, at any time prior to December 15, 2018, at a price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the Notes redeemed plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the redemption date and a “make-whole premium.” NCLC may redeem the Notes, in whole or in part, on or after December 15, 2018, at the redemption prices set forth in the indenture governing the Notes. At any time (which may be more than once) on or prior to December 15, 2018, NCLC may choose to redeem up to 40% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a redemption price equal to 104.750% of the face amount thereof with an amount equal to the net proceeds of one or more equity offerings, so long as at least 60% of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes issued remains outstanding following such redemption. The indenture governing the Notes contains covenants that limit NCLC’s ability (and its restricted subsidiaries’ ability) to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee additional indebtedness or issue certain preferred shares; (ii) pay dividends and make certain other restricted payments; (iii) create restrictions on the payment of dividends or other distributions to NCLC from its restricted subsidiaries; (iv) create liens on certain assets to secure debt; (v) make certain investments; (vi) engage in transactions with affiliates; (vii) engage in sales of assets and subsidiary stock; and (viii) transfer all or substantially all of its assets or enter into merger or consolidation transactions. The indenture governing the Notes also provides for events of default, which, if any of them occurs, would permit or require the principal, premium (if any), interest and other monetary obligations on all of the then-outstanding Notes to become due and payable immediately.

 

Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2016 was $276.9 million which included $34.7 million of amortization of deferred financing fees and a $27.7 million loss on extinguishment of debt. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $221.9 million which included $36.7 million of amortization of deferred financing fees and a $12.7 million loss on extinguishment of debt. Interest expense, net for the year ended December 31, 2014 was $151.8 million which included $32.3 million of amortization of deferred financing fees and $15.4 million of expenses related to financing transactions in connection with the Acquisition of Prestige.

 

Certain of our debt agreements contain covenants that, among other things, require us to maintain a minimum level of liquidity, as well as limit our net funded debt-to-capital ratio, maintain certain other ratios and restrict our ability to pay dividends. Substantially all of our ships and other property and equipment are pledged as collateral for certain of our debt. We believe we were in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2016.

 

The following are scheduled principal repayments on long-term debt including capital lease obligations as of December 31, 2016 for each of the next five years (in thousands):

 

Year   Amount  
2017   $ 560,193  
2018     554,846  
2019     561,687  
2020     1,153,733  
2021     2,193,823  
Thereafter     1,490,322  
Total   $ 6,514,604  

 

We had an accrued interest liability of $32.5 million and $34.2 million as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively.