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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
The information set forth in Item 7.01 below is incorporated into this Item 2.02 by reference.
Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.
On October 6, 2022, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (the “Company”, “we”, “us” or “our”) made available a presentation discussing certain business updates, including preliminary information regarding the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022. A copy of the presentation is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
Information in the presentation regarding the Company’s cash and cash equivalents as of September 30, 2022 is preliminary and is subject to revision as the Company prepares its financial statements and disclosure as of and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, and such revisions may be significant.
The information furnished with this report, including Exhibit 99.1, is being furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any other filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
Some of the statements, estimates or projections contained in this report are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws intended to qualify for the safe harbor from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained, or incorporated by reference, in this report, including, without limitation, those regarding our business strategy, financial position, results of operations, plans, prospects, actions taken or strategies being considered with respect to our liquidity position, valuation and appraisals of our assets and objectives of management for future operations (including those regarding expected fleet additions, our expectations regarding the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and general macroeconomic conditions, our expectations regarding cruise voyage occupancy, the implementation of and effectiveness of our health and safety protocols, operational position, demand for voyages, plans or goals for our sustainability program and decarbonization efforts, our expectations for future cash flows and profitability, financing opportunities and extensions, and future cost mitigation and cash conservation efforts and efforts to reduce operating expenses and capital expenditures) are forward-looking statements. Many, but not all, of these statements can be found by looking for words like “expect,” “anticipate,” “goal,” “project,” “plan,” “believe,” “seek,” “will,” “may,” “forecast,” “estimate,” “intend,” “future” and similar words. Forward-looking statements do not guarantee future performance and may involve risks, uncertainties and other factors which 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. Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of:
| · | the spread of epidemics, pandemics and viral outbreaks, including the COVID-19 pandemic, and their effect on the ability or desire of people to travel (including on cruises), which is expected to continue to adversely impact our results, operations, outlook, plans, goals, growth, reputation, cash flows, liquidity, demand for voyages and share price; |
| · | implementing precautions in coordination with regulators and global public health authorities to protect the health, safety and security of guests, crew and the communities we visit and to comply with regulatory restrictions related to the pandemic; |
| · | our indebtedness and restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that require us to maintain minimum levels of liquidity and be in compliance with maintenance covenants and otherwise limit our flexibility in operating our business, including the significant portion of assets that are collateral under these agreements; |
| · | our ability to work with lenders and others or otherwise pursue options to defer, renegotiate, refinance or restructure our existing debt profile, near-term debt amortization, newbuild related payments and other obligations and to work with credit card processors to satisfy current or potential future demands for collateral on cash advanced from customers relating to future cruises; |
| · | our need for additional financing or financing to optimize our balance sheet, which may not be available on favorable terms, or at all, and our outstanding exchangeable notes and any future financing which may be dilutive to existing shareholders; |
| · | the unavailability of ports of call; |
| · | future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; |
| · | changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate, including new regulations aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions; |
| · | the accuracy of any appraisals of our assets as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise; |
| · | our success in controlling operating expenses and capital expenditures; |
| · | trends in, or changes to, future bookings and our ability to take future reservations and receive deposits related thereto; |
| · | adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; |
| · | adverse incidents involving cruise ships; |
| · | adverse general economic and related factors, including as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or otherwise, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of interest rates, inflation, unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; |
| · | breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks or our actual or perceived failure to comply with requirements regarding data privacy and protection; |
| · | changes in fuel prices and the type of fuel we are permitted to use and/or other cruise operating costs; |
| · | mechanical malfunctions and repairs, delays in our shipbuilding program, maintenance and refurbishments and the consolidation of qualified shipyard facilities; |
| · | the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; |
| · | our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel or employee relations issues; |
| · | our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; |
| · | pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; |
| · | any further impairment of our trademarks, trade names or goodwill; |
| · | volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; |
| · | our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services for certain ships and certain other services; |
| · | fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; |
| · | our expansion into new markets and investments in new markets and land-based destination projects; |
| · | overcapacity in key markets or globally; and |
| · | other factors set forth under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 2022 and our most recently filed Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. |
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 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the impact of general macroeconomic conditions. It is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. There may be additional risks that we consider immaterial or which are unknown.
The above examples are not exhaustive and new risks emerge from time to time. Such forward-looking statements are based on our current beliefs, assumptions, expectations, estimates and projections regarding our present and future business strategies and the environment in which we expect to operate in the future. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. We expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change of events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement was based, except as required by law.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Presentation, dated October 6, 2022. | |
| 104 | The cover page from this Current Report on Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| Date: October 6, 2022 | NORWEGIAN CRUISE LINE HOLDINGS LTD. | |
| By: | /s/Daniel S. Farkas | |
| Daniel S. Farkas | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary | ||