Royal Caribbean: Completion Of Accelerated Share Repurchase

Royal Caribbean:
Completion Of Accelerated Share Repurchase

Royal Caribbean Cruises today announced that it has completed the $200 million accelerated share repurchase program announced on October 23, 2015.  

Under the terms of the program, the company repurchased a total of 2,103,288 shares of common stock at a price per share of $95.0892.

The repurchase price was determined based on the average of the daily volume-weighted average prices of the stock during the term of the transaction, less a discount.

The ASR transaction was executed as part of an authorization by the company's Board of Directors to repurchase up to $500 million of common stock.  

With the completion of the transaction $300 million remains under the share repurchase authorization.  The company expects to complete the program by year-end 2016.