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StanChart, Royal Caribbean, Alphabet and others Price $ Bonds
August 7, 2026
Royal Caribbean raised $1.25bn via a long 7Y bond at a yield of 5.578%, ~27.5bp inside initial guidance of T+130/135bp area. The senior unsecured note is rated Baa2/BBB/BBB. Proceeds will be used to repay outstanding debt under its floating rate tranche of the ICON 3 Export Credit Facility.
Standard Chartered raised $2.75bn via a three-trancher. It raised:
- $1bn via a 4NC3 bond at a yield of 5.076%, 27bp inside initial guidance of T+105bp area. The new bond is priced at a new issue premium of 7.6bp over its existing 4.305% 2030s (callable in 2029) that currently yields 5%.
- $500mn via a 4NC3 FRN at SOFR+95bp vs initial guidance of SOFR eq. area.
- $1.25bn via an 11NC10 bond at a yield of 5.846%, 27bp inside initial guidance of T+145bp area.
The senior unsecured notes are rated A3/BBB+/A. Proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes.
Charter Communications raised $4.75bn via a four-part deal.
The senior secured notes are rated Ba1/BBB-/BBB-. Proceeds will be used to pay the cash consideration for its acquisiton of Cox Communications and for general corporate purposes, including repaying debt, related fees and expenses.
Alphabet raised $25bn via a jumbo ten-part deal:
The senior unsecured notes are rated Aa2/AA+, and received peak orders of over $115bn, 4.6x issue size. Alphabet last priced $20bn of bonds in February, and subsequently issued notes in CHF, GBP, EUR, CAD and JPY. Debt sales ultimately exceeded $50bn in 1H2026.
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