UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (earliest event reported): May 22, 2017
BELMOND LTD.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Bermuda
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-16017 | | 98-0223493 |
(Commission file number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
22 Victoria Street
Hamilton HM 12, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(441) 295-2244
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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On May 22, 2017, Belmond Ltd. (the “Company”) announced that it has entered into agreements to acquire the entirety of Cap Juluca, a 96-key luxury resort on the Caribbean island of Anguilla, British West Indies.
The Company has entered into agreements with the principal owner and three other owners to acquire the entirety of the resort for a total purchase price, including all related taxes and costs, of approximately $84.6 million. At the same time, the Company has agreed a 250-year ground lease for property that comprises approximately 167 acres, including approximately 250,000 square feet of additional developable beachfront land. The acquisition is initially expected to be financed using cash on hand and $45.0 million of borrowings under the Company’s previously undrawn $105.0 million revolving credit facility. When the transaction closes, which is expected to be by early June 2017, Belmond will assume management of the resort, which has historically been independently managed, and will rebrand the resort as Belmond Cap Juluca.
A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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(d) | Exhibits |
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99 | Press release dated May 22, 2017. |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| BELMOND LTD. |
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| By: | /s/ Richard M. Levine |
| Name: Richard M. Levine |
| Title: Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Secretary |
Date: May 22, 2017
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number | | Description |
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99 | | Press Release dated May 22, 2017. |
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