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ROYAL CARIBBEAN CRUISES LTD 8-K/A Report, Financial Results (Jul 24, 2008)

Filed July 24, 2008For Securities:RCL

Summary

This Form 8-K/A filing from Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (RCL) serves as an amendment to a previous filing, primarily to correct inadvertent errors in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows presented in their July 21, 2008 press release. The corrections relate to the six months ended June 30, 2008, and involve adjustments to accrued expenses, net cash provided by operating activities, dividends paid, and net cash provided by financing activities. Crucially, the company states that these corrections had no impact on their overall financial condition or results of operations. Investors should note that this amendment is a procedural correction of a previously issued financial statement summary and does not introduce new financial performance data or strategic changes. The original press release did announce second-quarter earnings and cost-saving initiatives, but this amendment focuses solely on the accuracy of the cash flow figures provided.

Key Highlights

  • 1Amendment to a previous 8-K filing to correct errors in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
  • 2Corrections were made to figures for the six months ended June 30, 2008.
  • 3Specific corrected items include: (Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities, Net cash provided by operating activities, Dividends Paid, and Net cash provided by financing activities.
  • 4The company explicitly states that these corrections did not affect financial condition or results of operations.
  • 5This filing includes Exhibit 99.2, which contains the corrected Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.
  • 6The original press release (Exhibit 99.1) announced second-quarter earnings and cost-saving initiatives, but this amendment focuses only on the cash flow statement's accuracy.

Frequently Asked Questions

The main purpose of this Form 8-K/A filing is to amend a previous report (filed July 21, 2008) by correcting inadvertent errors found in the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows that were part of a press release. These corrections do not alter the company's reported financial performance or condition.

No, Royal Caribbean explicitly states in the filing that the corrections made to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows had no effect on the Company's financial condition or results of operations.

The corrected figures for the six months ended June 30, 2008, include: the entry for '(Decrease) increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities' changed from '(47,122)' to '(15,143)'; 'Net cash provided by operating activities' changed from '729,452' to '761,431'; 'Dividends Paid' changed from '(64,038)' to '(96,017)'; and 'Net cash provided by financing activities' changed from '514,294' to '482,315'.

The corrected Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows table for the six months ended June 30, 2008, and June 30, 2007, is provided as Exhibit 99.2 to this 8-K/A filing.