Edison issues report on Ocean Wilsons Holdings (OCN)

Edison Investment Research Limited Edison issues report on Ocean Wilsons Holdings (OCN) 21-Oct-2024 / 15:24 GMT/BST The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. London, UK, 21 October 2024 Edison issues report on Ocean Wilsons Holdings (OCN) Edison issues report on Ocean Wilsons Holdings (LSE: OCN) Ocean Wilsons announced today that it has agreed to sell its 56.47% stake in Wilson Sons to SAS Shipping Agencies Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company, for R$4.4bn (equivalent to R$17.50 per share). The consideration will be converted into US dollars, which, at the current exchange rate, implies a purchase price of US$768m. The transaction is expected to trigger a Brazilian withholding tax liability of up to US$142m and to ultimately realise net cash proceeds of ‘at least US$593m’. The transaction is expected to complete in H225. A ‘meaningful’ proportion of the proceeds will be returned to shareholders and some may be reinvested in Ocean Wilsons. Click here to read the full report. All reports published by Edison are available to download free of charge from its website www.edisongroup.com Edison is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Edison is not an adviser or broker-dealer and does not provide investment advice. Edison’s reports are not solicitations to buy or sell any securities. For more information, please contact Edison: [e-mail] [phone] Connect with Edison on: LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/company/edison-group-/ X  www.x.com/edison_inv_res YouTube www.youtube.com/edisonitv Dissemination of a CORPORATE NEWS, transmitted by EQS Group. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement.

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