Offer Update

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Ld 27 April 2007 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN, OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AUSTRALIA OR JAPAN FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 27 April 2007 OCEAN WILSONS HOLDINGS LIMITED Decision on and Pricing of Wilson Sons Limited Flotation On 2 April 2007, Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited ('OWHL') announced plans for the flotation of Wilson Sons Limited ('Wilson Sons'), the holding company of its Brazilian Business, on the Sao Paulo Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (the 'Flotation') and a circular was posted to shareholders of OWHL describing the Flotation containing a notice convening a special general meeting of OWHL (the 'SGM') at which a resolution was to be proposed to approve the Flotation. The decision whether or not to proceed with the Flotation, the number of shares to be offered or sold, and the final offer price was to be made by the Board following a book-building exercise. On 19 April 2007, the resolution to approve the Flotation was passed at the SGM. OWHL now announces that the Board of OWHL and the Board of Wilson Sons have decided to proceed with the Flotation. The Flotation will involve the sale of 15.4 million shares by OWHL, resulting in gross proceeds to OWHL of approximately US$ 180.8 million, and the issue of 11 million new shares by Wilson Sons, raising approximately US$129.1 million for Wilson Sons. There is also an over-allotment option under which up to a further 3.3 million shares may be sold by OWHL as a result of stabilisation transactions in the 30 days following the listing. The offer price will be US$ 11.74 per Wilson Sons share. This implies a Wilson Sons market capitalisation (including issue proceeds to be retained by Wilson Sons) of approximately US$ 835.2 million. Following the flotation, OWHL will retain a 62.9% holding in Wilson Sons (before any exercise of the over-allotment option). Trading of Wilson Sons shares is expected to commence on 30 April 2007 and the proceeds from the sale of Shares are expected to be received by OWHL on or about 4 May, 2007 with proceeds from any sale pursuant to the over allotment option expected to be received up to 30 days later. An announcement confirming the commencement of trading in Wilson Sons shares and any exercise of the over- allotment option will be made in due course. This announcement and the information contained herein are not for publication, distribution or release in, or into, the United States, Canada, Australia or Japan. No prospectus will be prepared with any regulations made in implementation of the Prospectus Directive (2003/71/EC) and the Wilson Sons shares and Brazilian Depository Receipts ('BDRs') may not be offered to the public in the EEA, absent an exemption from the requirement to prepare a prospectus. The Wilson Sons shares and BDRs have not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act 1933 (as amended) ('Securities Act') and may not be offered or sold (a) in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements under the Securities Act, or (b) in any other jurisdiction in which such offer or sale is prohibited. This announcement shall not constitute an offer to sell nor the solicitation of an offer to buy the Wilson Sons shares or BDRs. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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