SEACOR Marine Completes Sale of Windfarm Support Business

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SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SMHI) completed the sale of Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited to Compagnie Maritime Belge on January 12, 2021. The sale brought in £32.8 million in cash and transferred £20.4 million in debt. After transaction costs and foreign exchange impacts, SEACOR Marine netted approximately US$42.6 million. This transaction is part of SEACOR's strategy to enhance its marine and support transportation services for offshore oil, gas, and wind energy industries.

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• Generated £32.8 million in cash from the sale.
• Net proceeds of approximately US$42.6 million enhance liquidity.

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• None.

HOUSTON, Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SEACOR Marine Holdings Inc. (NYSE:SMHI) (the “Company” or “SEACOR Marine”), a leading provider of marine and support transportation services to offshore oil and natural gas and wind farm facilities worldwide, today announced that on January 12, 2021, SEACOR Marine completed the previously announced sale of Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited (“Windcat”) and its crew transfer vessel business to Compagnie Maritime Belge (“CMB”), a diversified shipping and logistics group. As consideration for the sale, CMB paid SEACOR Marine £32.8 million in cash, and assumed all of the approximately £20.4 million of debt outstanding under Windcat’s existing revolving credit facility. After deducting transaction costs and expenses and giving effect to foreign exchange rate hedges, the Company received net cash proceeds of approximately US$42.6 million.   Pro forma financial information of the Company giving effect to the closing will be provided in a Current Report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company today with the Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov.

SEACOR Marine provides global marine and support transportation services to offshore oil and natural gas and windfarm facilities worldwide.  SEACOR Marine and its joint ventures operate a diverse fleet of offshore support and specialty vessels that deliver cargo and personnel to offshore installations; handle anchors and mooring equipment required to tether rigs to the seabed; tow rigs and assist in placing them on location and moving them between regions; provide construction, well workover and decommissioning support; and carry and launch equipment used underwater in drilling and well installation, maintenance and repair.  Additionally, SEACOR Marine’s vessels provide accommodations for technicians and specialists, safety support and emergency response services.

Certain statements discussed in this release as well as in other reports, materials and oral statements that the Company releases from time to time to the public constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Generally, words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “believe,” “plan,” “target,” “forecast” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.  Such forward-looking statements concern management’s expectations, strategic objectives, business prospects, anticipated economic performance and financial condition and other similar matters.  Forward-looking statements are inherently uncertain and subject to a variety of assumptions, risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated or expected by the management of the Company.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and actual events or results may differ significantly from these statements.  Actual events or results are subject to significant known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors, many of which are beyond the Company’s control.  It should be understood that it is not possible to predict or identify all such factors.  Consequently, the preceding should not be considered to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties.  Given these risk factors, investors and analysts should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of the document in which they are made.  The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to provide any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which the forward-looking statement is based, except as required by law.  It is advisable, however, to consult any further disclosures the Company makes on related subjects in its filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K (if any).  These statements constitute the Company’s cautionary statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

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FAQ

What was the value of the Windcat sale by SEACOR Marine (SMHI)?

SEACOR Marine sold Windcat Workboats Holdings Limited for £32.8 million.

When did SEACOR Marine complete the sale of Windcat?

The sale of Windcat was completed on January 12, 2021.

How much debt was assumed by Compagnie Maritime Belge in the Windcat sale?

Compagnie Maritime Belge assumed approximately £20.4 million of debt in the sale.

What was the net cash received by SEACOR Marine from the Windcat sale?

SEACOR Marine received net cash proceeds of approximately US$42.6 million.