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RNS Number : 2059Z Hansa Investment Company Limited 12 September 2025
THE COMBINATION TO WHICH THIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE UK
CITY CODE ON TAKEOVERS AND MERGERS.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
LEI: 213800RS2PWJXS2QDF66
12 September 2025
HANSA INVESTMENT COMPANY LIMITED
RESULT OF GENERAL MEETING
On 28 July 2025, the boards of Hansa Investment Company Limited ("Hansa") and
Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited ("Ocean Wilsons") announced that they had
agreed the terms of a recommended all-share combination of Hansa and Ocean
Wilsons, pursuant to which Hansa will acquire the entire issued and to be
issued share capital of Ocean Wilsons (the "Combination"). The Combination is
to be effected by means of a court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement of Ocean
Wilsons under section 99 of the Bermuda Companies Act.
Hansa held a General Meeting earlier today in connection with the proposed
Combination and is pleased to announce that all the resolutions set out in the
Notice of General Meeting were passed by the requisite majority on a poll.
Full details of the resolutions passed are set out in the notice of the
General Meeting contained on pages 31 and 32 of the circular to shareholders
published by Hansa on 14 August 2025 (the "Hansa Circular").
Capitalised terms used in this announcement shall, unless otherwise defined,
have the same meaning as set out in the Hansa Circular and all references to
times in this announcement are to London time unless otherwise stated.
The details of the proxy votes lodged are set out below:
Resolution Votes For % Votes Against % Votes Total Withheld
1. That the authorised share capital be increased to 80,000,000 Ordinary 21,917,470 97.67% 521,727 2.33% 22,439,197 0
Shares and 160,000,000 'A' Ordinary Shares
2. That the proposed investment policy be adopted 21,914,970 97.69% 519,042 2.31% 22,434,012 5,185
3. That conditional on Completion, the maximum aggregate fees to be paid to 21,891,958 97.58% 542,899 2.42% 22,434,857 4,340
the Directors be increased to US$900,000 per annum
4. That conditional on Completion, and in substitution for all previously 22,028,130 98.19% 406,727 1.81% 22,434,857 4,340
granted buyback authorities, the Company be permitted to make market purchases
of up to 10,232,842 Ordinary Shares (or, if less, 14.99% of the number of
Ordinary Shares in issue as at Admission)
5. That conditional on Completion, and in substitution for all previously 22,030,815 98.20% 404,042 1.80% 22,434,857 4,340
granted buyback authorities, the Company be permitted to make market purchases
of up to 20,465,685 'A' Ordinary Shares (or if less 14.99% of the number of
'A' Ordinary Shares in issue as at Admission)
6. That conditional on and with effect from Completion the amended Bye-laws be 21,904,970 97.69% 519,042 2.31% 22,424,012 15,185
adopted as the Bye-laws of the Company
Expected Timetable
The Prospectus and Hansa Circular contain an expected timetable of principal
events relating to the Combination. The Ocean Wilsons Scheme Sanction Court
Hearing is currently scheduled to commence on 22 September 2025 and an updated
expected timetable is set out in the Appendix to this announcement.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT
Enquiries
Hansa via Winterflood
Jonathan Davie
Winterflood - Financial adviser and broker to Hansa +44 (0) 20 3100 0000
Neil Langford
Rose Ramsden
Sophia Bechev
Burson Buchanan - PR adviser to Hansa +44 (0) 20 7466 5000
Charles Ryland
Henry Wilson
Dentons UK and Middle East LLP is acting as legal adviser to Hansa as to
English law, and Conyers Dill & Pearman Limited is acting as legal adviser
to Hansa as to Bermudian law, in each case in connection with the Combination.
APPENDIX
EXPECTED TIMETABLE OF PRINCIPAL EVENTS
The following indicative timetable is based on Hansa's current expected dates
for the implementation of the Scheme and is subject to change.
Event 2025
The following dates and times associated with the Scheme are indicative only
and subject to change and will depend on, among other things, the date on
which the Conditions to the Scheme are satisfied or, if capable of waiver,
waived, and the date on which the Court sanctions the Scheme. Ocean Wilsons
will give adequate notice of any changes to these dates and times, when known,
by issuing an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service, with such
announcement being made available on Ocean Wilsons' website at
www.oceanwilsons.bm/investors (http://www.oceanwilsons.bm/investors) .
Scheme Court Sanction Hearing expected to commence on 22 September subject to the satisfaction (or, if
applicable, waiver) of the relevant conditions and, in any event, prior to the
Long-stop Date (the date on which the Court Sanction Hearing concludes being
"D")
Effective Date of the Scheme D+2*
Issue of New Hansa Shares by 8 a.m. (London time) on D+3*
Admission of and commencement of dealings in New Hansa Shares on the London by 8 a.m. (London time) on D+3*
Stock Exchange
CREST accounts of former Ocean Wilsons Depositary Interest Holders credited as soon as possible after 8 a.m. (London time) on D+3*, but not later than 14
with New Hansa Depositary Interests days after the Effective Date
New Hansa Depositary Interests issued by the Hansa DI Depositary to former as soon as possible after 8 a.m. (London time) on D+3*, but not later than 14
Ocean Wilsons Depositary Interest Holders days after the Effective Date
Latest date for despatch of share certificates to Ocean Wilsons Ordinary within 14 days after the Effective Date
Shareholders in respect of New Hansa Shares to be issued
Long-stop Date 31 December
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Note: Each of the times and dates in the above expected timetable may be
extended or brought forward. If any of the above times and/or dates change,
the revised time(s) and/or date(s) will be notified to Hansa Shareholders by
an announcement through a Regulatory Information Service.
*All dates by reference to "D+1", "D+2" and "D+3" will be to the date falling
the number of indicated Business Days immediately after date D, as indicated
above.
ENDS
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