WillScot Mobile Mini Completes Divestiture of UK Storage Business
February 01 2023 - 08:00AM
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WillScot Mobile Mini Completes Divestiture of UK Storage
Business
WillScot Mobile Mini Holdings Corp. (“WillScot Mobile Mini” or the
“Company”) (Nasdaq: WSC), a North American leader in modular space
and portable storage solutions, today announced it has completed
the previously announced divestiture of its UK Storage segment to
Algeco UK Holdings Limited, a member of the Modulaire Group,
effective January 31, 2023. The Company received approximately $410
million from the sale, which will be used to support ongoing
reinvestment in the Company’s core Modular and Storage operating
segments and other capital allocation priorities. The UK Storage
segment will be reported as discontinued operations in the
Company’s Q4 2022 financial filings, and management will provide
2023 financial guidance excluding the UK Storage segment in the Q4
2022 earnings press release on February 21, 2023 and subsequent
earnings conference call at 10 am ET on February 22, 2023.
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP acted as legal
adviser to WillScot Mobile Mini.
About WillScot Mobile Mini
WillScot Mobile Mini trades on the Nasdaq stock
exchange under the ticker symbol “WSC.” Headquartered
in Phoenix, Arizona, the Company is a leading business
services provider specializing in innovative flexible workspace and
portable storage solutions. WillScot Mobile Mini services
diverse end markets across all sectors of the economy from a
network of approximately 240 branch locations and additional drop
lots throughout the United States, Canada, and
Mexico.
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(including the guidance/outlook contained herein) within the
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pipeline, acceleration of our run rate, acceleration toward and the
timing of our achievement of our three-to-five-year milestones,
growth and acceleration of cash flow, drive higher returns on
invested capital, and Adjusted EBITDA margin expansion.
Forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks,
uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of
which are outside our control, which could cause actual results or
outcomes to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that
these forward-looking statements are based on reasonable
assumptions, they are predictions and we can give no assurance that
any such forward-looking statement will materialize. Important
factors that may affect actual results or outcomes include, among
others, our ability to acquire and integrate new assets and
operations; our ability to achieve planned synergies related to
acquisitions; our ability to successfully execute our growth
strategy, manage growth and execute our business plan; our
estimates of the size of the markets for our products; the rate and
degree of market acceptance of our products; the success of other
competing modular space and portable storage solutions that exist
or may become available; rising costs and inflationary pressures
adversely affecting our profitability; potential litigation
involving our Company; general economic and market conditions
impacting demand for our products and services and our ability to
benefit from an inflationary environment; our ability to maintain
an effective system of internal controls; and such other risks and
uncertainties described in the periodic reports we file with
the SEC from time to time (including our Form 10-K for
the year ended December 31, 2021), which are available through
the SEC’s EDGAR system at www.sec.gov and on our website.
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any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise, except as required by
law.
Media Contact Information
Jake Saylor
jake.saylor@willscot.com
Investor Contact Information
Nick Girardi
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