Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd. Acquisition of Bulker (3344F)

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RNS Number : 3344F

Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd.

21 March 2022

Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited (The "Company")

Acquisition of Bulker

The Board of Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited (ticker: SHIP.L) is pleased to announce that it has agreed to acquire a Handysize Bulker for $25.5m.

It is being acquired slightly above DRC but the strong cash flows from its charter will significantly de-risk the investment. The vessel has a fixed rate time charter of nine to twelve months producing a net yield of 25%. It is in the top quartile of fuel efficiency in its market segment. Nonetheless it will be evaluated for further improvement, including the retrofit of energy saving devices.

This transaction, together with the others announced since late 2020, demonstrate the Company's commitment to capital re-allocation and ESG.

The Investment Manager continues to identify an attractive pipeline of opportunities across a range of the Company's target sectors. Prospective investments include chemical and product tankers as well as bulkers. The Company will announce a further update in due course.

For further information, please contact:

 
 Tufton Investment Management Ltd (Investment 
  Manager) 
  Andrew Hampson 
  Paulo Almeida                                                   +44 (0) 20 7518 6700 
 
 Singer Capital Markets 
  James Maxwell, Alex Bond (Corporate Finance) 
  Alan Geeves, James Waterlow, Sam Greatrex 
  (Sales)                                                         +44 (0) 20 7496 3000 
 
 Hudnall Capital LLP 
  Andrew Cade                                                     +44 (0) 20 7520 9085

About the Company

Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited invests in a diversified portfolio of secondhand commercial sea-going vessels with the objective of delivering strong cash flow and capital gains to investors. The Company's investment manager is Tufton Investment Management Ltd. The Company has raised a total of approximately $316.5m (gross) through its Initial Public Offering on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange on 20 December 2017 and subsequent capital raises.

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