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• Posted on Jun 27, 2022

  M/V Ocean Drover Reaches 200th Voyage Milestone

  Media Release The workhorse of the Wellard’s livestock shipping fleet, the M/V Ocean Drover, has celebrated the success of its 200th voyage. Launched twenty years ago as the M/V Becrux (it was renamed the M/V Ocean Drover in 2009), the vessel was a breakthrough for the live export sector as it was first large livestock […]

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• Posted on Aug 27, 2020

  Wellard releases FY2020 financial results, recording maiden full year profit

  ASX Announcement             Wellard Ltd (Wellard, ASX:WLD) advises that it recorded its best full year Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) result of $23.3 million in FY2020, as the Company began to realise the benefits of its debt restructure program to record its first full year financial profit since listing on […]

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• Posted on Mar 26, 2020

  Wellard completes capital restructure through sale of M/V Ocean Shearer for US$53 million

  ASX Announcement Highlights Sale of MV Ocean Shearer completed for US$53.0 million (approx. A$89.8 million1) to reduce Wellard financial debt2 to US$16.9 (approx. A$28.7 million); US$40.8 million (approx. A$69.1 million) reduction in existing debt; US$12.2 million (approx. A$20.7 million) increase in cash on hand; Wellard’s fleet right-sized to three vessels; Successful sale transaction will complete company […]

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• Posted on Mar 9, 2020

  Wellard to defend shareholder class action

  ASX Announcement Wellard Limited (Wellard) has today been served with a class action proceeding filed in the Federal Court of Australia in Victoria. The proceeding filed by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan is on behalf of all persons who or which: acquired an interest: in ordinary shares in Wellard between 8 December 2015 and 31 August […]

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• Posted on Feb 26, 2020

  Wellard releases H1 FY2020 financial results

  ASX Announcement Wellard Ltd (Wellard, ASX:WLD) advises that it recorded Earnings Before Interest Tax Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) of $10.8 million and a net loss after tax of $2.1 million in the six months to 31 December 2019, as the Company continued to restructure its operations and balance sheet. Revenue declined from $188.2m to $49.1m reflecting the […]

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• Posted on Dec 12, 2019

  Wellard to complete capital restructure through sale of M/V Ocean Shearer for US$53M

  ASX Announcement Highlights Sale of MV Ocean Shearer for US$53.0 million (approx. A$77.8 million1) to reduce Wellard financial debt to US$16.7 (approx. A$24.6 million)2; US$42.3 million (approx. A$62.0 million) reduction in existing debt; US$10.7 million (approx. A$15.8 million) increase in cash on hand; Wellard’s fleet right-sized to three vessels (two owned and one exclusively leased); Successful […]

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• Posted on Nov 22, 2019

  WELLARD LIMITED EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN’S REPORT ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: 22 NOVEMBER 2019

  ASX Announcement Welcome I would like to welcome shareholders to the 2019 Wellard AGM, my second as Executive Chairman of the Company. As with last year, I will provide a brief chairman’s address before providing more detailed information about the operations and finances of the Company in my executive capacity, alongside the Company’s Chief Financial Officer John Stevenson. […]

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• Posted on Oct 25, 2019

  Results of Wellard General Meeting of Shareholders Sale and Leaseback of MV Ocean Swagman Approved

  ASX Announcement Wellard Ltd (Wellard, ASX:WLD) advises that shareholders have voted this morning to approve the sale for US$22M, and lease back of the livestock vessel the MV Ocean Swagman to Heytesbury Singapore Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Heytesbury Holdings Company Pty Ltd. 73.40% of votes cast in person or by proxy were in favour […]

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• Posted on Aug 28, 2019

  Wellard releases FY2019 financial results

  ASX Announcement Wellard Ltd (Wellard, ASX:WLD) advises that it retained positive EBITDA and cashflow for FY2019, however poor trading conditions in the second half of the financial year (H2 FY2019), vessel impairments and financing costs contributed to a net loss after tax of $48.4 million (FY2018: $36.4 million). Improved EBITDA of $12.0 million (FY2018: $9.8 million), operating […]

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• Posted on Aug 20, 2019

  Sale of M/V Ocean Swagman to Heytesbury for US$22M to proceed

  ASX Announcement Wellard Limited (ASX:WLD) (Wellard or the Company) advises that it will proceed with the sale of the M/V Ocean Swagman to Heytesbury Holding Company Pty Ltd (Heytesbury) for US$22M. The transaction also includes a bareboat charter of the vessel back from Heytesbury to Wellard immediately upon completion of the sale which is expected to complete on […]

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