Jaya Holdings Limited (the Company or Jaya) disclosed Tueday that it has agreed to, amongst other things, sell the entire issued and paid up share capital of all its subsidiaries (the Sale Companies) to Mermaid Marine Australia Limited for aggregate cash consideration of $495 million, or SGD 625 million (the Purchase Consideration) (the Proposed Transaction). The Sale Companies represent materially all of the business of Jaya.

The Proposed Transaction is a result of a strategic review process announced Sept. 9, 2013. The Purchase Consideration taken together with the $7.9 million or SGD 10 million cash held at the Company as of Dec. 31, 2013 represents $0.654, or SGD 0.826 on a per share basis (the Gross Implied Value). The Gross Implied Value represents a premium of 45.0 percent to the adjusted closing share price of $0.451 or SGD 0.57 Sept. 6, 2013*. The Gross Implied Value also represents a premium of 5.5 percent to the volume weighted average share price Feb. 24** . The Board of Jaya (the Board) believes the Proposed Transaction is in the best interests of shareholders.

Following completion of the Proposed Transaction, the Company intends to distribute a significant portion of the Purchase Consideration to shareholders by way of a cash dividend. Subsequently, the Board will consider options available to the Company. Shareholders will be informed in due course once a definitive decision has been made.