Seatrium shares plunge up to 7.8% on US$475 million Maersk Offshore Wind contract termination
This development will likely have a negative near-term impact on the stock, says Citi analyst Luis Hilado
[SINGAPORE] Shares of Seatrium plunged as much as 7.8 per cent on Friday (Oct 10) morning after the company announced the termination of a US$475 million contract for a nearly completed wind turbine installation vessel.
The counter dropped S$0.19 to S$2.25 as at 9.39 am, before inching up to S$2.27 at 11.05 am with 39.4 million shares having changed hands.
The contract was inked with a Maersk Offshore Wind affiliate in 2022 for the construction of a wind turbine installation vessel at the US offshore wind farm, Empire Wind 1. The vessel is about 98.9 per cent complete.
In a bourse filing, Seatrium said that it is evaluating its legal and commercial responses for “wrongful termination” and is exploring “viable solutions”, including with the end-customer, Empire Offshore Wind.
Citi analyst Luis Hilado said: “We believe the development is likely to have a negative near-term impact on the share price.”
