Ocean Wilsons Regulatory News (OCN)

Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Colin Maltby as a non-executive Director of Ocean Wilsons Holdings Limited with effect from 1 January 2013.

Mr Maltby is 61 and lives in Geneva, Switzerland. He is Chairman of BlackRock Absolute Return Strategies Limited and of HarbourVest Senior Loans Europe Limited, a Director of BACIT Limited and Abingworth BioEquities Fund Limited, and a member of the Supervisory Board of Bilfinger Berger Global Infrastructure SICAV SA.

He was Head of Investments at BP from August 2000 to June 2007 and was previously Chief Investment Officer of Equitas Limited from its formation in 1996 and Chief Executive of Kleinwort Benson Investment Management from 1988 to 1995.

Within the last five years Mr Maltby has previously been a director of Princess Private Equity Holding Limited.

There are no other disclosures under Listing Rule 9.6.13.

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