Date: 1st June 2022
Subject: Sale of Bank Muscat's stake in Octal Holding
We refer to our disclosure dated 2nd February 2022, wherein the Bank disclosed that it had signed the necessary agreements to sell its 4.99% stake in Octal Holding SAOC to Alpek Polyester, S.A. de C.V., ("Alpek"), a global petrochemicals company incorporated in Mexico, along with all other shareholders of Octal Holding.
We wish to disclose that all the customary conditions related to the mentioned sale transaction are now complete. The Bank will receive an amount of around OMR 12.1 million (USD 31.4 million) as a sale consideration for its 4.99% stake in Octal Holding SAOC resulting in capital gain of OMR 7.9 million (USD 20.5 million) from the transaction.
Waleed K. Al Hashar
Chief Executive Officer
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