DP WORLD DPW.DI :

* DP WORLD INCREASES STAKE IN DP WORLD AUSTRALIA

* ACQUIRES ADDITIONAL STAKE IN DP WORLD AUSTRALIA (HOLDING) PTY LTD FROM GATEWAY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL INVESTORS

* SAYS VALUING DP WORLD AUSTRALIA AT AN ENTERPRISE VALUE OF APPROXIMATELY A$ 1.4 BILLION (USD 997 MLN)

* ACQUISITION IS SUBJECT TO REGULATORY APPROVAL AND IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE IN Q1 2019

* POST TRANSACTION, DP WORLD AUSTRALIA WILL BECOME CONSOLIDATED ENTITY WITHIN DP WORLD GROUP

* SAYS CORSAIR INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS (CIP), MANAGER OF GATEWAY FUND, WILL CONTINUE TO MANAGE A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN DP WORLD AUSTRALIA

* IT IS EXPECTED TO BE EARNINGS NEUTRAL IN THE FIRST FULL YEAR OF OWNERSHIP

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