Orion Group Holdings Strengthens Liquidity Position
Executes two real estate sale-leasebacks for total transaction value of $20.3 million
HOUSTON, June 26, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Orion Group Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: ORN) (the “Company”), a leading specialty construction company, today announced two real estate sale-leaseback transactions for a total value of $20.3 million.
The Company entered into a sale-leaseback agreement for its Baytown Pipe Yard property in Baytown, Texas. The purchase price is $8.3 million, and the transaction is expected to close no later than the fourth quarter of 2023. In addition, the Company announced it closed on the sale-leaseback transaction for its Port Lavaca South Yard property located in Port Lavaca, Texas for a purchase price of $12.0 million. Proceeds from both transactions will be used to reduce debt and for general corporate purposes.
Travis Boone, Chief Executive Officer of Orion Group Holdings, Inc., commented, “A key element of our strategic plan to improve our financial and operational performance has been to monetize our real estate assets. These transactions provide us with over $20 million to invest in growing Orion. We are excited to demonstrate continued progress against our plan to create long-term value for our shareholders.”
About Orion Group Holdings
Orion Group Holdings, Inc., a leading specialty construction company serving the infrastructure, industrial and building sectors, provides services both on and off the water in the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Canada and the Caribbean Basin through its marine segment and its concrete segment. The Company’s marine segment provides construction and dredging services relating to marine transportation facility construction, marine pipeline construction, marine environmental structures, dredging of waterways, channels and ports, environmental dredging, design, and specialty services. Its concrete segment provides turnkey concrete construction services including place and finish, site prep, layout, forming, and rebar placement for large commercial, structural and other associated business areas. The Company is headquartered in Houston, Texas with regional offices throughout its operating areas. .
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