We are an international owner of modern, fuel efficient “ECO” tanker vessels focusing on the transportation of petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. Please see our “Fleet”.
We are incorporated in the Republic of The Marshall Islands and have been trading on NASDAQ since July 2004 under the ticker “TOPS”.
WHAT WE DO
We have established a reputation in the international ocean transport industry for operating and maintaining vessels with high standards of performance, reliability and safety.
Our management team comprises of executives with extensive experience in managing and operating large and diversified fleets of vessels, and with strong ties to a number of national, regional and international oil companies, charterers and traders.
Our strategy is to grow the company’s fleet via acquisitions of newbuilding, resale or secondhand vessels of superior ECO design.
We own and operate Hyundai-built Tankers of the latest design and of top specification. Our 12 vessel fleet average age is 1,9 years old.
As of April 1, 2021, the expected revenue backlog of our fleet for the fixed period of our time charters, stands at about $255 million, including partially owned vessels at their respective percentages.
FLEET LIST:
PRODUCT / CHEMICAL TANKER FLEET
MR2: TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS - 5
ECO MARINA DEL REY
ECO LOS ANGELES
ECO CITY OF ANGELS
ECO YOSEMITE PARK
ECO JOSHUA PARK
CRUDE OIL TANKER FLEET
SUEZMAX: TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS 5
ECO BEVERLY HILLS
ECO WEST COAST
ECO MALIBU
ECO OCEANO CA
VLCC: TOTAL NUMBER OF VESSELS 2
JULIUS CAESAR
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NEWS: 9/1/2021 Top Ships Inc. Announces Sale of Its Last Non-Scubber Fitted Tanker
ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced today that it has sold to unaffiliated third parties its last non-scrubber fitted vessel, the MR product tanker Nord Valiant. The related financing has been prepaid in full and the net cash proceeds of the sale amount to about $6.9 million, before fees and expenses relating to the sale.
About TOP Ships Inc.
NEWS: 8/13/2021
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced on August 13th, 2021 that it agreed to purchase, subject to final documentation, from a company affiliated with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Seller”) for a consideration of $29.8 million an additional 65% ownership interest in two Marshall Islands companies (the “VLCC Companies”) that each is a party to a shipbuilding contract for a high specification scrubber fitted VLCC tanker currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries with expected delivery in January and February 2022 respectively. As previously disclosed, the VLCC Companies are party to 3+1+1 year time charters, starting from each vessel’s delivery, with a major oil trader.
On January 6, 2021, the Company had acquired 35% of the VLCC Companies and upon consummation of this transaction, will become 100% owner of the VLCC Companies.
The Seller will remain the guarantor on the shipbuilding contracts towards the shipyard and in addition the Seller shall provide a financing option to the Company by remaining responsible to the shipyard for up to 20% of the shipbuilding cost per vessel (increased from 10%, as previously agreed on January 6, 2021), at the option of the Company, to be exercised until each vessel’s delivery date. The amount of finance will need to be repaid to the Seller within 36 months from delivery. The cost of finance shall be agreed between the parties at the time of exercise and will take into account market terms for similar duration unsecured financings. Any agreement by the Company to exercise its option to obtain financing from the Seller will be approved by a special committee of the independent members of the Company’s board.
The transaction was approved by a special committee composed of independent members of the Company's board of directors (the “Transaction Committee”). The Transaction Committee obtained a fairness opinion relating to this transaction from an independent financial advisor.
NEWS: 8/13/21: INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced on August 13th, 2021 that it agreed to purchase, subject to final documentation, from a company affiliated with the Company’s Chief Executive Officer (the “Seller”) for a consideration of $29.8 million an additional 65% ownership interest in two Marshall Islands companies (the “VLCC Companies”) that each is a party to a shipbuilding contract for a high specification scrubber fitted VLCC tanker currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries with expected delivery in January and February 2022 respectively. As previously disclosed, the VLCC Companies are party to 3+1+1 year time charters, starting from each vessel’s delivery, with a major oil trader.
On January 6, 2021, the Company had acquired 35% of the VLCC Companies and upon consummation of this transaction, will become 100% owner of the VLCC Companies.
The Seller will remain the guarantor on the shipbuilding contracts towards the shipyard and in addition the Seller shall provide a financing option to the Company by remaining responsible to the shipyard for up to 20% of the shipbuilding cost per vessel (increased from 10%, as previously agreed on January 6, 2021), at the option of the Company, to be exercised until each vessel’s delivery date. The amount of finance will need to be repaid to the Seller within 36 months from delivery. The cost of finance shall be agreed between the parties at the time of exercise and will take into account market terms for similar duration unsecured financings. Any agreement by the Company to exercise its option to obtain financing from the Seller will be approved by a special committee of the independent members of the Company’s board.
The transaction was approved by a special committee composed of independent members of the Company's board of directors (the “Transaction Committee”). The Transaction Committee obtained a fairness opinion relating to this transaction from an independent financial advisor.
The information contained in this report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234281) that was filed with the SEC and became effective on November 4, 2019.
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4/23/2021: TOP Ships Inc. Announces Filing of 2020 Annual Report on Form 20-F
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TOP Ships Inc. Announces Delivery of Suezmax M/T Eco West Coast April 06 2021 - 08:00AM
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TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced today that it took delivery of the very high specification, scrubber fitted, 157,000 dwt newbuilding Suezmax vessel M/T Eco West Coast constructed at the Hyundai Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The vessel commenced its previously announced time charter employment with a major oil trader for three years with two yearly extensions at the charterer’s option. The revenue backlog expected to be generated by this fixture, assuming all options are exercised, is about $63.3 million. For 2021 alone, this charter is expected to contribute $9.3 million in revenue.
Evangelos Pistiolis, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, said:
"The M/T Eco West Coast, is the first of 5 crude oil vessel carriers of our newbuilding program. One more Suezmax is expected to be delivered during May 2021 and 2 VLCCs and 1 Suezmax are expected to be delivered during the first quarter of 2022. In line with our strategy, all vessels are of very high specification, fitted with scrubbers, constructed at Hyundai Shipyards in South Korea and are contracted to commence profitable time charter employment contracts, mainly to major oil traders, upon their delivery from the shipyard.
The two suezmax vessels delivered in 2021 alone have an expected revenue backlog, assuming all options are exercised, of about $126.6 million and are expected to contribute $17.1 million in 2021 revenue.
As of April 1, 2021, the expected revenue backlog of our fleet for the fixed period of our time charters, stands at about $255 million, including partially owned vessels at their respective percentages. As of the same date, the Company’s projected charter coverage is as follows:
| Year | | |
| 2021 | 96% | |
| 2022 | 80% | |
| 2023 | 64% | |
| 2024 | 44% | |
| 2025 | 12% | |
| 2026 | 8% | |
| 2027 | 1% | " |
About TOP Ships Inc.
TOP Ships Inc. is an international ship-owning company.
For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.
Forward-Looking Statements
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections.
Contacts:
Alexandros Tsirikos
Chief Financial Officer
TOP Ships Inc.
Tel: +30 210 812 8107
Email: atsirikos@topships.org
ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 20, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (Nasdaq:TOPS) (the “Company” or “TOPS”) announced today that the Company has been advised that a company affiliated with its Chief Executive Officer, Evangelos Pistiolis, has today purchased an aggregate of 100,000 common shares of the Company in the open market.
In addition, the Company announced that for a period of 12 months following the date of this release:
(i) it will not conduct any equity offerings, public or private;
(ii) it will not conduct any reverse stock splits;
(iii) it will not pay any bonuses to its executive management; and
(iv) it will enter into a standstill agreement with Family Trading Inc., the holder of all of the Company’s outstanding Series E Preferred Shares and a company affiliated with its CEO, pursuant to which Family Trading will agree not to convert any of its Series E Preferred Shares into common shares, other than in connection with a change of control of the Company.
(v) CEO and his affiliates will not sell any shares.
The Company believes that the above actions will significantly enhance the trading stability of its common shares during the next 12 months.
Finally, the Company announced that it is proceeding with implementing its previously announced stock repurchase plan.
Mr. Pistiolis commented, “I believe that the current trading price of our common shares does not reflect the intrinsic value of the Company, as evidenced by my purchase today of 100,000 common shares in the
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ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (NASDAQ: TOPS) (the “Company”) today announced a share repurchase program and fleet update.
Share Repurchase Program
The Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) today authorized a share repurchase program under which the Company may repurchase up to $5.1m of its outstanding common shares, representing approximately 10% of the Company’s market capitalization as of August 14, 2020, for a period of three months (the “Repurchase Program”). The Board will periodically review the Company’s Repurchase Program, and may decide to extend its term or increase the authorized amount, by another 10% to 15%, that may be repurchased thereunder.
Under the Repurchase Program, the Company may repurchase common shares in privately negotiated or open-market transactions in accordance with applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and pursuant to a trading plan adopted in accordance with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
The specific timing and amount of repurchases, if any, will be at the discretion of the Company’s management team, and will depend upon a variety of factors, including market conditions, regulatory requirements, capital allocation alternatives, and other corporate considerations. The Company is not obligated under the program to purchase any common shares. The repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued at any time.
Fleet Update
Fleet Profile As of August 17, 2020, our fleet consisted of ten 50,000 dwt product/chemical tankers, out of which 2 are owned 50%, and two 159,000 dwt suezmax tankers. We also have newbuilding contracts for the construction of three scrubber-fitted 50,000 dwt product/chemical tankers and, and two scrubber-fitted suezmax tankers. Our newbuilding vessels are expected to be delivered to us during the first half of 2021. Following the delivery of our last newbuilding, our fleet will consist of 15 vessels with an average age of 2.3 years (with 2 vessels 50% owned).
All of our vessels are of eco design and are built in shipyards of the Hyundai group, currently the largest shipbuilder in the world. In addition, all of the vessels in our fleet, including our newbuildings, are of very high specification and include enhancements in the hull, propellers and other parts of the vessel to decrease fuel consumption and reduce emissions. Furthermore, all of our vessels are fitted with ballast water treatment equipment and seven of our operating vessels have scrubbers installed and all of our newbuildings will be fitted with scrubbers.
Charter Coverage As of June 30, 2020, all of the vessels in our fleet (including newbuilding vessels but excluding joint venture vessels) are employed on time charters with fixed terms, representing contracted future revenue of $273m excluding options to extend. Our customers include national, regional and international companies.
Net Asset Value Management estimates the company’s NAV to be $180 million. This translates into an NAV of $4.52 per share (based on number of common shares currently outstanding) and $3.55 per share (on a fully diluted basis - assuming exercise of Series B warrants and conversion of convertible loan).