Performance Shipping Inc (PSHG)

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Performance Shipping Inc. Announces Pricing of $15 Million Registered Direct Offering
August 12 2022 - 09:25AM
GlobeNewswire Inc.

Performance Shipping Inc. (NASDAQ: PSHG) (“we” or the “Company”), a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced today that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement (the “Agreement”) with several institutional investors to purchase approximately 33,333,333 of its common shares and warrants to purchase 33,333,333 common shares at a purchase price of $0.45 per common share and accompanying warrant in a registered direct offering (the “Offering”). The warrants will be immediately exercisable, will expire five years from the date of issuance, and will have an initial exercise price of $0.45 per common share. The gross proceeds to the Company from the Offering are estimated to be approximately $15.0 million before deducting the placement agent’s fees and other Offering expenses.
Maxim Group LLC is acting as the sole placement agent in connection with the Offering. The Offering is expected to close on or about August 16, 2022, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

The securities described above are being offered pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-237637), which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on April 23, 2020. The Offering will be made only by means of a prospectus supplement that forms a part of such registration statement. A prospectus supplement relating to the securities will be filed by the Company with the SEC. When available, copies of the prospectus supplement relating to the Offering, together with the accompanying prospectus, can be obtained at the SEC's website at www.sec.gov or from Maxim Group LLC, 300 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10022, Attention: Syndicate Department, or via email at [e-mail] or telephone at [phone].

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor will there be any sales of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction.

About the Company

Performance Shipping Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services through its ownership of Aframax tankers. The Company’s current fleet is employed on spot voyages, through pool arrangements and on time charters.