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Tuesday, 10/16/2007 9:12:32 AM

Tuesday, October 16, 2007 9:12:32 AM

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ESEA 21 bucks now, my Fav Greek stock #msg-16395929:

Euroseas Ltd. Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.29 per Common Share 

MAROUSSI, ATHENS, GREECE, Oct 16, 2007 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) --
Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and
container carrier vessels and a provider of seaborne transportation
for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it has
declared a dividend of $0.29 per common share for the third quarter
of 2007. The dividend is payable on November 28, 2007 to all
shareholders of record as of November 5, 2007. This dividend marks an
increase of 16% from the prior quarter's dividend of $0.25 per share.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: "We are
happy to pay a dividend of $0.29 per share which is $0.05 per share
or 21% above our target minimum dividend of $0.24. This dividend
continues our policy of paying significant dividends out of earnings
and reflects the further strengthening of the dry markets, the prime
driver of our growth. Our focus remains to continue investing on
accretive acquisitions to further enhance our returns."

About Euroseas Ltd.

Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning
interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in
the shipping business over the past 135 years. Euroseas trades on the
NASDAQ Global Market under the ticker ESEA since January 31, 2007.

Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping
markets. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO
9001:2000 certified affiliated ship management company, which is
responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management
and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot
and period charters and through pool arrangements.

After the delivery to its fleet of the recently acquired panamax
drybulk carrier, M/V Trust Jakarta (to be renamed M/V Ioanna P), the
Company will have a fleet of 15 vessels, including 3 Panamax drybulk
carriers, 2 Handysize drybulk carriers, 2 Intermediate container
ship, 5 Handysize container ships, 2 Feeder container ships and a
multipurpose dry cargo vessel. Euroseas' 5 drybulk carriers have a
total cargo capacity of 277,316 dwt, its 9 container ships will have
a cargo capacity of 15,321 teu and its 1 multipurpose vessel has a
cargo capacity of 22,568 dwt or 950 teu.

Forward-Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning
future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures to
implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and
entering into further time charters. Words such as "expects,"
"intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates," "hopes," "estimates,"
and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes
that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements
are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will
prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and
unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and
estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties
and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the
Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to
changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels and container ships,
competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates;
risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other
factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims
any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or
revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to
reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto
or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any
statement is based.
Contact:
Visit our website www.euroseas.gr
Company Contact
Tasos Aslidis
Chief Financial Officer
Euroseas Ltd.
11 Canterbury Lane,
Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel. (908) 301-9091
E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr
Investor Relations / Financial Media
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com

SOURCE: Euroseas
http://www.euroseas.gr
mailto:aha@euroseas.gr
mailto:nbornozis@capitallink.com


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