Euroseas Ltd. Announces Completion of the Spin-off of its Drybulk Fleet into EuroDry Ltd.  


MAROUSSI, ATHENS, Greece, May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESEA) (the “Company”), an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it has completed the spin-off of its drybulk fleet into EuroDry Ltd. Euroseas shareholders received one EuroDry Ltd share for every five shares of the Company they owned. Shares of EuroDry Ltd. will commence trading today, May 31, 2018 on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol “EDRY.”

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas, commented: "We are very pleased to complete the spin-off of our drybulk fleet into a separate publicly listed company, EuroDry Ltd. Euroseas now becomes a pure containership company, the only US-listed containership owner focused on the feeder sector. We expect that our clear sector strategy and growth plans will allow Euroseas to trade much closer to its net asset value, which we believe it to be around $3 per share."

Fleet Profile:

The Euroseas Ltd. fleet profile is as follows:

       
Name TypeDwtTEUYear BuiltEmployment (*) TCE Rate
($/day)
Container Carriers      
AKINADA BRIDGEIntermediate71,3665,6102001TC ‘til Jul-18$16,500
EM ASTORIAFeeder35,6002,7882004undergoing repairs-
EM CORFUFeeder34,6542,5562001TC 'til Dec-18$9,950
EM ATHENSFeeder32,3502,5062000TC 'til Mar-19$10,400
EM OINOUSSESFeeder32,3502,5062000TC 'til Aug-18
 + 12 months in
Charterers Option
$8,500
 $15,000
EVRIDIKI GFeeder34,6772,5562001TC ‘til Dec-18$9,950
JOANNAFeeder22,3011,7321999TC ‘til Sep-18$10,500
MANOLIS PFeeder20,3461,4521995TC 'til Apr-19$9,500
AEGEAN EXPRESSFeeder18,5811,4391997TC 'til Aug-18$10,500
NINOSFeeder18,2531,1691990TC 'til Sep-18$11,900
KUO HSIUNGFeeder18,1541,1691993TC 'til Oct-18$11,900
Total Container Carriers11 338,632  25,483    

Vessel held for sale
      
MONICA P  (**)Drybulk46,667 1998TC ‘til Jun-18$8,000
       

 

Note: (*) TC denotes time charter. All dates listed are the earliest redelivery dates under each TC.
 (**) Vessel has been agreed to be sold; to be delivered to its new owners by June 30, 2018.

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 140 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA. 

Euroseas operates in the container shipping markets. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company and Eurobulk (Far East) Ltd. Inc., which are 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.

The Company has a fleet of 12 vessels in the water, including one Handymax drybulk carrier, that has been sold and will be delivered to its new owners by June 30, 2018, ten Feeder containerships and one Intermediate containership. Euroseas eleven containerships have a total cargo capacity of 25,483 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, the anticipated spin-off of the Company's drybulk fleet 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.

Visit the Company’s website www.euroseas.gr

  
Company ContactInvestor Relations / Financial Media
Tasos Aslidis
Chief Financial Officer
Euroseas Ltd.
11 Canterbury Lane,
Watchung, NJ 07069
Tel. (908) 301-9091
E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: euroseas@capitallink.com