EuroDry Ltd. Announces the Redemption of its Outstanding Series B Preferred Shares

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EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY) announced a notice of redemption for its Series B Preferred Shares at par, effective around December 20, 2021. The Preferred Shares, which had an 8% dividend until January 2023, will now see the company eliminate these payments, enhancing common shareholders' earnings by approximately $0.38 in 2022 and $0.67 annually thereafter. This move simplifies EuroDry's capital structure and reduces funding costs. The company operates a fleet of nine drybulk vessels, contributing to its position within the dry cargo shipping market.

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• Redemption of Series B Preferred Shares will reduce dividend payments, increasing earnings per share by approximately $0.38 in 2022 and $0.67 each subsequent year.
• Simplifies capital structure, potentially improving financial efficiency.

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ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EuroDry Ltd. (NASDAQ: EDRY, the “Company” or “EuroDry”), an owner and operator of drybulk vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk cargoes, announced today that it provided a notice of redemption to its Series B Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) holders for entire of the outstanding amount at par as per the provisions of the Statement of Designation of the Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares carried a dividend of 8% per annum until January 2023 increasing to 14% per annum thereafter. The Company will use own funds for the redemption which will take place on or about December 20, 2021.

Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of EuroDry commented: “We are very pleased to announce the redemption of the outstanding Series B Preferred Shares at par. This redemption not only will simplify our capital structure but also reduce our funding costs and increase earnings per share attributable to our common shareholders from eliminating the preferred shared dividend by about $0.38 in 2022 and by about $0.67 every year thereafter. Issuing the Preferred Shares in 2014 was instrumental in funding our newbuilding program at the time of two kamsamax and one ultramax drybulk carriers, now in our fleet, in a cost effective way. We would like to thank all our preferred shareholders for their trust and commitment to our Company all these years.”

About EuroDry Ltd.
EuroDry Ltd. was formed on January 8, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the drybulk fleet of Euroseas Ltd into a separate listed public company. EuroDry was spun-off from Euroseas Ltd on May 30, 2018; it trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker EDRY. 

EuroDry operates in the dry cargo, drybulk shipping market. EuroDry's 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. EuroDry employs its vessels on spot and period charters and under pool agreements.

The Company has a fleet of 9 vessels, including 5 Panamax drybulk carriers, 2 Ultramax drybulk carrier and 2 Kamsarmax drybulk carriers. EuroDry's 9 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 668,631 dwt.

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, 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. 

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Company Contact	Investor Relations / Financial Media
Tasos Aslidis	Nicolas Bornozis
Chief Financial Officer	President
EuroDry Ltd.	Capital Link, Inc.
11 Canterbury Lane,	230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
Watchung, NJ07069	New York, NY10169
Tel. (908) 301-9091	Tel. (212) 661-7566
E-mail: aha@eurodry.gr	E-mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com