Global Ship Lease Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
The Board of Directors of Global Ship Lease has declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share representing a 8.75% Series B Preferred Share. This dividend covers the period from January 1 to March 31, 2021, and will be paid on April 1, 2021, to shareholders on record as of March 25, 2021. As of December 31, 2020, Global Ship Lease has a fleet of 43 containerships and contracted revenue of $1,051.4 million over an average remaining term of 3.1 years.
- Declared dividend of $0.546875 per share.
- Total contracted revenue of $1,051.4 million.
- Strong fleet of 43 containerships with further acquisitions planned.
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LONDON, March 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of
About Global Ship Lease
Global Ship Lease is a leading independent owner of containerships with a diversified fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under fixed-rate charters to top tier container liner companies. On November 15, 2018, it completed a strategic combination with Poseidon Containers.
Global Ship Lease owns 43 containerships, and has contracted to purchase a further seven ships, ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 TEU, with a total capacity (when fully delivered) of 287,336 TEU. 32 ships are Post-Panamax, of which nine are fuel-efficient new-design wide-beam.
Adjusted to include all charters agreed, and ships acquired or divested, up to March 3, 2021, the average remaining term of the Company’s charters at December 31, 2020, to the mid-point of redelivery, including options under the Company’s control, was 2.5 years on a TEU-weighted basis. Contracted revenue on the same basis was
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