Global Ship Lease Declares Quarterly Dividend on its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share for its 8.75% Series B Preferred Shares, covering the period from April 1, 2021, to June 30, 2021. This dividend will be payable on July 1, 2021, to all preferred shareholders of record as of June 24, 2021. The company owns a diversified fleet of 49 containerships and has a contracted revenue of $984.3 million from charter agreements.
- Declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per share.
- Contracted revenue totals $984.3 million.
- Company owns 49 containerships with diversified fleet.
- None.
LONDON, June 07, 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 49 containerships and has contracted to purchase one further ship, 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 to be acquired, up to June 3, 2021, the average remaining term of the Company’s charters as at March 31, 2021, to the mid-point of redelivery, including options under the Company’s control, was 2.6 years on a TEU-weighted basis. Contracted revenue on the same basis was
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