Scorpio Tankers Inc. Announces Financial Results for the Second Quarter of 2020 and Declaration of a Quarterly Dividend

Rhea-AI Summary

Scorpio Tankers (NYSE: STNG) reported a strong financial performance for Q2 2020, achieving a net income of $143.9 million or $2.63 per share, contrasting with a net loss of $29.7 million in Q2 2019. For the six months ended June 30, 2020, net income reached $190.6 million or $3.48 per share. The company declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable September 29, 2020. Notably, net debt decreased by $228.8 million to $2.9 billion. Average daily Time Charter Equivalent revenue for Q2 2020 was strong, highlighting the company's operational resilience amid ongoing market volatility.

Positive

• Net income for Q2 2020 was $143.9 million, a significant increase from a net loss of $29.7 million in Q2 2019.
• Declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, indicating confidence in financial stability.
• Net debt reduced by $228.8 million, improving financial leverage and liquidity.
• Strong average daily Time Charter Equivalent revenue for Q2 2020 across various vessel classes.

Negative

• Future earnings may be impacted by ongoing COVID-19 uncertainty and volatility in oil demand.
• Potential risks associated with the planned scrubber installations, delayed until 2021.

MONACO, Aug. 06, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scorpio Tankers Inc. (NYSE: STNG) ("Scorpio Tankers" or the "Company") today reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.  The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share on the Company’s common stock.

Results for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income of $143.9 million, or $2.63 basic and $2.40 diluted earnings per share.  For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had an adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $144.3 million, or $2.63 basic and $2.40 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income a $0.3 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees.

For the three months ended June 30, 2019, the Company's net loss was $29.7 million, or $0.62 basic and diluted loss per share. There were no Non-IFRS adjustments to the net loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

Results for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019

For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had net income of $190.6 million, or $3.48 basic and $3.21 diluted earnings per share.  For the six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company had an adjusted net income (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) of $190.9 million, or $3.49 basic and $3.21 diluted earnings per share, which excludes from net income a $0.3 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees.

For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company had a net loss of $15.2 million, or $0.32 basic and diluted loss per share.  For the six months ended June 30, 2019, the Company’s adjusted net loss (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) was $15.0 million, or $0.31 basic and diluted loss per share, which excludes from the net loss a $0.3 million, or $0.01 per basic and diluted share, write-off of deferred financing fees.

Declaration of Dividend

On August 5, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per common share, payable on or about September 29, 2020 to all shareholders of record as of September 9, 2020 (the record date).  As of August 5, 2020, there were 58,807,747 common shares of the Company outstanding.

Summary of Second Quarter and Other Recent Significant Events

• Below is a summary of the average daily Time Charter Equivalent ("TCE") revenue (see Non-IFRS Measures section below) and duration of contracted pool voyages and time charters for the Company's vessels thus far in the third quarter of 2020 as of the date hereof (See footnotes to "Other operating data" table below for the definition of daily TCE revenue): 

	Total
Pool	Average daily TCE revenue		% of Days
LR2	$22,500		49	%
LR1	$22,000		53	%
MR	$15,300		45	%
Handymax	$12,000		52	%

• Below is a summary of the average daily TCE revenue earned by the Company's vessels in each of the pools during the second quarter of 2020:

Pool	Average daily TCE revenue
LR2	$47,064
LR1	$35,794
MR	$21,808
Handymax	$17,698

• The Company's strong second quarter results, coupled with the repayment of debt, have resulted in the Company's net debt position decreasing by $228.8 million from $3.1 billion at March 31, 2020 to $2.9 billion at August 5, 2020. 
• The Company is in discussions with a group of financial institutions to refinance the existing debt on eight of its vessels which, if consummated, is expected to increase the Company’s liquidity by an additional $80 million, after the repayment of existing debt.  These refinancings are expected to be agreed in the next few months, and the drawdowns are expected to occur before the end of 2020.
• In July 2020, the Company repurchased $13.8 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $882.23 per $1,000 principal amount, or $12.2 million.
• In May 2020, the Company's Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2020 matured and the outstanding principal balance of $53.8 million was repaid in full.  Subsequently in May 2020, the Company issued $28.1 million aggregate principal amount of 7.0% senior unsecured notes due June 30, 2025 (the "Senior Notes due 2025") in an underwritten public offering.  This amount includes $3.1 million related to the partial exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional Senior Notes due 2025 under the same terms and conditions.  The aggregate net proceeds were approximately $26.5 million after deducting underwriting commissions and offering expenses.
  
• In May 2020, the Company executed a credit facility for up to $225.0 million with a group of European financial institutions (the "2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility").  The Company drew $101.2 million from this facility in June 2020, and the proceeds were used to refinance the existing debt on four LR2s that were previously financed under the ABN AMRO Credit Facility, which was scheduled to mature during the third quarter of 2020.  The remaining availability under this credit facility is expected to be used to refinance the existing debt on five of the Company's vessels and scrubbers on two LR2s.
  
• In May 2020, the Company executed an agreement to upsize its $179.2 million credit facility with ING Bank N.V. to $251.4 million.  The upsized portion of this facility was fully drawn in May 2020, and the proceeds were used to refinance the existing debt on five vessels, which were previously financed under the KEXIM Credit Facility. 
  
• Based upon the commitments received to date, which include the remaining availability under the 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility and certain financing transactions that have been previously announced, the Company expects to raise approximately $56 million of aggregate additional liquidity (after the repayment of existing debt) once all of the agreements are closed and drawn.  These drawdowns are expected to occur at varying points in the future as several of these financings are tied to scrubber installations on the Company’s vessels.
  
• In April 2020, the Company reached an agreement with its counterparty to postpone the purchase and installation of scrubbers on 19 of its vessels.   The installation of these scrubbers is now expected to begin not earlier than 2021. 
  

Diluted Weighted Number of Shares

Diluted earnings per share is determined using the if-converted method. Under this method, the Company assumes that its Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018, were converted into common shares at the beginning of each period and the interest and non-cash amortization expense associated with these notes of $3.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively, during the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 were not incurred. Conversion is not assumed if the results of this calculation are anti-dilutive.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company's basic weighted average number of shares were 54,827,479 and 54,747,345, respectively.  For the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, the Company's diluted weighted average number of shares were 56,318,815 and 56,525,701 (which includes the potentially dilutive impact of unvested shares of restricted stock and excludes the impact of the Convertible Notes due 2022), respectively, and 61,593,958 and 61,801,095, respectively, under the if-converted method.  Given the Company's results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, earnings per diluted share were calculated under the if-converted method as the result of this calculation was dilutive.

Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Since the beginning of calendar year 2020, the outbreak of COVID-19 that originated in China and that has spread to most developed nations of the world has resulted in the implementation of numerous actions taken by governments and governmental agencies in an attempt to mitigate the spread of the virus.  These measures have resulted in a significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme volatility in the global financial and commodities markets (including oil).

While the reduction of economic activity significantly reduced global demand for oil and refined petroleum products, the extreme volatility in the oil markets and the steep contango that developed in the prices of oil and refined petroleum products resulted in record increases in spot TCE rates as an abundance arbitrage and floating storage opportunities opened up.  These conditions persisted for most of the second quarter of 2020 but began to abate in June 2020 as the underlying oil markets stabilized.

The Company expects that the future impact of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the uncertainty in the demand for oil and refined petroleum products will continue to cause volatility in the commodities markets.  The scale and duration of the impact of these factors remain unknowable but could have a material impact on our earnings, cash flow and financial condition for the remainder of 2020 and beyond. An estimate of the impact on the Company’s results of operations and financial condition cannot be made at this time.

$250 Million Securities Repurchase Program

In May 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities which, in addition to its common shares, currently consist of its Senior Notes due 2025 (NYSE: SBBA), which were issued in May 2020, and Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018.

In July 2020, the Company repurchased $13.8 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $882.23 per $1,000 principal amount, or $12.2 million.  No other securities were repurchased under this program during the second quarter of 2020 and through the date of this press release.

As of the date hereof, the Company has repurchased a total of $140.6 million of its securities under the Securities Repurchase Program and has the authority to purchase up to an additional $109.4 million of its securities. The Company may repurchase its securities in the open market, at times and prices that are considered to be appropriate by the Company, but is not obligated under the terms of the Securities Repurchase Program to repurchase any of its securities.

At the Market Offering Program

In June 2020, the Company sold an aggregate of 137,067 of its common shares at an average price of $18.79 per share for aggregate net proceeds of $2.6 million under its previously announced “at the market” offering program pursuant to which the Company may sell up to $100 million of its common shares.  There is $97.4 million of remaining availability under this program as of August 5, 2020.

Conference Call

The Company has scheduled a conference call on August 6, 2020 at 9:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time and 3:30 PM Central European Summer Time.  The dial-in information is as follows:

US Dial-In Number: 1 (855) 861-2416

International Dial-In Number: +1 (703) 736-7422

Conference ID:  7309339

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time. The information provided on the teleconference is only accurate at the time of the conference call, and the Company will take no responsibility for providing updated information.

There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the internet, through the Scorpio Tankers Inc. website www.scorpiotankers.com. Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

Webcast URL: https://edge.media-server.com/mmc/p/yaoh87zz

Current Liquidity

As of August 5, 2020, the Company had $285.7 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents.

Drydock, Scrubber and Ballast Water Treatment Update

Set forth below is a table summarizing the drydock, scrubber and ballast water treatment system activity that occurred during the second quarter of 2020 and that is in progress as of July 1, 2020:

	Number of Vessels	Drydock	Ballast Water Treatment Systems	Scrubbers	Aggregate Costs ($ in millions) (1)	Aggregate Off-hire Days in Q2 2020
Completed in the second quarter of 2020
LR2	8	7	3	8	$36.3	335
LR1	2	—	—	2	6.0	12
MR	6	3	3	6	22.8	214
Handymax	—	—	—	—	—	—
	16	10	6	16	$65.1	561
In progress as of  July 1, 2020
LR2	2	1	1	2	$7.4	75
LR1	—	—	—	—	—	—
MR	5	3	3	5	18.5	126
Handymax	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7	4	4	7	$25.9	201

⁽¹⁾ Aggregate costs for vessels completed in the quarter represent the total costs incurred, some of which may have been incurred in prior periods.  Aggregate costs for vessels in progress as of July 1, 2020 represent the total costs incurred through that date, some of which may have been incurred in prior periods.

Set forth below are the estimated expected payments to be made for the Company's drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations, and scrubber installations through 2020 (which also include actual payments made during the second quarter of 2020 and through August 5, 2020):

In millions of U.S. dollars	As of August 5, 2020 (1) (2)
Q3 2020 - payments made through August 5, 2020	$			11.9
Q3 2020 - remaining payments	25.8
Q4 2020	15.1
FY 2021	41.3
FY 2022	48.9

⁽¹⁾ Includes estimated cash payments for drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations and scrubber installations.  These amounts include installment payments that are due in advance of the scheduled service and may be scheduled to occur in quarters prior to the actual installation.  In addition to these installment payments, these amounts also include estimates of the installation costs of such systems.  The timing of the payments set forth are estimates only and may vary as the timing of the related drydocks and installations finalize.

⁽²⁾ Based upon the commitments received to date, which include the remaining availability under the 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility and certain financing transactions that have been previously announced, the Company expects to raise approximately $56 million of aggregate additional liquidity (after the repayment of existing debt) once all of the agreements are closed and drawn.  These drawdowns are expected to occur at varying points in the future as several of these financings are tied to scrubber installations on the Company’s vessels.

Set forth below are the estimated expected number of ships and estimated expected off-hire days for the Company's drydocks, ballast water treatment system installations, and scrubber installations ⁽¹⁾:

	Q3 2020
	Ships Scheduled for (2):													Off-hire
	Drydock							Ballast Water Treatment Systems			Scrubbers			Days (3)
LR2	4							—			6			282
LR1	—							—			1			48
MR	1							1			3			188
Handymax	—							—			—			—
Total Q3 2020	5							1			10			518
	Q4 2020
	Ships Scheduled for (2):													Off-hire
	Drydock							Ballast Water Treatment Systems			Scrubbers			Days (3)
LR2	—							—			1			50
LR1	1							—			—			20
MR	—							—			—			39
Handymax	—							—			—			—
Total Q4 2020	1							—			1			109
	FY 2021
	Ships Scheduled for (2):													Off-hire
	Drydock							Ballast Water Treatment Systems			Scrubbers			Days (3)
LR2	12							—			1			280
LR1	11							—			—			220
MR	—							—			8			293
Handymax	—							—			—			—
Total FY 2021	23							—			9			793
	FY 2022
	Ships Scheduled for (2):													Off-hire
	Drydock							Ballast Water Treatment Systems			Scrubbers			Days (3)
LR2	5							—			—			100
LR1	—							—			5			200
MR	11							5			5			402
Handymax	—							—			—			—
Total FY 2022	16							5			10			702

⁽¹⁾ The number of vessels in these tables reflect a certain amount of overlap where certain vessels are expected to be drydocked and have ballast water treatment systems and/or scrubbers installed simultaneously.  Additionally, the timing set forth may vary as drydock, ballast water treatment system installation and scrubber installation times are finalized.
⁽²⁾ Represents the number of vessels scheduled to commence drydock, ballast water treatment system, and/or scrubber installations during the period. It does not include vessels that commenced work in prior periods but will be completed in the subsequent period.
⁽³⁾ Represents total estimated off-hire days during the period, including vessels that commenced work in a previous period.

Debt

Set forth below is a summary of the Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of the dates presented:



	In thousands of U.S. Dollars	Outstanding Principal as of March 31, 2020					Drawdowns and (repayments), net					Outstanding Principal as of June 30, 2020					Drawdowns and (repayments), net					Outstanding Principal as of August 5, 2020
1	KEXIM Credit Facility (3) (8)	$			140,191		$			(78,033	)	$			62,158		(1,092				)	$			61,066
2	ABN AMRO Credit Facility (7)	89,816					(89,816				)	—					—					—
3	ING Credit Facility (3)	128,254					68,941					197,195					2,181					199,376
4	2018 NIBC Credit Facility (1)	30,813					2,318					33,131					(1,032				)	32,099
5	2017 Credit Facility	128,183					(3,316				)	124,867					—					124,867
6	Credit Agricole Credit Facility	88,586					(2,142				)	86,444					—					86,444
7	ABN AMRO / K-Sure Credit Facility	44,716					(963				)	43,753					—					43,753
8	Citibank / K-Sure Credit Facility	93,129					(2,104				)	91,025					—					91,025
9	ABN / SEB Credit Facility (9)	100,450					374					100,824					1,633					102,457
10	Hamburg Commercial Credit Facility (2)	41,355					606					41,961					—					41,961
11	Prudential Credit Facility	54,538					(1,386				)	53,152					(924				)	52,228
12	2019 DNB / GIEK Credit Facility	31,850					(979				)	30,871					—					30,871
13	BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility (8)	42,096					22,790					64,886					—					64,886
14	2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility (7)	—					101,200					101,200					—					101,200
15	Ocean Yield Lease Financing	146,815					(2,715				)	144,100					(937				)	143,163
16	CMBFL Lease Financing	55,836					(1,227				)	54,609					—					54,609
17	BCFL Lease Financing (LR2s) (10)	91,123					(2,086				)	89,037					1,045					90,082
18	CSSC Lease Financing	224,889					(4,327				)	220,562					(1,442				)	219,120
19	CSSC Scrubber Lease Financing	9,604					(1,372				)	8,232					(457				)	7,775
20	BCFL Lease Financing (MRs) (10)	84,964					(2,932				)	82,032					958					82,990
21	2018 CMBFL Lease Financing (4)	123,900					7,596					131,496					—					131,496
22	$116.0 Million Lease Financing (10)	104,322					(1,784				)	102,538					5,043					107,581
23	AVIC Lease Financing	124,361					(2,948				)	121,413					—					121,413
24	China Huarong Lease Financing	120,375					(3,375				)	117,000					—					117,000
25	$157.5 Million Lease Financing	134,407					(3,536				)	130,871					—					130,871
26	COSCO Lease Financing	74,525					(1,925				)	72,600					—					72,600
27	IFRS 16 - Leases  - 7 Handymax	10,071					(3,279				)	6,792					(794				)	5,998
28	IFRS 16 - Leases  - 3 MR	42,430					(1,813				)	40,617					(593				)	40,024
29	$670.0 Million Lease Financing	601,447					(15,306				)	586,141					(5,129				)	581,012
30	Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2020 (5)	53,750					(53,750				)	—					—					—
31	Unsecured Senior Notes Due 2025 (6)	—					28,100					28,100					—					28,100
32	Convertible Notes Due 2022	203,500					—					203,500					(12,205				)	191,295
	Gross debt outstanding	$			3,220,296		$			(49,189	)	3,171,107					$			(13,745	)	$			3,157,362
	Cash and cash equivalents	119,825					—					250,592					—								285,665
	Net debt	$			3,100,471		$			(49,189	)	$			2,920,515		$			(13,745	)	$			2,871,697

⁽¹⁾ In April 2020, the Company drew $3.1 million from its upsized $35.7 million loan facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on two vessels.  The upsized portion of this facility matures in June 2021, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.50% per annum and is expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.1 million per vessel, with a balloon payment due at maturity.

⁽²⁾ In April 2020, the Company drew $1.4 million from its Hamburg Commercial Bank Credit Facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of a scrubber on one of its vessels.  This drawdown reflects the remaining availability under this facility.  All tranches (including those previously drawn) of the Hamburg Commercial Bank Credit Facility mature in November 2024, bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.25% per annum and are expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.8 million in aggregate, with a balloon payment due at maturity.

⁽³⁾ In May 2020, the Company executed an agreement to upsize its $179.2 million credit facility with ING Bank N.V. to $251.4 million.  This upsized portion of this facility of $72.1 million was fully drawn in May 2020, and the proceeds were used to refinance the existing debt on five vessels which were previously financed under the KEXIM Credit Facility. The Company repaid $60.2 million on the KEXIM Credit Facility as part of this transaction.

The upsized loan has a final maturity of five years from the initial drawdown date, and bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin. The upsized portion of the loan is scheduled to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $2.1 million per quarter, in aggregate, for the first twelve installments and approximately $2.0 million per quarter, in aggregate, thereafter, with a balloon payment due at maturity. The remaining terms and conditions, including financial covenants, are similar to the Company’s existing credit facilities.

In July 2020, the Company drew an aggregate of $3.3 million under the scrubber portion of the facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on two MRs and one LR2 that are currently part of this arrangement.  The drawdowns of  approximately $1.1 million per vessel bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.95%.  One MR will be repaid in seven quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.1 million with the balance due upon maturity in June 2022.  The other two vessels will be repaid in two quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.7 million in aggregate with the balance due upon maturity in March 2021.

⁽⁴⁾ In May 2020, the Company drew an aggregate of $10.1 million under the scrubber portion of its 2018 CMB Lease Financing to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on the six MRs that are currently part of this arrangement.  The upsized portion of the lease financing has a final maturity of 3.5 years after the first drawdown, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 3.10% per annum and will be repaid in quarterly principal payments of approximately $0.1 million per vessel.

⁽⁵⁾ In May 2020, the Company's Senior Unsecured Notes due May 2020 matured and the outstanding principal balance of $53.8 million was repaid in full.

⁽⁶⁾ In May 2020, the Company issued $28.1 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2025 in an underwritten offering.  This amount includes $3.1 million related to the partial exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional Senior Notes due 2025 under the same terms and conditions.  The aggregate net proceeds were approximately $26.5 million after deducting underwriting commissions and expenses.

⁽⁷⁾ In May 2020, the Company executed the 2020 $225.0 Million Credit Facility with a group of European financial institutions. In June 2020 the Company drew $101.2 million from this facility to refinance the existing debt on four LR2s that were previously financed under the ABN AMRO Credit Facility (which was scheduled to mature during the third quarter of 2020). The Company repaid $87.7 million on the ABN AMRO Credit Facility as part of this transaction.  The remaining availability under this credit facility is expected to be used to refinance the existing debt on five of the Company's vessels and scrubbers on two LR2s.

This facility has a final maturity of five years from the closing date of the loan, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin, and is expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.6 million per vessel per quarter with a balloon payment due at maturity.  The remaining terms and conditions, including financial covenants, are similar to the Company’s existing credit facilities.

⁽⁸⁾ In June 2020, the Company drew $24.9 million under its BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on 13 vessels. This borrowing is collateralized by one of its LR2 product tankers which was previously financed under the KEXIM Credit Facility.  The Company repaid the outstanding debt of $17.8 million on the KEXIM Credit Facility related to this vessel as part of this transaction.

A total of approximately $67.0 million has been drawn and there is $67.0 million of remaining availability under the BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility.  Each drawdown is split evenly into two facilities, (i) a commercial facility (the "Commercial Facility"), and (ii) a Sinosure facility (the "Sinosure Facility"), which is being funded by the lenders under the Commercial Facility and insured by the China Export & Credit Insurance Corporation ("Sinosure").   The BNPP Sinosure Credit Facility is split into 70 tranches each of which represent the lesser of 85% of the purchase and installation price of 70 scrubbers, or $1.9 million per scrubber (not to exceed 65% of the fair market value of the collateral vessels).  The Sinosure Facility and the Commercial Facility bear interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 1.80% and 2.80% per annum, respectively.  The remaining availability under this loan facility is available for en bloc drawdowns on September 15, 2020, December 15, 2020 and March 15, 2021.  The Sinosure Facility is expected to be repaid in 10 equal semi-annual installments and the Commercial Facility is expected to be repaid at the final maturity date of the facility, or October 2025.

⁽⁹⁾ In June 2020, the Company drew $3.2 million from its upsized ABN/SEB Credit Facility to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on two vessels.  The upsized portion of this facility matures in June 2023, bears interest at LIBOR plus a margin of 2.60% per annum and is expected to be repaid in equal quarterly installments of approximately $0.1 million per vessel, with a balloon payment due at maturity.

In July 2020, the Company drew an additional $1.6 million to partially finance the purchase and installation of a scrubber on one of the vessels covered by the facility under the same terms.

⁽¹⁰⁾ In April 2020, the Company executed agreements to increase the borrowing capacities of several of its lease financing arrangements by up to $1.9 million per vessel, the proceeds of which are to be used to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on certain vessels.  Three vessels are under the BCFL Lease Financing (LR2s) arrangement, five vessels are under the BCFL Lease Financing (MRs) arrangement, four vessels are under the $116.0 Million Lease Financing arrangement and three vessels are under the IFRS-16 - Leases - 3 MR arrangement for an aggregate of fifteen vessels.  Each agreement will be for a fixed term of three years at the rate of up to $1,910 per vessel per day to be allocated to principal and interest.

In July 2020, the Company drew an aggregate of $9.4 million on these agreements to partially finance the purchase and installation of scrubbers on five vessels as follows: (i) $1.8 million on one vessel under the BCFL Lease Financing (LR2s) arrangement; (ii)  $1.9 million on one vessel under the BCFL Lease Financing (MRs) arrangement; and (iii) $5.7 million on three vessels under the  $116.0 Million Lease Financing arrangement.

Set forth below are the estimated expected future principal repayments on the Company's outstanding indebtedness as of June 30, 2020, which includes principal amounts due under secured credit facilities, Convertible Notes due 2022, lease financing arrangements, the Senior Notes due 2025, and lease liabilities under IFRS 16 (which also include actual payments made during the second quarter of 2020 and through August 5, 2020):

In millions of U.S. dollars		As of June 30, 2020 (1)
Q3 2020 - principal payments made through August 5, 2020		$			28.0
Q3 2020 - remaining principal payments		49.6
Q4 2020		74.1
Q1 2021 (2)		156.9
Q2 2021 (3)		99.8
Q3 2021		66.6
Q4 2021		70.0
2022 and thereafter		2,626.1
		$			3,171.1

⁽¹⁾ Amounts represent the principal payments due on the Company’s outstanding indebtedness as of June 30, 2020 and do not incorporate the impact of any of the Company’s new financing initiatives which have not closed as of that date.

⁽²⁾ Repayments include the maturities of the Company's KEXIM Credit Facility for $57.9 million and two tranches of the ING Credit Facility for $29.6 million.  As of the date of this press release, the Company has received commitments to refinance the amounts borrowed on the KEXIM Credit Facility (the timing of this refinancing may be impacted by the timing of installations of scrubbers on certain vessels).  The Company expects to commence refinancing discussions on the ING Credit Facility during the fourth quarter of 2020.

⁽³⁾ Repayments include the maturity of the Company's NIBC Credit Facility for $30.0 million.   The Company expects to commence refinancing discussions on the NIBC Credit Facility during the fourth quarter of 2020.

Explanation of Variances on the Second Quarter of 2020 Financial Results Compared to the Second Quarter of 2019

For the three months ended June 30, 2020, the Company recorded net income of $143.9 million compared to net loss of $29.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. The following were the significant changes between the two periods:

• TCE revenue, a Non-IFRS measure, is vessel revenues less voyage expenses (including bunkers and port charges). TCE revenue is included herein because it is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company's performance irrespective of changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot voyages, time charters, and pool charters), and it provides useful information to investors and management. The following table sets forth TCE revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019:

				For the three months ended June 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars				2020				2019
		Vessel revenue		$	346,239			$	150,805
		Voyage expenses		(2,906		)		(1,328		)
		TCE revenue		$	343,333			$	149,477

• TCE revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased by $193.9 million to $343.3 million, from $149.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019. Overall average TCE revenue per day increased to $29,693 per day during the three months ended June 30, 2020, from $14,348 per day during the three months ended June 30, 2019.
  
  During the second quarter of 2020, travel restrictions and other preventive measures to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in a precipitous decline in oil demand.  A lack of corresponding production and refinery cuts resulted in a supply glut of crude oil and refined petroleum products, which was exacerbated by extreme oil price volatility brought on from the Russia-Saudi Arabia oil price war. This oversupply of petroleum products resulted in a steep contango in oil prices which led to an abundance of arbitrage opportunities of both crude and refined petroleum products and record floating storage.  These market conditions, which began in March 2020, drove spot TCE rates to record levels resulting in the second quarter of 2020 being the Company's most profitable quarter in its history.  In June 2020, the oil markets began to stabilize as global economies slowly re-opened, thus limiting arbitrage opportunities and resulting in the drawdown of accumulated inventories.  Consequently, trading volumes and spot TCE rates decreased towards the end of the second quarter and have remained at lower levels through the date of this press release.
  
  The increase in TCE revenue in the second quarter of 2020 as compared to the second quarter of 2019 was also affected by an increase in the number of the Company's vessels to an average of 136.8 operating vessels during the three months ended June 30, 2020 from an average of 119.0 operating vessels during the three months ended June 30, 2019, which was primarily the result of the Company's acquisition of leasehold interests in 19 vessels (11 MRs, four LR2s, and four MRs then under construction) from Trafigura Maritime Logistics Pte. Ltd. in September 2019 (the "Trafigura Transaction"). Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020.
  
  
• Vessel operating costs for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased by $11.0 million to $79.8 million, from $68.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily due to the Trafigura Transaction.  Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and thus operated for the entirety of the second quarter of 2020.  Vessel operating costs per day remained largely consistent, increasing slightly to $6,407 per day for the three months ended June 30, 2020 from $6,351 per day for the three months ended June 30, 2019.
  
  
• Depreciation expense - owned or sale leaseback vessels for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased by $3.7 million to $48.1 million, from $44.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  The increase was due to the Company's drydock, scrubber and ballast water treatment system installations that have taken place over the preceding 12-month period.  Depreciation expense in future periods is expected to increase as the Company continues the installation of ballast water treatment systems and/or scrubbers on certain of its vessels in 2020 and beyond. The Company expects to depreciate the majority of the cost of this equipment over each vessel's remaining useful life.
  
  
• Depreciation expense - right of use assets for the three months ended June 30, 2020 increased by $7.7 million to $13.4 million from $5.9 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  Depreciation expense - right of use assets reflects the straight-line depreciation expense recorded under IFRS 16 - Leases.  Right of use asset depreciation expense increased as a result of the Trafigura Transaction.  Three of the MRs acquired that were then under construction were delivered in the first quarter of 2020 and all vessels acquired as part of the Trafigura Transaction are being accounted for as right of use assets under IFRS 16.  The right of use asset depreciation for these vessels is approximately $0.2 million per MR per month and $0.3 million per LR2 per month.  In addition to the leasehold interests acquired as part of the Trafigura Transaction, the Company also had three MRs and seven Handymax leases that were accounted for under IFRS 16 during the second quarter of 2020.  The bareboat charters on two of these Handymax vessels expired in June of 2020 and a third expired in July 2020.
  
  
• General and administrative expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020, increased by $3.2 million to $18.7 million, from $15.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  This increase was primarily driven by compensation expenses, including an increase in restricted stock amortization.  General and administrative expenses in future periods are expected to reflect a similar run-rate to that which was incurred during the first six months of 2020.
  
  
• Financial expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2020 decreased by $8.2 million to $39.1 million, from $47.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2019.  The decrease was primarily driven by significant decreases in LIBOR rates, which underpin all of the Company's variable rate borrowings, and which have collapsed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income or Loss
(unaudited)

		For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share and share data		2020				2019				2020				2019
Revenue
	Vessel revenue	$	346,239			$	150,805			$	600,407			$	346,635
Operating expenses
	Vessel operating costs	(79,758		)		(68,776		)		(161,221		)		(138,152		)
	Voyage expenses	(2,906		)		(1,328		)		(7,125		)		(1,622		)
	Charterhire	—				—				—				(4,399		)
	Depreciation - owned or sale leaseback vessels	(48,102		)		(44,369		)		(94,943		)		(88,183		)
	Depreciation - right of use assets	(13,609		)		(5,895		)		(26,806		)		(8,030		)
	General and administrative expenses	(18,747		)		(15,528		)		(36,010		)		(31,240		)
	Total operating expenses	(163,122		)		(135,896		)		(326,105		)		(271,626		)
Operating income		183,117				14,909				274,302				75,009
Other (expense) and income, net
	Financial expenses	(39,127		)		(47,327		)		(83,892		)		(96,083		)
	Financial income	295				2,725				860				5,843
	Other expenses, net	(344		)		(27		)		(702		)		(13		)
	Total other expense, net	(39,176		)		(44,629		)		(83,734		)		(90,253		)
Net income / (loss)		$	143,941			$	(29,720	)		$	190,568			$	(15,244	)
Earnings / (Loss) per share
	Basic	$	2.63			$	(0.62	)		$	3.48			$	(0.32	)
	Diluted	$	2.40			$	(0.62	)		$	3.21			$	(0.32	)
	Basic weighted average shares outstanding	54,827,479				48,148,885				54,747,345				48,109,924
	Diluted weighted average shares outstanding (1)	61,593,958				48,148,885				61,801,095				48,109,924

⁽¹⁾ The computation of diluted earnings per share includes the effect of potentially dilutive unvested shares of restricted stock and the Convertible Notes due 2022 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020.  The effect of potentially dilutive securities relating to the Company's Convertible Notes due 2022 was included in the computation of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020 as their effect was dilutive under the if-converted method.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(unaudited)

	As of
In thousands of U.S. dollars	June 30, 2020				December 31, 2019
Assets
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	250,592			$	202,303
Accounts receivable	114,925				78,174
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	11,856				13,855
Inventories	9,806				8,646
Total current assets	387,179				302,978
Non-current assets
Vessels and drydock	4,062,574				4,008,158
Right of use assets	791,927				697,903
Other assets	83,688				131,139
Goodwill	11,539				11,539
Restricted cash	12,293				12,293
Total non-current assets	4,962,021				4,861,032
Total assets	$	5,349,200			$	5,164,010
Current liabilities
Current portion of long-term debt	$	213,928			$	235,482
Finance lease liability	126,275				122,229
Lease liability - IFRS 16	62,255				63,946
Accounts payable	17,373				23,122
Accrued expenses	33,663				41,452
Total current liabilities	453,494				486,231
Non-current liabilities
Long-term debt	1,009,565				999,268
Finance lease liability	1,141,108				1,195,494
Lease liability - IFRS 16	571,295				506,028
Total non-current liabilities	2,721,968				2,700,790
Total liabilities	3,175,462				3,187,021
Shareholders' equity
Issued, authorized and fully paid-in share capital:
Share capital	652				646
Additional paid-in capital	2,848,623				2,842,446
Treasury shares	(467,057		)		(467,057		)
Accumulated deficit	(208,480		)		(399,046		)
Total shareholders' equity	2,173,738				1,976,989
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity	$	5,349,200			$	5,164,010

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(unaudited)

	For the six months ended June 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars	2020				2019
Operating activities
Net income	$	190,568			$	(15,244	)
Depreciation - owned or finance leased vessels	94,943				88,183
Depreciation - right of use assets	26,806				8,030
Amortization of restricted stock	15,355				13,860
Amortization of deferred financing fees	3,086				4,088
Write-off of deferred financing fees	313				275
Accretion of convertible notes	4,565				6,995
Accretion of fair value measurement on debt assumed in business combinations	1,742				1,827
	337,378				108,014
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Increase in inventories	(1,160		)		(461		)
(Increase) / decrease in accounts receivable	(36,748		)		13,248
Decrease / (increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets	1,998				(175		)
Decrease / (increase) in other assets	666				(2,807		)
(Decrease) / increase in accounts payable	(5,423		)		1,186
(Decrease) / increase in accrued expenses	(4,616		)		2,272
	(45,283		)		13,263
Net cash inflow from operating activities	292,095				121,277
Investing activities
Drydock, scrubber, ballast water treatment system and other vessel related payments (owned, finance leased and bareboat-in vessels)	(119,805		)		(59,688		)
Net cash outflow from investing activities	(119,805		)		(59,688		)
Financing activities
Debt repayments	(381,657		)		(166,755		)
Issuance of debt	318,194				—
Debt issuance costs	(9,706		)		(1,288		)
Principal repayments on lease liability - IFRS 16	(41,668		)		(7,129		)
Increase in restricted cash	—				(9		)
Repayment of convertible notes	—				(2,266		)
Gross proceeds from issuance of common stock	2,601				—
Equity issuance costs	(26		)		(295		)
Dividends paid	(11,739		)		(10,279		)
Repurchase of common stock	—				(1		)
Net cash outflow from financing activities	(124,001		)		(188,022		)
Increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	48,289				(126,433		)
Cash and cash equivalents at January 1,	202,303				593,652
Cash and cash equivalents at June 30,	$	250,592			$	467,219

Scorpio Tankers Inc. and Subsidiaries
Other operating data for the six months ended June 30, 2020 and 2019
(unaudited)

		For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
		2020				2019				2020				2019
Adjusted EBITDA(1)  (in thousands of U.S. dollars except Fleet Data)		$	251,993			$	71,821			$	410,704			$	185,068
Average Daily Results
TCE per day(2)		$	29,693			$	14,348			$	26,250			$	16,470
Vessel operating costs per day(3)		$	6,407			6,351				$	6,499			$	6,414
LR2
TCE per revenue day (2)		$	46,988			$	16,974			$	36,503			$	19,948
Vessel operating costs per day(3)		$	6,656			6,687				$	6,699			$	6,748
Average number of vessels		42.0				38.0				42.0				38.0
LR1
TCE per revenue day (2)		$	35,794			$	14,527			$	28,701			$	16,221
Vessel operating costs per day(3)		$	6,891			$	6,159			$	6,785			$	6,377
Average number of vessels		12.0				12.0				12.0				12.0
MR
TCE per revenue day (2)		$	21,508			$	13,436			$	21,196			$	14,594
Vessel operating costs per day(3)		$	6,161			$	6,148			$	6,291			$	6,235
Average number of vessels		62.0				48.0				61.4				48.2
Handymax
TCE per revenue day (2)		$	17,698			$	11,520			$	20,117			$	14,644
Vessel operating costs per day(3)		$	6,359			$	6,318			$	6,548			$	6,240
Average number of vessels		20.8				21.0				20.9				21.0
Fleet data
Average number of vessels		136.8				119.0				136.3				119.2
Drydock
Drydock, scrubber, ballast water treatment system and other vessel related payments for owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in vessels (in thousands of U.S. dollars)		$	56,319			$	41,448			$	119,805			$	59,688

(1)	See Non-IFRS Measures section below.
(2)	Freight rates are commonly measured in the shipping industry in terms of time charter equivalent per day (or TCE per day), which is calculated by subtracting voyage expenses, including bunkers and port charges, from vessel revenue and dividing the net amount (time charter equivalent revenues) by the number of revenue days in the period. Revenue days are the number of days the vessel is owned, finance leased or chartered-in less the number of days the vessel is off-hire for drydock and repairs.
(3)	Vessel operating costs per day represent vessel operating costs divided by the number of operating days during the period. Operating days are the total number of available days in a period with respect to the owned, finance leased or bareboat chartered-in vessels, before deducting available days due to off-hire days and days in drydock. Operating days is a measurement that is only applicable to our owned, finance leased or bareboat chartered-in vessels, not our time chartered-in vessels.

Fleet list as of August 5, 2020

	Vessel Name		Year Built			DWT			Ice class		Employment		Vessel type		Scrubber
	Owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in vessels
1	STI Brixton		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
2	STI Comandante		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
3	STI Pimlico		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
4	STI Hackney		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
5	STI Acton		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
6	STI Fulham		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
7	STI Camden		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
8	STI Battersea		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
9	STI Wembley		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
10	STI Finchley		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
11	STI Clapham		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
12	STI Poplar		2014			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
13	STI Hammersmith		2015			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
14	STI Rotherhithe		2015			38,734			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A
15	STI Amber		2012			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
16	STI Topaz		2012			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
17	STI Ruby		2012			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
18	STI Garnet		2012			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
19	STI Onyx		2012			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
20	STI Fontvieille		2013			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
21	STI Ville		2013			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
22	STI Duchessa		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
23	STI Opera		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
24	STI Texas City		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
25	STI Meraux		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
26	STI San Antonio		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
27	STI Venere		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
28	STI Virtus		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
29	STI Aqua		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
30	STI Dama		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
31	STI Benicia		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
32	STI Regina		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
33	STI St. Charles		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
34	STI Mayfair		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
35	STI Yorkville		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
36	STI Milwaukee		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
37	STI Battery		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
38	STI Soho		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
39	STI Memphis		2014			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
40	STI Tribeca		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
41	STI Gramercy		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
42	STI Bronx		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
43	STI Pontiac		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
44	STI Manhattan		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
45	STI Queens		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
46	STI Osceola		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
47	STI Notting Hill		2015			49,687			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
48	STI Seneca		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
49	STI Westminster		2015			49,687			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
50	STI Brooklyn		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
51	STI Black Hawk		2015			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
52	STI Galata		2017			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
53	STI Bosphorus		2017			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
54	STI Leblon		2017			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
55	STI La Boca		2017			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
56	STI San Telmo		2017			49,990			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
57	STI Donald C Trauscht		2017			49,990			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
58	STI Esles II		2018			49,990			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
59	STI Jardins		2018			49,990			1B		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed
60	STI Magic		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
61	STI Majestic		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
62	STI Mystery		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
63	STI Marvel		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
64	STI Magnetic		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
65	STI Millennia		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
66	STI Master		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
67	STI Mythic		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
68	STI Marshall		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
69	STI Modest		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
70	STI Maverick		2019			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
71	STI Miracle		2020			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
72	STI Maestro		2020			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
73	STI Mighty		2020			50,000			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Yes
74	STI Excel		2015			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
75	STI Excelsior		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
76	STI Expedite		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
77	STI Exceed		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
78	STI Executive		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
79	STI Excellence		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
80	STI Experience		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
81	STI Express		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
82	STI Precision		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Not Yet Installed
83	STI Prestige		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
84	STI Pride		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
85	STI Providence		2016			74,000			—		SLR1P (3)		LR1		Yes
86	STI Elysees		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
87	STI Madison		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
88	STI Park		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
89	STI Orchard		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
90	STI Sloane		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
91	STI Broadway		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
92	STI Condotti		2014			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
93	STI Rose		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
94	STI Veneto		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
95	STI Alexis		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
96	STI Winnie		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
97	STI Oxford		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
98	STI Lauren		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
99	STI Connaught		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
100	STI Spiga		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
101	STI Savile Row		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
102	STI Kingsway		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
103	STI Carnaby		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
104	STI Solidarity		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
105	STI Lombard		2015			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
106	STI Grace		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
107	STI Jermyn		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
108	STI Sanctity		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
109	STI Solace		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
110	STI Stability		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
111	STI Steadfast		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
112	STI Supreme		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
113	STI Symphony		2016			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
114	STI Gallantry		2016			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
115	STI Goal		2016			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
116	STI Nautilus		2016			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
117	STI Guard		2016			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
118	STI Guide		2016			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
119	STI Selatar		2017			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
120	STI Rambla		2017			109,999			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Not Yet Installed
121	STI Gauntlet		2017			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
122	STI Gladiator		2017			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
123	STI Gratitude		2017			113,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
124	STI Lobelia		2019			110,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
125	STI Lotus		2019			110,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
126	STI Lily		2019			110,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
127	STI Lavender		2019			110,000			—		SLR2P (4)		LR2		Yes
128	Sky		2007			37,847			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A	(5	)
129	Steel		2008			37,847			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A	(5	)
130	Stone I		2008			37,847			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A	(5	)
131	Style		2008			37,847			1A		SHTP (1)		Handymax		N/A	(5	)
132	STI Beryl		2013			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed	(6	)
133	STI Le Rocher		2013			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed	(6	)
134	STI Larvotto		2013			49,990			—		SMRP (2)		MR		Not Yet Installed	(6	)
	Total owned, sale leaseback and bareboat chartered-in fleet DWT					9,324,548
	Leasehold newbuilding currently under construction
	Hull S471  - TBN STI Maximus		HVS	(7	)	50,000							MR
	Total leasehold newbuilding product tankers DWT					50,000
	Total Fleet DWT					9,374,548

(1	)	This vessel operates in the Scorpio Handymax Tanker Pool, or SHTP. SHTP is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by Scorpio Commercial Management S.A.M. (SCM). SHTP and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(2	)	This vessel operates in or is expected to operate in, the Scorpio MR Pool, or SMRP. SMRP is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SMRP and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(3	)	This vessel operates in the Scorpio LR1 Pool, or SLR1P. SLR1P is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SLR1P and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(4	)	This vessel operates in or is expected to operate in the Scorpio LR2 Pool, or SLR2P. SLR2P is a Scorpio Pool and is operated by SCM. SLR2P and SCM are related parties to the Company.
(5	)	In March 2019, we entered into a new bareboat charter-in agreement on a previously bareboat chartered-in vessel. The term of the agreement is for two years at a bareboat rate of $6,300 per day. The agreement is expected to expire on March 31, 2021.
(6	)	In April 2017, we sold and leased back this vessel, on a bareboat basis, for a period of up to eight years for $8,800 per day.  The sales price was $29.0 million per vessel, and we have the option to purchase this vessel beginning at the end of the fifth year of the agreement through the end of the eighth year of the agreement, at market-based prices. Additionally, a deposit of $4.35 million per vessel was retained by the buyer and will either be applied to the purchase price of the vessel if a purchase option is exercised or refunded to us at the expiration of the agreement.
(7	)	The leasehold interest in this vessel was acquired from Trafigura in September 2019 as part of the Trafigura Transaction and this vessel is currently under construction at Hyundai-Vietnam Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. with delivery expected in the third quarter of 2020.

Dividend Policy

The declaration and payment of dividends is subject at all times to the discretion of the Company's Board of Directors. The timing and the amount of dividends, if any, depends on the Company's earnings, financial condition, cash requirements and availability, fleet renewal and expansion, restrictions in loan agreements, the provisions of Marshall Islands law affecting the payment of dividends and other factors.

The Company's dividends paid during 2019 and 2020 were as follows:

Date paid	Dividends per common share
March 2019	$0.100
June 2019	$0.100
September 2019	$0.100
December 2019	$0.100
March 2020	$0.100
June 2020	$0.100

On August 5, 2020, the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on or about September 29, 2020 to all shareholders of record as of September 9, 2020 (the record date).  As of August 5, 2020, there were 58,807,747 common shares of the Company outstanding.

$250 Million Securities Repurchase Program

In May 2015, the Company's Board of Directors authorized a Securities Repurchase Program to purchase up to an aggregate of $250 million of the Company's securities which, in addition to its common shares, currently consist of its Senior Notes due 2025 (NYSE: SBBA), which were issued in May 2020, and Convertible Notes due 2022, which were issued in May and July 2018.

In July 2020, the Company repurchased $13.8 million aggregate principal amount of its Convertible Notes due 2022 at an average price of $882.23 per $1,000 principal amount, or $12.2 million.  No other securities were repurchased under this program during the second quarter of 2020 and through the date of this press release.

As of the date hereof, the Company has repurchased a total of $140.6 million of its securities under the Securities Repurchase Program and has the authority to purchase up to an additional $109.4 million of its securities. The Company may repurchase its securities in the open market, at times and prices that are considered to be appropriate by the Company, but is not obligated under the terms of the Securities Repurchase Program to repurchase any of its securities.

About Scorpio Tankers Inc.

Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. Scorpio Tankers Inc. currently owns, finance leases or bareboat charters-in 134 product tankers (42 LR2 tankers, 12 LR1 tankers, 62 MR tankers and 18 Handymax tankers) with an average age of 4.7 years. In addition, the Company will bareboat charter-in one MR tanker that is currently under construction and is scheduled to be delivered in September 2020. Additional information about the Company is available at the Company's website www.scorpiotankers.com, which is not a part of this press release.

Non-IFRS Measures

Reconciliation of IFRS Financial Information to Non-IFRS Financial Information

This press release describes time charter equivalent revenue, or TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss, and adjusted EBITDA, which are not measures prepared in accordance with IFRS ("Non-IFRS" measures). The Non-IFRS measures are presented in this press release as we believe that they provide investors and other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, with a means of evaluating and understanding how the Company's management evaluates the Company's operating performance. These Non-IFRS measures should not be considered in isolation from, as substitutes for, or superior to financial measures prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The Company believes that the presentation of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful to investors or other users of our financial statements, such as our lenders, because they facilitate the comparability and the evaluation of companies in the Company’s industry. In addition, the Company believes that TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA are useful in evaluating its operating performance compared to that of other companies in the Company’s industry. The Company’s definitions of TCE revenue, adjusted net income or loss with adjusted earnings per share, basic and diluted, and adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as reported by other companies in the shipping industry or other industries.

TCE revenue, on a historical basis, is reconciled above in the section entitled "Explanation of Variances on the Second Quarter of 2020 Financial Results Compared to the Second Quarter of 2019".  The Company has not provided a reconciliation of forward-looking TCE revenue because the most directly comparable IFRS measure on a forward-looking basis is not available to the Company without unreasonable effort.

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) to Adjusted Net Income / (Loss)

			For the three months ended June 30, 2020
							Per share				Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data			Amount				basic				diluted
	Net income		$	143,941			$	2.63			$	2.40
	Adjustment:
	Deferred financing fees write-off		313				0.01				0.01
	Adjusted net income		$	144,254			$	2.63		(1)	$	2.40		(1)

There were no Non-IFRS adjustments to the Net Loss for the three months ended June 30, 2019.

			For the six months ended June 30, 2020
							Per share				Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data			Amount				basic				diluted
	Net income		$	190,568			$	3.48			$	3.21
	Adjustments:
	Deferred financing fees write-off		313				0.01				0.01
	Adjusted net income		$	190,881			$	3.49			$	3.21		(1)

			For the six months ended June 30, 2019
							Per share				Per share
In thousands of U.S. dollars except per share data			Amount				basic				diluted
	Net loss		$	(15,244	)		$	(0.32	)		$	(0.32	)
	Adjustment:
	Deferred financing fees write-off		275				0.01				0.01
	Adjusted net loss		$	(14,969	)		$	(0.31	)		$	(0.31	)

(1) Summation differences due to rounding.

Reconciliation of Net Income / (Loss) to Adjusted EBITDA

			For the three months ended June 30,								For the six months ended June 30,
In thousands of U.S. dollars			2020				2019				2020				2019
	Net income / (loss)		$	143,941			$	(29,720	)		$	190,568			$	(15,244	)
	Financial expenses		39,127				47,327				83,892				96,083
	Financial income		(295		)		(2,725		)		(860		)		(5,843		)
	Depreciation - owned or finance leased vessels		48,102				44,369				94,943				88,183
	Depreciation - right of use assets		13,609				5,895				26,806				8,030
	Amortization of restricted stock		7,509				6,675				15,355				13,859
	Adjusted EBITDA		$	251,993			$	71,821			$	410,704			$	185,068

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward‐looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward‐looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward‐looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts. The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "intend," "plan," "target," "project," "likely," "may," "will," "would," "could" and similar expressions identify forward‐looking statements.

The forward‐looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in the Company’s records and other data available from third parties. Although management believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond the Company’s control, there can be no assurance that the Company will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. The Company undertakes no obligation, and specifically declines any obligation, except as required by law, to publicly update or revise any forward‐looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

In addition to these important factors, other important factors that, in the Company’s view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward‐looking statements include unforeseen liabilities, future capital expenditures, revenues, expenses, earnings, synergies, economic performance, indebtedness, financial condition, losses, future prospects, business and management strategies for the management, length and severity of the ongoing novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, including its effect on demand for petroleum products and the transportation thereof, expansion and growth of the Company’s operations, risks relating to the integration of assets or operations of entities that it has or may in the future acquire and the possibility that the anticipated synergies and other benefits of such acquisitions may not be realized within expected timeframes or at all, the failure of counterparties to fully perform their contracts with the Company, the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand for tanker vessel capacity, changes in the Company’s operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for the Company’s vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, charter counterparty performance, ability to obtain financing and comply with covenants in such financing arrangements, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off‐hires, and other factors. Please see the Company's filings with the SEC for a more complete discussion of certain of these and other risks and uncertainties.

Scorpio Tankers Inc.
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FAQ

What were Scorpio Tankers' earnings for Q2 2020?

Scorpio Tankers reported a net income of $143.9 million for Q2 2020, translating to $2.63 per share.

What is the cash dividend declared by Scorpio Tankers?

The Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.10 per share, payable on September 29, 2020.

How much did Scorpio Tankers reduce its net debt by?

Scorpio Tankers reduced its net debt by $228.8 million, bringing the total to $2.9 billion.

What is the impact of COVID-19 on Scorpio Tankers' operations?

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created uncertainty that may affect future earnings and oil demand for Scorpio Tankers.

What is Scorpio Tankers' average daily TCE revenue for Q2 2020?

The average daily Time Charter Equivalent revenue for Q2 2020 was notably high across various vessel classes, with the highest at $47,064 for LR2 vessels.