Top Ships Inc. Announces Credit Committee Approval for the Financing of its Last Newbuilding Vessel and Fully Funded Status
TOP Ships Inc. has secured credit committee approval for financing up to 80% of the shipbuilding cost for the M/T Eco Oceano CA, a Suezmax tanker vessel currently under construction in South Korea. This financing will be executed via a sale and leaseback agreement with a major international financier. Once the customary legal documentation is finalized, the company’s remaining newbuilding program will be fully funded, signaling a significant step in their operational financing strategy.
- Credit committee approval obtained for financing up to 80% of shipbuilding costs.
- Financing will fully fund the company's remaining newbuilding program.
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ATHENS, Greece, Feb. 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced today that it has obtained credit committee approval from a major international financier for the financing, via a sale and leaseback agreement, of up to
The company had previously announced that it had entered into a non-binding termsheet and disclosed the main terms of the financing while awaiting credit committee approval.
The financing is only subject to the agreement and the execution of customary legal documentation following which the Company’s remaining newbuilding program will be fully funded.
About TOP Ships Inc.
TOP Ships Inc. is an international ship-owning company.
For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.
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Contact:
Alexandros Tsirikos
Chief Financial Officer
TOP Ships Inc.
Tel: +30 210 812 8107
Email: atsirikos@topships.org
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