Global Ship Lease Announces Full Redemption of 8.00% Senior Bonds Due 2024

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LONDON, June 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the “Company”) today announced that it has delivered notice of redemption (the “Full Redemption”) to registered holders of its 8.00% senior notes due 2024 (the “2024 Notes”) in the aggregate principal amount of $89,020,500 of 2024 Notes, representing the entire outstanding balance of the 2024 Notes (the “Redeemed Notes”) “). In accordance with the terms of the deed governing the 2024 Bonds, the Company has chosen to make the Full Redemption before the maturity date, and the redemption price of the Redeemed Bonds will be equal to 102% of their principal amount (the ” redemption price”) plus accrued and unpaid interest up to the redemption date of July 18, 2022 (the “Redemption Date”). Interest on the redeemed Notes will cease to accrue from the redemption date. All redeemed Notes must be returned to the Trustee to collect the redemption price plus accrued interest.

At the end of the Full Redemption, there will be no more 2024 Bonds outstanding and the 2024 Bonds will cease trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

About Global Ship Lease

Global Ship Lease is a leading independent container ship owner with a diverse fleet of medium and smaller container ships. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with the business of owning and chartering container ships on fixed rate charters to leading container shipping companies. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in August 2008.

As of May 17, 2022, Global Ship Lease owned 65 container ships, ranging from 1,118 to 11,040 TEUs, with a total capacity of 342,348 TEUs. 32 ships are Post-Panamax widebeam.

Adjusted to include all charters agreed and vessels under contract to be purchased, through May 17, 2022, the company’s average remaining charter term as of March 31, 2022, through the midpoint of new delivery, including options under the control of the company and unless notice of redelivery has been received, was 2.5 years on a TEU weighted basis. Contract revenue on the same basis was $1.76 billion. Contract revenue was $2.00 billion, including options under charterer control and with last delivery date, representing a weighted average remaining term of 3.1 years.

Safe Harbor Statement

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Investor and media contact:

The IGB group
Bryan Degnan
646-673-9701
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Leon Berman
212-477-8438

Global Ship Lease Inc.

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