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Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Sale of Three Tankers – Leopard Moon, Leopard Sun and Breede
GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LTD.
ABBREVIATED NAME: GRINSHIP
Registered in Singapore with registration number 201731497H
JSE Share code: GSH
ISIN: SG9999019087
Primary listing on NASDAQ Global Select Market
Secondary listing on the JSE Main Board
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Sale of Three Tankers – Leopard Moon, Leopard Sun and Breede
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRIN) (JSE: GSH) (“Grindrod Shipping” or "Company" or “it” or “we”
or “our”), a global provider of maritime transportation services in the drybulk and product tanker sectors,
announced two separate transactions with respect to its fleet.
On March 11, 2021, the Company contracted to sell the 2013-built medium range tankers Leopard Moon and
Leopard Sun for a gross price of US$21.4 million each. The vessels are expected to be delivered to their new
owners by April 30, 2021, though we can provide no assurances that the deliveries will take place by that time
or at all.
On March 11, 2021, the Company also contracted to sell the 2009-built small tanker Breede for a gross price of
US$6.8 million in a separate transaction from the aforementioned sales. The vessel is expected to be delivered
to her new owners by April 30, 2021, though we can provide no assurances that the delivery will take place by
that time or at all.
The current intention is to utilize the net proceeds of the sales after settling the debt associated with the vessels,
together with cash on hand, to repay the $25.8 million remaining outstanding amount on the Senior Secured
Credit Facility with Sankaty maturing in June 2021. Upon completion, the Company will have completed the
refinancing or repayment of all scheduled 2021 debt maturities.
Following these sales, the company’s Core Fleet will comprise of 15 handysize and 16 supramax/ultramax
drybulk carriers, and one medium range product tanker currently on bareboat charter-out.
Martyn Wade, the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, commented:
“We are very pleased to announce the sales of our last three spot trading product tankers for an aggregate
gross amount of $49.6 million. These sales will enable us to significantly reduce our debt and interest expense
while positioning the Company to further focus on our core handysize and supramax/ultramax drybulk segments
which are currently enjoying strong freight market conditions.”
About Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd.
Grindrod Shipping owns and operates a diversified fleet of owned and long-term and short-term chartered-in
drybulk vessels and product tankers. The drybulk business, which operates under the brand “Island View
Shipping” (“IVS”) includes a fleet of 15 handysize drybulk carriers and 16 supramax/ultramax drybulk carriers on
the water. The tanker business, which operates under the brand “Unicorn Shipping” (“Unicorn”) includes a fleet
of three medium range tankers and one small tanker. The Company is based in Singapore, with offices in London,
Durban, Tokyo, Cape Town and Rotterdam. Grindrod Shipping is listed on NASDAQ under the ticker “GRIN” and
on the JSE under the ticker “GSH”.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release that are not historical facts may be 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. 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 forward-looking
statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, including, without limitation, Grindrod
Shipping management's examination of historical trends, data contained in the Company's records and other
data available from third parties. Although the Company 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, the Company cannot assure you
that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties include, among others, those discussed in Grindrod
Shipping's public filings with the SEC. Except as required by law, Grindrod Shipping undertakes no obligation to
update publicly or release any revisions to these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances
after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
Company Contact: Investor Relations / Media Contact:
Martyn Wade / Stephen Griffiths Nicolas Bornozis / Daniela Guerrero
CEO / CFO Capital Link, Inc.
Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536
200 Cantonment Road, #03-01 Southpoint New York, N.Y. 10169
Singapore, 089763 Tel.: (212) 661-7566
Email: ir@grindrodshipping.com Fax: (212) 661-7526
Website: www.grinshipping.com Email: grindrod@capitallink.com
By order of the Board
31 March 2021
Sponsor: Grindrod Bank Limited
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Date: 31-03-2021 08:10:00
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