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GRINDROD SHIPPING HOLDINGS LIMITED - Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Fleet Update Extension of IVS Pinehurst

Release Date: 04/12/2020 08:25
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Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd. Announces Fleet Update – Extension of IVS Pinehurst

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 Fleet Update – Extension of IVS Pinehurst

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 that the Company has agreed to extend the firm charter-in period of the 2015-built supramax
drybulk vessel IVS Pinehurst for 11 to 13 months, starting from November 15, 2020. The Company has a further
option to extend the charter for an additional 11 to 13 months and retains the existing purchase option to
acquire the vessel at a fixed price in the future.


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 15 supramax/ultramax drybulk carriers on
the water with one chartered-in ultramax drybulk carrier under construction in Japan due to be delivered
between 4Q 2020 and 1Q 2021. 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
4 December 2020
Sponsor: Grindrod Bank Limited




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Date: 04-12-2020 08:25:00
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