Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
April 20 2017 - 4:14PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: April 20, 2017
Commission File Number 001-34153
GLOBAL SHIP
LEASE, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
c/o Portland House,
Stag Place,
London SW1E
5RS,
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form
20-F ☒ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(1).
Yes ☐ No ☒
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101 (b)(7).
Yes ☐ No ☒
Information Contained in this Form 6-K Report
This Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3 (Registration No. 333-197518) of
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the Company), which was declared effective on July 30, 2014.
Attached hereto as Exhibit I is a
press release dated April 20, 2017 of the Company announcing the results of an Excess Cash Flow Offer to purchase up to $20.0 million of First Priority Secured Notes.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
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Date: April 20, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Thomas Lister
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Thomas Lister
Chief Financial
Officer
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Exhibit I
Investor and Media Contact:
The IGB
Group
Bryan Degnan
646-673-9701
or
Leon Berman
212-477-8438
Global Ship Lease
Announces Results of Excess Cash Flow Offer to
Purchase up to $20 Million of First Priority Secured Notes
LONDON, April 20, 2017 Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE: GSL) (the Company) today announced the results of the cash tender offer (the
Excess Cash Flow Offer) to purchase up to $20 million aggregate amount (the Maximum Offer Amount) with respect to its outstanding 10.000% First Priority Secured Notes due 2019 (the Notes). The Excess Cash Flow
Offer expired at 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on April 19, 2017.
The table below sets forth the results of the Excess Cash Flow Offer for the
Notes, according to information provided by Global Bondholder Services Corporation, the Information Agent, as of the expiration of the Excess Cash Flow Offer. As the aggregate amount with respect to the Notes validly tendered (and not validly
withdrawn) exceeds the Maximum Offer Amount, the validly tendered Notes (that were not validly withdrawn) have been accepted for purchase on a pro rata basis.
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Title
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CUSIP
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Aggregate
Principal Amount
Outstanding
Prior to
Settlement
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Principal
Amount of Notes
Tendered and
Accepted
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Maximum
Offer Amount
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Proration Factor
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10.000%
First Priority Secured Notes due 2019
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Y2718T AA6
37953T AA3
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$365,788,000
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$19,501,000
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$20,000,000
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6.15%
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Payment for the validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes will be made at a purchase price of 102% of the aggregate
principal amount thereof plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but not including, the purchase date (the Purchase Date). The Company expects the Purchase Date to be April 21, 2017. The aggregate purchase price, inclusive of accrued
and unpaid interest, payable on the Purchase Date for the validly tendered and not validly withdrawn Notes will be approximately $19,999,359.
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This press release is neither an offer to purchase nor the solicitation of an offer to sell any Notes, nor shall
there be any offer, solicitation or sale of the Notes in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Excess Cash Flow Offer was made solely pursuant to the Offer to Purchase dated March 22, 2017, as
supplemented, and the related Letter of Transmittal.
For further information, contact Global Bondholder Services Corporation:
Global Bondholder Services Corporation
65 Broadway Suite 404
New
York, New York 10006
Attn: Corporate Actions
Banks and Brokers call: (212) 430-3774
Toll free (866)-807-2200
About Global Ship
Lease
Global Ship Lease is a containership charter owner. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December
2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under long-term, fixed rate charters to top tier container liner companies.
At
March 31, 2017, Global Ship Lease owned 18 vessels with a total capacity of 82,312 TEU and an average age, weighted by TEU capacity, of 12.3 years. All vessels are currently fixed on time charters, 15 with CMA CGM. The average remaining term of
the charters is 3.6 years or 3.7 years on a weighted basis.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements provide the Companys current expectations or forecasts of future
events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Companys expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts. Words or phrases such as anticipate,
believe, continue, estimate, expect, intend, may, ongoing, plan, potential, predict, project, will or
similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements are
based on assumptions that may be incorrect, and the Company cannot assure you that the events or expectations included in these forward-looking statements will come to pass. Actual results could differ materially from those expressed or implied by
the forward-looking statements as a result of various factors, including the factors described in Risk Factors in the Companys Annual Report on Form 20-F and the factors and risks the Company describes in subsequent reports filed
from time to time with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly
revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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