Globus Maritime Limited Announces Amendment to Term Loan Facility and Signs Agreements to Sell Two Vessels
August 18 2023 - 04:05PM
Globus Maritime Limited (the “Company” or “Globus”) (NASDAQ: GLBS)
announced today that it has entered into, amended and restated a
term loan facility with First Citizens Bank & Trust Company
(formerly known as CIT Bank N.A.) for an additional borrowing of
$25 million, increasing the loan facility to $77.25 million. As
part of the amendment, the Diamond Globe and Power Globe,
previously unencumbered ships, became part of the security package
for this loan facility. The interest rate on the loan facility was
also lowered to Term SOFR together with an adjustment of 0.1% per
annum, plus a margin of 2.70%.
In addition, on August 11, 2023, the Company,
through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a binding agreement
to sell the 2009-built m/v/ Sky Globe for a gross price of $10.7
million, before commissions and expenses, to an unaffiliated third
party, which sale is subject to standard closing conditions and
requirements. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its new
owner between September 1st, 2023 and September 30th, 2023.
Furthermore, on August 16th, 2023, the Company,
through a wholly owned subsidiary, entered into a binding agreement
to sell the 2010-built m/v/ Star Globe for a gross price of $11.2
million, before commissions and expenses, to an unaffiliated third
party, which sale is subject to standard closing conditions and
requirements. The vessel is expected to be delivered to its new
owner between September 1st, 2023 and September 30th, 2023.
About Globus Maritime
Limited
Globus is an integrated dry bulk shipping
company that provides marine transportation services worldwide and
presently owns, operates and manages a fleet of six dry bulk
vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products,
cement, alumina and other dry bulk cargoes internationally. Globus’
subsidiaries own and operate eight vessels (prior to the sale of
the vessels m/v Sky Globe & m/v Star Globe) with a total
carrying capacity of 567,467 DWT and a weighted average age of 11.2
years as of June 30, 2023.
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reasons specifically as described in the Company’s filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, you should not
unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only
as of the date of this communication. Globus undertakes no
obligation to publicly revise any forward-looking statement to
reflect circumstances or events after the date of this
communication or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
You should, however, review the factors and risks Globus describes
in the reports it files from time to time with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
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Globus Maritime Limited +30 210 960 8300 |
Capital Link – New York +1 212 661 7566 |
Athanasios Feidakis, CEO |
Nicolas Bornozis |
a.g.feidakis@globusmaritime.gr |
globus@capitallink.com |
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