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Global Ship Lease reports developments for a containership owner and lessor that owns mid-sized and smaller containerships and charters them to container liner companies under fixed-rate time charters. Company updates commonly address fleet composition, charter coverage, contracted revenue, vessel acquisitions, and exposure to container shipping market conditions.
Recurring news also covers quarterly and annual results, Form 20-F reporting, dividends on Class A common shares and 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, credit-rating updates, and shareholder meeting matters for the Marshall Islands company listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.625 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2026. The dividend will be paid on June 3, 2026 to shareholders of record as of May 22, 2026.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) scheduled its Annual Meeting of Shareholders for June 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The record date for voting is April 20, 2026. Agenda items include election of three Term III directors, ratification of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. as auditor, and approval of amended articles.
Meeting materials were made available to shareholders on or about April 27, 2026, and will be filed with the SEC at www.sec.gov.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) filed its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2025 with the U.S. SEC on March 20, 2026. The filing is available under Investor Relations > Annual Reports on the company's website.
Shareholders can request a free hard copy of audited financial statements by email to info@globalshiplease.com, by mail to the Athens address provided, or by telephone at +1-646-673-9701.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share, each representing 1/100th of a Series B preferred share (8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares).
The dividend covers Jan 1, 2026–Mar 31, 2026, with a record date of March 25, 2026 and payment on April 1, 2026.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) reported strong 4Q and full-year 2025 results with revenue of $190.9M in 4Q and $766.5M for 2025, up 7.8% year-over-year. Net income available to common shareholders was $100.2M in 4Q and $406.9M for 2025, or $11.40 EPS, up 18.3%.
The company increased annualized dividends to $2.50 per Class A share, reported $521.4M Adjusted EBITDA for 2025 (up 5.4%), secured $2.24B of contracted revenues, and had 99% cover for 2026 and ~81% for 2027.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) will release fourth quarter and full year 2025 results on March 5, 2026 before market open and host a conference call at 10:30 a.m. ET the same day with a live webcast and archived slides on the company website.
The company reports a fleet of 69 vessels (avg age 18.0 years), TEU-weighted average remaining charter term of 2.5 years, and contracted revenue of $1.92 billion (or $2.40 billion including charterer-controlled options).
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.625 per Class A common share for the fourth quarter of 2025. The dividend will be paid on March 6, 2026 to holders of record as of February 24, 2026.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share on its 8.75% Series B cumulative redeemable perpetual preferred shares (NYSE:GSLPrB).
The dividend covers the period Oct 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025, will be paid on Jan 2, 2026, and applies to holders of record as of Dec 23, 2025. Each depositary share represents a 1/100th interest in one Series B preferred share.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) agreed to buy three 8,600-TEU Korean-built containerships with ECO upgrades for an aggregate purchase price of $90 million. The ships carry attached charters to a leading liner at below-market rates with latest redeliveries in mid-2030, which could generate aggregate revenues of roughly $88 million if charters run full term. At a through-cycle scrap price of $400 per LWT, combined scrap value is ~$40 million. Delivery is expected around year-end 2025. Following the acquisition the fleet will total 71 vessels and 422,567 TEU. The company expects to initially fund the deal with cash on hand, with potential later financing.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) reported 3Q 2025 results with operating revenue $192.7M (+10.7% YoY) and net income $92.6M (EPS $2.59, +17.5% YoY). 9M 2025 operating revenue was $575.5M (+8.9% YoY) and 9M net income was $306.7M (EPS $8.60, +20.8% YoY).
The company reported Adjusted EBITDA $130.2M in 3Q and backlog of $1.92B over a 2.5-year weighted average. Forward cover: 100% for 2025, 96% for 2026, 74% for 2027. Financial leverage ~0.5x.
Board raised annualized dividend to $2.50 per Class A share (commencing with 3Q dividend of $0.625) and added an $85M credit facility priced at SOFR+2.15% maturing 2Q 2028.