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Global Ship Lease Inc (NYSE: GSL) provides essential maritime transportation solutions through its containership leasing operations. This news hub offers investors and industry observers direct access to official corporate communications and market developments.
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Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL), a containership charter owner, announced on June 6, 2024, that its Board of Directors has declared a cash dividend of $0.546875 per depositary share for its 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares (NYSE:GSLPrB). This dividend covers the period from April 1, 2024, to June 30, 2024, and will be paid on July 1, 2024, to shareholders of record as of June 24, 2024.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE:GSL) has announced a quarterly supplemental dividend of $0.075 per Class A common share, a 20% increase in dividend payments. This decision reflects the strong performance of the containership charter market, leading to higher-than-anticipated cashflows from extended time charters. Starting after the Q2 2024 earnings release, this supplemental dividend will be in addition to the sustainable $0.375 per share dividend. CEO Thomas Lister emphasized the company's disciplined capital allocation strategy and sufficient forward visibility to support the supplemental dividend for several quarters, provided market conditions remain favorable.
Global Ship Lease (NYSE: GSL) reported its unaudited results for Q1 2024. Key highlights include a 12.7% increase in operating revenue to $179.6 million, net income up 24% to $89.5 million, and adjusted EBITDA rising by 19.5% to $125.4 million. EPS grew by 25.7% to $2.54. The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.375 per share, and repurchased 251,772 shares for $5 million. Notable changes include a CEO transition with Thomas Lister succeeding Ian Webber and the appointment of George Giannopoulos as Chief Compliance Officer. The company added $54.6 million to forward charter cover, leveraging higher charter rates and reduced off-hire days. Vessel operating expenses increased by 11.9% to $47.9 million, mainly due to scheduled maintenance and higher insurance costs. Debt reduced to $771.1 million from $896.5 million YoY. The fleet utilization improved to 98.8%. The market outlook remains positive amidst geopolitical and environmental challenges.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) declared a dividend of $0.375 per Class A common share for the first quarter of 2024. The dividend will be paid on June 3, 2024, to shareholders of record as of May 24, 2024.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) announced a conference call to discuss their first quarter 2024 results on May 16, 2024. The Company will release financial results before the market opens and owns a fleet of 68 containerships. Contracted revenue stands at $2.12 billion with an average remaining term of 2.8 years.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) announces its Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 17, 2024, to elect three Term I Directors and ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. as the independent registered public accounting firm. Shareholders entitled to participate were determined based on the record date of April 18, 2024. Documentation and voting instructions were mailed to shareholders and will be available on the SEC's website.
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