Global Ship Lease filings document foreign private issuer reporting for a Marshall Islands containership owner and lessor. The company files annual reports on Form 20-F and current reports on Form 6-K covering operating results, interim financial statements, charter revenue, fleet composition, vessel purchase activity, and responses to maritime regulatory developments.
The filing record also covers capital and governance matters, including dividends on Class A common shares and 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares, registration statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8, annual meeting proxy materials, director elections, auditor ratification, and articles of incorporation amendments.
Global Ship Lease (GSL): Schedule 13G filing reports that Donald Smith & Co., Inc., together with DSCO Value Fund, L.P., beneficially owns 3,184,843 shares of Common Stock, Class A, representing 8.94% of the class as of 09/30/2025.
Donald Smith & Co., Inc. has sole voting power over 3,039,582 shares and sole dispositive power over 3,155,758 shares. DSCO Value Fund, L.P. has sole voting and dispositive power over 29,085 shares. The filing states holdings are in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. filed a Form 6-K to provide investors with its latest financial information. The filing furnishes a press release dated November 10, 2025 that reports the company’s financial results for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2025, as Exhibit 99.1. It also includes interim unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, with accompanying notes for the nine months ended September 30, 2025, as Exhibit 99.2.
Most of the information in this report is incorporated by reference into the company’s existing registration statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8, which helps keep those securities offerings aligned with the company’s most recent financial disclosures.
Global Ship Lease (GSL) furnished a Form 6-K noting it has issued a statement in response to the Ministry of Transport of China’s Implementation Measures on Special Port Charges for U.S. vessels. The Report includes a press release dated October 15, 2025 as Exhibit 99.1. The information is incorporated by reference into the company’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-231509, 333-258800, 333-290461) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-258992, 333-264113).
Global Ship Lease, Inc. filed a Current Report announcing attached exhibits that support its at-the-market (ATM) programs. The filing includes an Equity Distribution Agreement (Exhibit 1.1), a Sales Agreement (Exhibit 1.2), legal opinions on the Class A Common Shares and on the Depositary Shares and underlying Series B Preferred Shares (Exhibits 5.1 and 5.2), and two consents from Maritime Strategies International Ltd. for statistical and market data used with the Common Share and Preferred Share ATM Programs. The report states that this information is incorporated by reference into specified Form F-3 and Form S-8 registration statements. The filing is signed by Thomas Lister, Chief Executive Officer on September 23, 2025.
Global Ship Lease renewed an "at the market" (ATM) program on September 23, 2025, to offer up to $150.0 million of Depositary Shares (each represents 1/100th of an 8.75% Series B preferred share with a $2,500 liquidation preference per preferred share, equivalent to $25.00 per Depositary Share). Depositary Shares trade on the NYSE under GSL-B (last reported sale $27.93 on September 17, 2025). Dividends on the Series B are cumulative at 8.75% per annum of the stated liquidation preference and payable quarterly when declared. The Sales Agreement appoints B. Riley Securities and Evercore as agents with fees of 2.5% of gross proceeds. The prospectus replaces a prior ATM program (also $150.0 million) that expired unused on September 16, 2025. The filing also discloses fleet and contract metrics including 69 containerships (402,703 TEU total capacity), TEU-weighted average age 17.7 years, and contracted revenue of $1.73 billion (firm) and $2.23 billion including charterer options.
Global Ship Lease renewed an "at the market" equity program to sell up to $100.0 million of Class A common shares through Evercore and Jefferies and concurrently established a separate ATM for its Series B depositary shares up to $150.0 million with B. Riley and Evercore. The prospectus reports a fleet of 69 containerships with 402,703 TEU capacity and a TEU-weighted average age of 17.7 years as of June 30, 2025. On a TEU-weighted basis the company has $1.73 billion of contracted revenue (firm) and $2.23 billion including charterer options, with an average remaining firm charter term of 2.1 years. Between January 1 and June 30, 2025 the company added 22 charters representing $397.0 million of contracted revenue. Credit ratings were affirmed at Ba2/BB+/BB+ with stable outlooks and the board declared a $0.525 per share dividend for Q2 2025.
Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL) filed a Form 6-K reporting that Exhibit 99.1 is a press release dated September 10, 2025 announcing the Board has declared a quarterly dividend on the company’s 8.75% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Shares. The report states this information is incorporated by reference into the company’s registration statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8. The filing includes the company’s principal executive office address in Athens and is signed by Chief Executive Officer Thomas Lister.
This disclosure notifies investors that a preferred-share dividend was approved, and that the press release forms part of GSL’s disclosure record via incorporation by reference, but the filing does not state the dividend amount, payment date, or other payment terms.
Donald Smith & Co., Inc. reports beneficial ownership of 3,238,868 shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. Class A common stock, representing 9.1% of the class. The filing shows Donald Smith & Co., Inc. holds sole voting power for 3,084,680 shares and sole dispositive power for 3,209,256 shares. Separately, DSCO Value Fund, L.P. is reported with sole voting and dispositive power over 29,612 shares. The filing states Donald Smith & Co., Inc. acts as an investment adviser and holds these shares in the ordinary course of business on behalf of institutional clients, with no single client reported to own more than 5% of the class.