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Rubico acquires tanker venture for planned 2029 delivery

A newly acquired tanker is scheduled for 2029 delivery with a seven-year firm charter, and Rubico reported approximately $374.6 million in total potential gross revenue backlog.

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Form Type
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Rubico Inc.’s prospectus supplement covers up to 50,000,000 common shares. The company announced closing a July 27, 2026 share purchase agreement with related party Top Ships Inc., through which Rubico acquired the shares of an SPV that is party to a shipbuilding contract for one 47,499-dwt chemical/product oil carrier.

The tanker is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2029 and has a time charter starting at delivery for a firm seven years, with a charterer option to extend four additional years. Rubico reported approximately $226.3 million in potential gross revenue backlog from its three newbuilding MR tankers, including available optional charter years, and approximately $374.6 million in total potential gross revenue backlog including its operating fleet, assuming all available charter extensions are exercised. The company also completed a stock dividend of 0.50 common shares for each common share outstanding; its shares traded ex-dividend as of October 6, 2026.

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Positive

  • Major pointMR tanker acquisition: 47,499 dwt, with a seven-year firm charter.

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Filing Explained

The release says 85% of the shipbuilding installments for its newbuilding tankers are financed, but its cautionary section describes that financing as forward-looking, so this filing does not establish that the funding is complete.

Common shares covered Up to 50,000,000 common shares Prospectus supplement cover
Tanker deadweight 47,499 dwt Newbuilding MR tanker
Firm time charter Seven years Starts at vessel delivery
Charterer extension option Four additional years Option under the tanker’s time charter
Potential gross revenue backlog Approximately $226.3 million Three newbuilding MR tankers, including available optional charter years
Total potential gross revenue backlog Approximately $374.6 million Includes operating-fleet charters and assumes all available charter extensions are exercised
Stock dividend 0.50 common shares per common share outstanding Completed; shares traded ex-dividend as of October 6, 2026
time charter technical
"secured time charter employment for the vessel"
A time charter is an agreement where a ship owner rents out their vessel to a customer for a set period, during which the customer has control over the ship’s use and operation. This arrangement matters to investors because it provides a steady income stream for the ship owner and indicates ongoing demand for shipping services, reflecting the health of global trade and transportation markets.
gross revenue backlog financial
"total potential gross revenue backlog"
Gross revenue backlog is the total value of customer orders or contracts a company has agreed to deliver but has not yet recognized as sales. Think of it as a restaurant’s list of reservations and advance meal orders: it shows future work and potential income, but some orders may be canceled or adjusted. Investors watch it as an indicator of near-term demand, revenue visibility, and the company’s ability to convert those commitments into reported sales.
shipbuilding installments technical
"85% of their shipbuilding installments financed"
ex-dividend financial
"shares trading ex-dividend as of today"
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Offering Type shelf
Securities Offered Common shares
Offering Amount Up to 50,000,000 common shares

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How much potential gross revenue backlog did Rubico report?

Rubico reported approximately $226.3 million from its three newbuilding MR tankers, including available optional charter years, and approximately $374.6 million in total potential gross revenue backlog including its operating fleet, assuming all available charter extensions are exercised.

What are the charter terms for Rubico’s newly acquired MR tanker?

The tanker has a firm seven-year time charter starting at delivery, with a charterer option to extend for four additional years. Delivery is scheduled for the second quarter of 2029.

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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-295199

Registration No. 333-297277

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 12

(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 1, 2026)

 

Up to 50,000,000 Common Shares 

 

RUBICO INC.

 

This is a supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus, dated May 1, 2026 (as supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”) of Rubico Inc. (the “Company”), which forms a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration Nos. 333-295199 and 333-297277), as amended from time to time.

 

This Prospectus Supplement is being filed to update and supplement the information included in the Prospectus with the information contained in the Company’s Report on Form 6-K, furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on October 6, 2026 (the “Form 6-K”). Accordingly, the Form 6-K is attached to this Prospectus Supplement.

 

This Prospectus Supplement should be read in conjunction with, and delivered with, the Prospectus and is qualified by reference to the Prospectus except to the extent that the information in this Prospectus Supplement supersedes the information contained in the Prospectus.

 

This Prospectus Supplement is not complete without, and may not be delivered or utilized except in connection with, the Prospectus, including any amendments or supplements to it.

 

Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. See “Risk Factors” beginning on page 10 of the Prospectus for a discussion of information that should be considered in connection with an investment in our securities.

 

Neither the Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

 

The date of this prospectus supplement is October 6, 2026.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

For the month of October 2026

Commission File Number: 001-42684

Rubico Inc.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)

20 Iouliou Kaisara Str
19002, Paiania
Athens - Greece

(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 [ X ]      Form 40-F [   ]

 

 

 

 

On October 6, 2026, the Registrant issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Exhibit 99.1. Press release dated October 6, 2026.

The information contained in this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-297207).

 

 

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.

        Rubico Inc.    
    (Registrant)
     
   
Date: October 6, 2026       /s/ Nikolaos Papastratis    
    Nikolaos Papastratis
    Chief Financial Officer
   

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

Rubico Announces Closing of the Acquisition of Additional Newbuilding MR Tanker

ATHENS, Greece, Oct. 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubico Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBI) (the “Company” or “Rubico”), a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today the closing of the previously announced share purchase agreement dated July 27, 2026 with Top Ships Inc., a related party, pursuant to which the Company acquired the shares of a company (the “SPV”) that is party to a shipbuilding contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited for the construction of a 47,499 dwt chemical/product oil carrier (the “Newbuilding MR Tanker”). The Newbuilding MR Tanker is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2029. The SPV has secured time charter employment for the vessel with a major oil trader, starting from its delivery and for a firm duration of seven years, with charterer’s option to extend for four additional years.

Kalliopi Ornithopoulou, the Company’s President, Chairwoman & Chief Executive Officer, stated:

“Following this closing of our third modern newbuilding MR tanker, our total potential gross revenue backlog, including available charterer extension optional years, from our three newbuilding MR tankers, is approximately $226.3 million. Including contracted time charters for our operating fleet and assuming the exercise of all available charter extension options, our total potential gross revenue backlog amounts to approximately $374.6 million, providing significant revenue visibility for future periods. This strategy of acquiring modern newbuilding tankers, with 85% of their shipbuilding installments financed, supports our fleet growth objectives while increasing contracted revenue visibility over the long term.

In addition, we have completed our previously announced stock dividend of 0.50 common shares for each common share outstanding, with our shares trading ex-dividend as of today. We believe these initiatives further enhance Rubico’s position as the owner of a modern, fuel-efficient tanker fleet.”

About the Company

Rubico Inc. is a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels. The Company is an international owner and operator of two modern, fuel efficient, eco 157,000 dwt Suezmax tankers. Furthermore, the Company owns three 47,499 dwt MR tanker newbuildings scheduled for delivery in the second, third and fourth quarters of 2029 and a 60-meter newbuilding megayacht scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2027, which the Company intends to divest.

The Company is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and has executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “RUBI”.

Please visit the Company’s website at: https://rubicoinc.com/

For further information please contact:

Nikolaos Papastratis
Chief Financial Officer
Rubico Inc.
Tel: +30 210 812 8107
Email: npapastratis@rubicoinc.com

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding the construction, delivery, employment and financing of the Company’s newbuilding vessels, including the financing of 85% of their shipbuilding installments, potential gross revenue backlog, the declaration of optional periods under the related time charters and the potential divestiture of the Company’s newbuilding megayacht.

The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intends,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. Please see the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a more complete discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date hereof, and the Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring after the date of this communication.

 

 

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