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TOP Ships acquires 3 companies with tanker contracts

The charterer holds an option to extend the time charter employment for one additional year.

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Rhea-AI Filing Summary

TOP Ships Inc.’s Prospectus Supplement No. 9 covers up to 50,000,000 common shares; TOP Ships also announced that it closed a share purchase agreement dated July 28, 2026, with a related-party seller.

TOP Ships acquired the shares of three companies, each party to a shipbuilding contract for one high-specification, ECO, scrubber-fitted MR product tanker scheduled for delivery in 2029. The companies secured time charter employment with an oil major, beginning upon delivery, for a firm five-year duration.

Common shares covered Up to 50,000,000 common shares Prospectus Supplement No. 9 cover
Companies acquired 3 companies Shares acquired from a related-party seller
Vessels under shipbuilding contracts 3 tankers MR product tankers scheduled for delivery in 2029
Scheduled delivery 2029 The three MR product tankers
Firm charter duration 5 years Time charter employment commencing upon delivery
Charter extension option 1 additional year Option held by the charterer
SPVs financial
"the shares of three companies (the “SPVs”)"
SPVs (special purpose vehicles) are separate legal entities created to hold specific assets, projects, or liabilities apart from a parent company, like placing an investment in its own locked box. For investors, SPVs matter because they isolate risk and cash flows—helping contain losses or ringfence revenue—but can also obscure financial transparency and affect how returns, liabilities, or bankruptcy exposure are distributed.
time charter technical
"secured time charter employment for the vessels with an oil major"
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.
scrubber-fitted technical
"high-specification, ECO, scrubber-fitted MR Product Tankers"
A vessel described as scrubber-fitted has been equipped with an exhaust gas cleaning system—a large filter that removes sulfur and other pollutants from ship engine emissions. For investors this matters because the retrofit changes operating economics and regulatory exposure: it can allow use of less expensive fuel while meeting environmental rules, but it requires upfront capital, affects maintenance and resale value, and alters running costs and compliance risk.
MR Product Tankers technical
"scrubber-fitted MR Product Tankers to be delivered in 2029"
Offering Type other
Securities Offered Common shares
Offering Amount Up to 50,000,000 common shares

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How many common shares does TOPS’s Prospectus Supplement No. 9 cover?

The cover identifies up to 50,000,000 common shares.

What did TOPS acquire in the tanker transaction?

TOP Ships acquired the shares of three companies from a related-party seller. Each company is party to one shipbuilding contract for a high-specification, ECO, scrubber-fitted MR product tanker scheduled for delivery in 2029.

What are the charter terms for TOPS’s three new tankers?

The companies secured time charter employment with an oil major, beginning upon the vessels’ respective deliveries, for a firm duration of five years. The charterer holds an option to extend for one additional year.

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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3)

Registration No. 333-295328

 

PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT NO. 9

(TO PROSPECTUS DATED MAY 7, 2026)

 

Up to 50,000,000 Common Shares

 

TOP SHIPS INC.

 

This is a supplement (the “Prospectus Supplement”) to the prospectus, dated May 7, 2026 (as supplemented or amended from time to time, the “Prospectus”) of TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), which forms a part of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-1 (Registration No. 333-295328), 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 1, 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 7 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 1, 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: 001-37889

 

TOP SHIPS 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 September 30, 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 September 30, 2026

 

The information contained in this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registrant’s registration statements on Form F-3 (File Nos. 333-290238, 333-268475 and 333-267545).

 


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.

 

        TOP SHIPS INC.    
    (Registrant)
     
     
Date: October 1, 2026       /s/ Evangelos J. Pistiolis     
    Evangelos J. Pistiolis
    Chief Executive Officer
     

 

 

 

 

 

EXHIBIT 99.1

 

Top Ships Inc. Announces Closing of the Acquisition of three High Specification Newbuilding MR Tankers

 

ATHENS, Greece, Sept. 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (the "Company" or "TOP Ships") (NYSE American: TOPS), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced today the closing of the previously announced share purchase agreement dated July 28, 2026 (the "SPA") with a related party (the “Seller”), pursuant to which the Company acquired the shares of three companies (the "SPVs"), each of which is party to one shipbuilding contract with an established, world-class shipbuilder for the construction of three high-specification, ECO, scrubber-fitted MR Product Tankers to be delivered in 2029. The SPVs have secured time charter employment for the vessels with an oil major, commencing upon their respective deliveries, for a firm duration of five years, with the charterer holding an option to extend for one additional year.

 

About the Company
TOP Ships Inc. is an international owner and operator of ocean-going vessels focusing on modern, fuel-efficient eco tanker vessels transporting crude oil, petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. The Company’s tanker operating fleet has a total capacity of 857,000 dwt and consists of one 50,000 dwt product/chemical tanker, one 157,000 dwt Suezmax tanker, two 300,000 dwt VLCCs and, through a joint venture, 50% interests in two 50,000 dwt product tankers. The Company has entered into newbuilding contracts for eleven high-specification 50,000 dwt MR newbuilding tankers scheduled for delivery from the second quarter of 2028 through the fourth quarter of 2029, one of which it has agreed to sell. In addition, the Company owns the megayacht M/Y Para Bellvm, which it has announced its intention to divest. The Company is incorporated under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and has executive offices in Athens, Greece. Its common shares trade on the NYSE American under the symbol “TOPS”. For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.

 

For further information please contact:
Alexandros Tsirikos

 

Chief Financial Officer

 

TOP Ships Inc.

 

Tel: +30 210 812 8107

 

Email: atsirikos@topships.org

 

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 and employment of the Company's newbuilding vessels, the agreed sale of one of the Company's newbuilding vessels and the divestiture of the M/Y Para Bellvm.

 

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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