Compulsory Partial Redemption
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24 April 2026
Taylor Maritime Limited (the "Company" or "TML")
Second Compulsory Partial Redemption
Further to the announcement on 20 March 2026, the Board is pleased to announce details of the Company's second capital distribution totalling US$30 million to the Company's shareholders by way of a compulsory partial redemption of shares at a price of 85.83 US cents per share (the "Compulsory Redemption"). The amount to be applied to the Compulsory Redemption and the redemption price per share have been determined by the Board with reference to the 31 March 2026 net asset value.
The Compulsory Redemption will be affected pro rata to holdings on the share register as at the close of business on 11 May 2026 (the "Redemption Date"), being the record date for the Compulsory Redemption. Approximately 20 per cent. of the Company's issued share capital will be redeemed on the Redemption Date (the "Redemption Ratio") equivalent to approximately 34,952,813 of the Company's issued shares. Fractions of shares produced by the Redemption Ratio will not be redeemed, so the number of shares to be compulsorily redeemed from each shareholder will be rounded down to the nearest whole number of shares.
Payments of redemption monies are expected to be affected either through CREST (in the case of shares held in uncertificated form) or by cheque (in the case of shares held in certificated form) on or around 26 May 2026. Any certificates currently in circulation will be superseded by a new certificate which will be distributed to certificated shareholders representing the balance of their shareholding in the Company after the Redemption Date.
The Company currently has 178,329,763 shares in issue. All of the shares redeemed on the Redemption Date will be cancelled and accordingly will thereafter be incapable of transfer by shareholders or reissue by the Company.
The shares will be disabled in CREST after close of business on the Redemption Date and the existing ISIN, GG00BTZC2850, (the "Old ISIN") will expire. The new ISIN, GG00BWZ6KJ56, (the "New ISIN") in respect of the remaining shares which have not been compulsorily redeemed will be enabled and available for transactions from 8.00 a.m. on 12 May 2026, which is also the ex-date for the transaction. The Company's TIDMs, "TMIP" and "TMI", will remain unchanged. For the period up to and including the Redemption Date, shares will be traded under the Old ISIN and as such, a purchaser of such shares may have a market claim for a proportion of the redemption proceeds following the activation of the New ISIN. CREST will automatically transfer any open transactions as at the Redemption Date to the New ISIN.
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The person responsible for arranging for the release of this announcement on behalf of the Company is Matt Falla, Company Secretary.
Notes to Editors
About the Company
Taylor Maritime Limited is a shipping company listed under the equity shares (commercial companies) category of the Official List, with its shares trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2021. Between May 2021 and February 2025, the Company was listed under the closed-ended investment funds category of the Official List.
As announced on 20 March 2026, the Company is pursuing a managed realisation of the Company's assets, prioritising the maximisation of proceeds from vessel sales and future returns of capital to shareholders whilst maintaining sufficient working capital for the Company's operations. The timing of disposals and subsequent returns of capital will be influenced by market conditions and commercial factors.
The Company, through its subsidiaries, currently has an owned fleet of 6 dry bulk vessels consisting of 4 Handysize vessels and 2 Supra/Ultramax vessels. The Company also has one vessel under JV agreement and one vessel in its chartered in fleet. The ships are employed utilising a mix of time charter and voyage charter to optimise fleet earnings and cargo coverage.
For more information, please visit www.taylormaritime.com.
About Geared Vessels
Geared vessels are characterised by their own cargo loading equipment. The Handysize and Supra/Ultramax market segments are particularly attractive, given the flexibility, versatility and port accessibility of these vessels which carry necessity goods - principally food and products related to infrastructure building - ensuring broad diversification of fleet activity and stability of earnings through the cycle.
IMPORTANT NOTICE
The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements, which are based on the current expectations and projections about future events and in certain cases can be identified by the use of terms such as "may", "will", "should", "expect", "anticipate", "project", "estimate", "intend", "continue", "target", "believe" (or the negatives thereon) or other variations thereon or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, including, among other things, the development of its business, trends in its operating industry, and future capital expenditures and acquisitions. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events in the forward-looking statements may not occur.
References to target dividend yields and returns are targets only and not profit forecasts and there can be no assurance that these will be achieved.
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