TMI Taylor Maritime Investments Limited

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Taylor Maritime Investments Limited

16 June 2021

16 June 2021

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited (the "Company")

Acquisition of two geared Handysize bulk vessels completes deployment of IPO proceeds

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited, the recently launched specialist dry bulk shipping investment company, is pleased to announce that is has successfully completed the deployment of the proceeds raised at IPO following the purchase of two Japanese built geared Handysize bulk vessels for an aggregate consideration of US$26.45 million in cash. Both vessels are being acquired at below 80% of depreciated replacement cost.

These two vessels are in addition to the 23 Seed Assets comprising the Company's Seed Portfolio. The average age of the two vessels is in line with the current average fleet age of the Seed Portfolio of 10.6 years. Delivery of the two ships is expected in mid-July and early-November 2021.

Since the Company's Prospectus was published on 7 May 2021, five vessels of the Company's Seed Portfolio have, on renewal of their initial employment, been fixed on charters of approximately one year in duration at an average annualised unlevered gross cash yield of over 20%.

Following completion of the Remaining Seed Asset Acquisition Agreements, the Company's fleet will comprise 25 vessels. The Executive Team continues to make positive progress on its pipeline of primarily Handysize and Supramax vessels. The Company looks forward to providing more details on these opportunities in due course.

Edward Buttery, Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are pleased to have made these two attractively priced acquisitions which fully deploy our IPO proceeds. We have also successfully placed another five of the vessels in our existing fleet on new charters that are delivering a strong yield and have a good duration. We continue to see significant potential in the Handysize market with its ongoing robust fundamentals."

THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONTAINS INSIDE INFORMATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF UK DOMESTIC LAW BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018 ("UK MAR").

For further information, please contact:

 
Taylor Maritime Investments Limited 
 Edward Buttery 
 Alexander Slee                       +852 2252 3882 
Jefferies International Limited 
 Investment Banking 
 Stuart Klein 
 Gaudi Le Roux 
 
 Sector coverage 
 Doug Mavrinac 
 Hugh Eden                            +44 20 7029 8000 
LEI: 213800FELXGYTYJBBG50 
 

NOTES:

About the Company

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited is a newly established, internally managed investment company listed on the Premium Segment of the Official List and traded on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company will invest in a diversified portfolio of vessels which will primarily be second-hand and which, historically, have demonstrated average yields in excess of the Company's target dividend yield of 7% p.a. and are capable of being acquired at valuations that are expected to be below long-term average prices.

The Company's initial investments forming the Seed Portfolio comprise Geared Ships (Handysize and Supramax types) to be employed utilising a variety of employment/Charter strategies.

The Company intends to pay dividends on a quarterly basis with dividends declared in January, April, July and October. The Company expects to declare its first dividend of 1.75 cents per Ordinary Share for the initial period ended 30 September 2021 in October 2021. Once the Company is fully invested, the Company will target a Total NAV Return of 10 to 12% p.a. (net of expenses and fees but excluding any tax payable by Shareholders) over the medium to long term. [1]

The Company has the benefit of an experienced Executive Team led by Edward Buttery. The Executive Team have to date worked closely together for the Commercial Manager, Taylor Maritime. Established in 2014, Taylor Maritime is a privately owned ship-owning and management business with a seasoned team that includes the founders of dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping (listed in Hong Kong 2343.HK) and gas shipping company BW Epic Kosan (formerly Epic Shipping) (listed in Oslo BWEK:NO). Taylor Maritime's team of experienced industry professionals are based in Hong Kong and London.

For more information, please visit www.taylormaritimeinvestments.com .

[1] The above references to dividends and returns are expectations and not profit forecasts and there can be no assurance that these will be met.

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