ATHENS, Greece, July 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (the “Company”), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel efficient "ECO" tanker vessels currently focusing on the transportation of petroleum products, announced today that it has entered into a senior debt facility, with a European bank, for $10.1 million to finance in full the remaining five pre-delivery installments of M/T Eco Marina Del Ray (Hull No. 8242) currently under construction at the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea. This facility together with the previously announced financing transaction with Cargill secures all of the required shipyard installments for taking delivery of the vessel.

Furthermore, the Company is currently negotiating with financial institutions and major shareholders to provide financing for all of its currently contracted unfunded new buildings.

About TOP Ships Inc.

TOP Ships Inc. is an international ship-owning company.
For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.

Forward-Looking Statements

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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.

Contacts:
Mr. Craig Brelsford
REDCHIP
Tel: +1 407 571 0902
Email: Craig@redchip.com