ATHENS, Greece, Nov. 23, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Maritime Limited (“Globus” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GLBS), a dry bulk shipping company, announced today that it has signed definitive documentation with Firment Shipping Inc. (“Firment”), an entity deemed as an affiliated party through common control. The Company has previously announced its intent to reach relative agreement.
The transaction comprises a new “Revolving Credit Facility” agreement up to US$15 million. The new Revolving Credit Facility carries an interest rate of seven percent (7%) per annum. It also carries a conversion clause, at any time during the term of the loan, the Borrower and only the Borrower, shall have the right, in its sole option, to convert in whole or in part the outstanding unpaid principal amount and accrued but unpaid interest under the Agreement into Common Stock.
The transaction was approved by the Company’s independent members of the board.
About Globus Maritime Limited
Globus is an integrated dry bulk shipping company that provides marine transportation services worldwide and presently owns, operates and manages a fleet of dry bulk vessels that transport iron ore, coal, grain, steel products, cement, alumina and other dry bulk cargoes internationally. Globus’s subsidiaries own and operate 5 vessels with a total carrying capacity of 300,571 DWT and a weighted average age of 10.6 years as of September 30, 2018.
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For further information please contact: | |||||||||
Globus Maritime Limited | +30 210 960 8300 | ||||||||
Athanasios Feidakis | a.g.feidakis@globusmaritime.gr | ||||||||
Capital Link – New York | +1 212 661 7566 | ||||||||
Nicolas Bornozis | globus@capitallink.com |