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Euroseas Ltd. to Sell Handysize Bulk Carrier
Maroussi, Athens, Greece ? March 21, 2006 ? Euroseas Ltd., (OTCBB: ESEAF, CVAP) an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for dry bulk and containerized cargoes, announced today that it has signed a Memorandum of Agreement to sell M/V ?John P? a handysize bulk carrier of 26,354 dwt built in 1981 for $4.95 million. The vessel is to be delivered to the buyers in late June / early July 2006.
Following the sale of M/V ?John P? the Company will have a fleet of 7 vessels, including 1 Panamax drybulk carrier, 3 Handysize drybulk carriers and 3 Handysize containerships. Euroseas four drybulk carrier vessels have a total cargo capacity of 164,550 deadweight tons (dwt) and its containerships have a cargo capacity of 66,100 dwt and 4,636 twenty-foot equivalent units (teu).
Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: ?Our overall strategy is to maximize our shareholders? return by taking advantage of the shipping cycles and grow our company at the right time by focusing on age and size segments that maximize return on equity. In this context, we entered in an agreement to sell our M/V John P for a gross price of 4.95m USD. With these proceeds, the cash available from the private placement we completed in August 2005 and by utilizing standard leverage, we are currently in a strong position to take advantage of market opportunities, as they may occur in 2006.?
About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 125 years. Currently, Euroseas Ltd. owns and operates 8 vessels, including 4 Handysize dry bulk carriers, 3 Handysize containerships, and 1 Panamax drybulk carrier. Euroseas operates in the drybulk and container shipping markets, with operations managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas' five drybulk carrier vessels have total cargo capacity of 190,904 deadweight tons (dwt) and its containerships have cargo capacity of 66,100 dwt and 4,636 twenty-foot equivalent units (teu).
Forward Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company?s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as ?expects,? ?intends,? ?plans,? ?believes,? ?anticipates,? ?hopes,? ?estimates,? and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company?s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company?s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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