Global Ship Lease Engages Clarksons Platou Securities to Explore Refinancing Opportunities

LONDON, June 12, 2017 -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”) announced today that, in a strengthening market environment, it has mandated Clarksons Platou Securities to proactively identify opportunities to refinance its 10% Senior Secured Bonds due 2019.  In this context, the Company has posted an updated investor presentation to its investor relations website at www.globalshiplease.com.

About Global Ship Lease

Global Ship Lease is a containership charter owner. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under long-term, fixed rate charters to top tier container liner companies.

At March 31, 2017, Global Ship Lease owned 18 vessels with a total capacity of 82,312 TEU and an average age, weighted by TEU capacity, of 12.3 years. All vessels are currently fixed on time charters, 15 with CMA CGM. The average remaining term of the charters is 3.4 years or 3.7 years on a weighted basis.

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