Performance Shipping Inc., a global shipping company specializing in the ownership of tanker vessels, announced that it has successfully placed a USD 50 million tap issue in its outstanding senior secured bond due July 17, 2029, with ISIN: NO0013607028, paying a fixed coupon of 9.875% per annum, payable semi-annually in arrears. Following the tap issue, the total outstanding amount under the Bonds is USD 150 million. The tap issue was priced at 103.00% of par value and was initiated by a reverse inquiry. The tap issue is expected to close on January 26, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Net proceeds from the tap issue will be used for general corporate purposes according to the terms of the Bonds.
The bonds will be offered in the United States or its territories only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers in reliance on Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “U.S. Securities Act”), and sold outside the United States only to non-U.S. persons pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. The bonds will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities of Performance Shipping Inc., nor shall it constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful, and is being issued in the United States pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.