Scorpio Tankers Sells, Leaseback Six Tankers

June 5, 2018

 Scorpio Tankers  announced  that it has agreed to sell and leaseback six MR product tankers (STI Battery, STI Milwaukee, STI Tribeca, STI Bronx, STI Manhattan, and STI Seneca) to CMB Financial Leasing. 

 
Upon completion, the Company’s liquidity is expected to increase by $52 million in aggregate after the repayment of outstanding debt.  These lease financing arrangements are part of the Company’s new financing initiatives that were announced on April 25, 2018.
 
As part of the agreements, the Company will bareboat charter-in the vessels for a period of eight years. In addition, the Company has purchase options beginning at the start of the fourth year of each agreement.  There is also a purchase obligation for each vessel upon the expiration of each agreement.
 
These lease financing arrangements are subject to customary conditions precedent and the execution of definitive documentation.
 
Scorpio Tankers is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. The Company currently owns or finance leases 109 product tankers (38 LR2 tankers, 12 LR1 tankers, 45 MR tankers and 14 Handymax tankers) with an average age of 2.8 years and time or bareboat charters-in 17 product tankers (two LR2 tankers, eight MR tankers and seven Handymax tankers).
 

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