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RNS Number : 4771H  Taylor Maritime Investments Limited  28 July 2023

28 July 2023

 

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited (the "Company")

 

Dividend Declaration

 

The Board of Taylor Maritime Investments Limited ("TMI" or the "Company"), the
listed specialist dry bulk shipping company, is pleased to declare an interim
dividend in respect of the period to 30 June 2023 of 2 US cents per ordinary
share:

 

 Ex Date:                           10 August 2023

 Record Date:                       11 August 2023

 Last day for currency elections:   14 August 2023

 Payment Date:                      30 August 2023

 

The default payment for dividends remains in US Dollar, however, dividends are
capable of being paid in sterling, provided that the relevant shareholder has
registered to receive their dividend in sterling under the Company's Dividend
Currency Election. A copy of the Dividend Currency Election form can be
downloaded from the Company's website www.taylormaritimeinvestments.com
(http://www.taylormaritimeinvestments.com/) . Completed Dividend Currency
Election forms should be sent to the Company's registrar, Computershare
Investor Services (Guernsey) Limited, c/o The Pavilions, Bridgwater Road,
Bristol, BS99 6ZY. CREST shareholders must elect via CREST.

 

Non-CREST shareholders wishing to receive Company dividends by electronic
funds transfer directly to their bank accounts can register for
Computershare's Global Payment Service at www.investorcentre.co.uk
(http://www.investorcentre.co.uk) .

 

ENDS

 

 For further information, please contact:

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited      IR@tminvestments.com (mailto:IR@tminvestments.com)

 Edward Buttery

 Camilla Pierrepont

 Jefferies International Limited          +44 20 7029 8000

 Stuart Klein

 Gaudi Le Roux

 Montfort Communications                  TMI@montfort.london (mailto:TMI@montfort.london)

 Alison Allfrey

 George Morris Seers

 Sanne Fund Services (Guernsey) Limited   +44 1481 737600

 Matt Falla

Notes to Editors

 

About the Company

Taylor Maritime Investments Limited is an internally managed investment
company listed on the Premium Segment of the Official List, its shares trading
on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange since May 2021.  The
Company specializes in the acquisition and chartering of vessels in the
Handysize and Supramax bulk carrier segments of the global shipping sector.
The Company invests in a diversified portfolio of vessels which are primarily
second-hand.  TMI's fleet portfolio currently numbers 22 vessels in the
geared dry bulk segment.  The ships are employed utilising a variety of
employment/charter strategies.

 

On 20 December, the Company announced it acquired a controlling majority
interest in Grindrod Shipping Holdings Ltd ("Grindrod") (NASDAQ:GRIN,
JSE:GSH), a Singapore incorporated, dual listed company on NASDAQ and the
Johannesburg Stock Exchange.  Grindrod currently owns 21 geared dry bulk
vessels complementary to the Company's fleet.  They are mostly Japanese
built, including 13 Handysize vessels and 8 Supra/Ultramax vessels.  Grindrod
has seven vessels in its chartered in fleet with purchase options on four.

 

The combined TMI and Grindrod fleet numbers 47 vessels (excluding three long
term chartered in vessels without purchase options).

 

The Company's target dividend policy is 8 cents p.a. paid on a quarterly
basis, with a targeted total NAV return of 10-12% per annum over the medium to
long-term.

 

The Company has the benefit of an experienced Executive Team led by Edward
Buttery and who previously worked closely together at the Commercial Manager,
Taylor Maritime.  Established in 2014, Taylor Maritime is a privately owned
ship-owning and management business with a seasoned team that includes the
founders of dry bulk shipping company Pacific Basin Shipping (listed in Hong
Kong 2343.HK) and gas shipping company BW Epic Kosan (formerly Epic
Shipping) (listed in Oslo BWEK:NO).  Taylor Maritime's team of industry
professionals are based in Hong Kong, Singapore and London.

 

For more information, please visit www.taylormaritimeinvestments.com
(http://www.taylormaritimeinvestments.com/) .

 

About Geared Vessels

Geared vessels are characterised by their own loading equipment. The Handysize
and Supra/Ultramax market segments are particularly attractive, given the
flexibility, versatility and port accessibility of these vessels which carry
necessity goods - principally food and products related to infrastructure
building - ensuring broad diversification of fleet activity and stability of
earnings through the cycle.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE

The information in this announcement may include forward-looking statements,
which are based on the current expectations and projections about future
events and in certain cases can be identified by the use of terms such as
"may", "will", "should", "expect", "anticipate", "project", "estimate",
"intend", "continue", "target", "believe" (or the negatives thereon) or other
variations thereon or comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements
are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company,
including, among other things, the development of its business, trends in its
operating industry, and future capital expenditures and acquisitions. In light
of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the events in the
forward-looking statements may not occur.

 

References to target dividend yields and returns are targets only and not
profit forecasts and there can be no assurance that these will be achieved.

 

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