2020 Bulkers Ltd. (2020) – Financing update and special dividend

Oslo, Norway, April 9, 2024

Refinancing and amendment of Term Loan Facility

The Company is pleased to announce its agreement to refinance and amend its US$162.5 million Term Loan Facility maturing in March 2027. Pursuant to the new agreement, the Company will repay US$27.5 million of the outstanding amount under the Term Loan Facility, which will be replaced with a new non-amortizing US$112.5 million Loan Facility maturing in April 2029.

The new Loan Facility has the following main amendments:

• Interest rate of SOFR+195 bps, down from SOFR + credit adjustment spread of 0.26161% + 210 bps under the previous Term Loan Facility
• Maturity in April 2029, extended from March 2027 under the previous Term Loan Facility
• No amortization, compared to US$10 million in yearly amortization under the previous Term Loan Facility

The amendments and the new Loan Facility is expected to become effective on April 10, 2024.

Following the above debt repayment, the Company holds a cash balance of approximately US$60 million as of April 9, 2024.

Following the refinancing of the Term Loan Facility, the Company’s estimated cash breakeven will be US$11,800 per day per vessel. Each vessel trading on index-linked time charter is estimated to earn US$11,800 per day with a Baltic 5TC Capesize Index of US$6,800 per day and with today’s scrubber spread of US$145 per mt.

Special dividend

Following completion of the sale of Bulk Seoul and Bulk Shanghai, the Board of Directors have approved a special dividend of US$1.68 per share (US$38,423,122 in total). For information relating to record and payment dates, reference is made to the stock exchange notice sent earlier today.

See enclosed presentation for updated illustrative free cash flow sensitivity following vessel sales and refinancing.

For further queries, please contact:

Magnus Halvorsen, Chairperson, 2020 Bulkers Ltd.

Telephone +47 920 20 111

About 2020 Bulkers Ltd.:

2020 Bulkers has six Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels in operation. All vessels are fitted with exhaust scrubber systems. 

Forward-Looking Statements 

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The information, opinions and forward-looking statements contained in this announcement speak only as of the date hereof and are subject to change without notice.