Share capital registered

Reference is made to the announcement on 13 June 2018 by MPC Container Ships ASA (the "Company") regarding the successful completion of the private placement of 7,250,000 new shares raising gross proceeds of USD 50 million (the "Private Placement"). The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the share capital increase relating to the issuance of the new shares in the Private Placement.

The share capital increase pertaining to 6,286,000 new shares has now been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. The Company's new share capital is NOK 832,890,000 divided into 83,289,000 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 10.00.

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MPCC – Share capital registered

Reference is made to the announcement on 13 June 2018 by MPC Container Ships ASA (the "Company") regarding the successful completion of the private placement of 7,250,000 new shares raising gross proceeds of USD 50 million (the "Private Placement"). The Board of Directors of the Company has approved the share capital increase relating to the issuance of the new shares in the Private Placement.

The share capital increase pertaining to 6,286,000 new shares has now been registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises. The Company's new share capital is NOK 832,890,000 divided into 83,289,000 shares, each with a nominal value of NOK 10.00.

The share capital increase pertaining to the remaining 964,000 new shares is expected to be registered with the Norwegian Register of Business Enterprises on or about 29 June 2018. A new announcement will be made when this has taken place.
DNB Markets, a part of DNB Bank ASA, and Fearnley Securities AS have acted as managers for the Private Placement.

For further queries, please contact: ir@mpc-container.com

About MPC Container Ships ASA:

MPC Container Ships ASA (ticker code "MPCC") was formed in April 2017. Its main activity is to own and operate a portfolio of container ships with a focus on the feeder segment between 1,000 and 3,000 TEU. The Company is registered and has its business office in Oslo, Norway. For more information, please see our webpage: www.mpc-container.com.

This information is subject of the disclosure requirements under section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.