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Ardmore Shipping Corporation has announced that it has signed agreements for the refinancing of four vessels.Two of Ardmore's subsidiaries have signed agreements for a sale and leaseback of the Ardmore Dauntless and Ardmore Defender, two 2015 built 37,000 Dwt Eco-design IMO 2 products and chemical tankers, with Ocean Yield ASA (Ocean Yield). The lease agreements are for a period of 12 years and the Company has options to repurchase each vessel at various stages prior to maturity. The other terms and conditions are in line with Ardmore's existing debt facilities.Additionally, two of Ardmore's other subsidiaries have signed agreements for the sale and leaseback of the Ardmore Explorer and Ardmore Encounter, two 2014 built 50,000 Dwt Eco-design MR tankers, with a top tier Asian Financier.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation announced that GA Holdings LLC intends to offer for sale in an underwritten public offering 4,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock. The Selling Shareholder expects to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 600,000 shares of common stock. The shares to be sold by the Selling Shareholder, excluding shares subject to the option, represent approximately 49% of the shares held by the Selling Shareholder. The Company is not selling any shares and will not receive any proceeds from the proposed offering. Ardmore's common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "ASC". Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC and Clarksons Platou Securities AS will act as the underwriters for the offering.

Ardmore Shipping Corporation says it has signed agreements to upsize its existing senior loan facility with ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Nordea Bank Finland Plc, and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB ("SEB"). The total amount available under the facility has been increased by $53 million to $225 million. Ardmore explain that the proceeds from the expanded facility will be used to finance up to 65% of the purchase price of three recent vessel acquisitions. The facility will be an amortizing senior term loan with final maturity in early 2021. The covenants and other conditions are consistent with the original facility. "Furthermore, we are in late-stage discussions with a leading shipping bank on a credit facility for the Ardmore Seamariner and expect to finalize this agreement in the near term.

Bermuda-based Ardmore Shipping Corporationtoday announced that it has signed a loan agreement for a new US$39-million credit facility with Credit Agricole CIB. Ardmore say that the proceeds from the new facility will be used to finance up to 65% of the purchase price of two vessels on order in the Company’s current fleet. The facility will be an amortizing senior term loan with a final maturity seven years from the date of drawdown. The covenants and other conditions are consistent with those of the Company’s existing credit facilities. “We appreciate the support of Credit Agricole and are pleased to have secured bank financing for the remaining vessels currently on order.

Ireland's Ardmore Shipping Corporation (NYSE: ASC) say they have begun the execution of their product and chemical tankship fleet explansion plan. The company has put the plan into effect by exercising options on a further two 50,300-dwt IMO 3 eco-design product tankers ordered from SPP Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, South Korea. (“SPP”). This extends the series from SPP to a total of eight new ships with deliveries beginning in January 2014. The two-ship package has a cost of approximately $68,500,000 inclusive of ballast water treatment systems.