Scorpio Bulkers Raise Scope of IPO

Scorpio Bulkers Inc. say it has increased the size of its public offering from the initially announced 15,500,000 common shares to 31,300,000 common shares for gross proceeds of $305,175,000.

The Company has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 4,695,000 additional common shares, and they say they plan to use all of the net proceeds of this offering to fund newbuilding vessel capital expenditures.

Scorpio Bulkers has contracted and agreed to purchase 28 Ultramax, 21 Kamsarmax and three Capesize newbuilding dry bulk vessels to be delivered starting from the second quarter of 2014 from shipyards in Japan, China and Romania.

The Company's common shares are due to commence trading on December 12, 2013 on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "SALT." The offering is expected to close on December 17, 2013, subject to customary conditions.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Credit Suisse and RS Platou Markets AS are acting as joint book-running managers for the initial public offering and Evercore, Global Hunter Securities, Stifel and Credit Agricole CIB are acting as co-managers for the initial public offering.

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