Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (“GSL” or the “Company”), a containership charter owner, has agreed a three-year charter with Hapag-Lloyd for the 2015-built, 9,115 TEU containership UASC Al Khor. The new charter is in direct continuation of the current charter and is expected to commence in June, 2019, with re-delivery in the second quarter 2022. The charter is expected to generate approximately $28 million of Adjusted EBITDA.

Ian Webber, Chief Executive Officer of Global Ship Lease, stated, “We are pleased to announce another longer-term charter of one of our modern, high-specification, eco, wide-beam containerships acquired through our recent strategic combination with Poseidon Containers. The fixture is consistent with our strategy of locking in contracted cashflow for longer periods when rates have risen to attractive levels, whilst retaining some exposure to the short-term charter market, allowing us to enter into new charters in an improving market.  This charter extension further improves our long-term cashflow visibility and is indicative of our expanded relationship with charterers.”

About Global Ship Lease

Global Ship Lease is a leading independent owner of containerships with a diversified fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships. Incorporated in the Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under mainly long-term, fixed-rate charters to top tier container liner companies.  On November 15, 2018, it completed a strategic combination with Poseidon Containers.

Global Ship Lease owns 38 vessels ranging from 2,207 to 11,040 TEU, of which nine are fuel efficient new-design wide beam, with a total capacity of 198,803 TEU and an average age, weighted by TEU capacity, of 11.0 years determined as at December 31, 2018.

The average remaining term of the charters at December 31, 2018 was 2.5 years on a TEU-weighted basis.

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Investor and Media Contact:The IGB GroupBryan Degnan646-673-9701orLeon Berman212-477-8438

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