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INVESTOR PRESENTATION
April 2015
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DISCLAIMER
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Forward‐Looking StatementsThis presentation contains forward‐looking statements regarding future events and financial performance. In some cases, you can identify these statements by words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “except,” “plan,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential,” or “continue,” the negative of continue, these terms and other comparable terminology. These statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties and are based on numerous assumptions involving judgments with respect to future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond the Company’s control. There are or may be important factors that could cause our actual results to materially differ from our historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, those discussed under the section entitled “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 20‐F, filed February 14, 2014, which is available at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission website at www.sec.gov. The forward‐looking statements in this presentation are based upon management's reasonable belief as of the date hereof. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update publicly any forward‐looking statements for any reason.
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TOP SHIPS HISTORY
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IPO July 2004 and follow-on after 3 months, raised abt $300 million
Fleet grew from 7 vessels in July 2004 to 33 vessels in October 2006
Became a major owner of double-hull MR and Suezmax tankers
2008-2013: well timed chartering and sale of vessels; Oct 2013 sold the entire fleet and focused on ECO MR Product Tankers
2014: acquired 6 ultra high spec ECO MR Product Tankers under construction at Hyundai Mipo
Follow-on June 2014, raised $21.3 million
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Ship Name M/T StenaWeco Energy
M/T StenaWeco Evolution
M/T Ecofleet (S418)
M/T Eco Revolution (S419)
M/T Stenaweco Excellence (S414)
M/T Nord Valiant (S417)
Construction
Firm contracts
Options
Expected delivery date
20222015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
$17,200 $18,000
$16,200 $17,200 $18,000
$16,200 / 16,350 4th year
2023$16,500 $17,350 $18,100
$18,400
$16,000 $16,750
$15,200
$15,200
$16,000 $16,750
$16,800 $17,600
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REVENUE VISIBILITY
Contracted revenue: $ 205M ($129M firm / $76M options)Contracted days: 12,410 (8,030 firm / 4,380 options)Average duration of charters (firm / incl. options): 3.7 years / 5.7 yearsAverage daily TCE (firm / incl. options): $16,125 / $17,279
2 vessels delivered, 4 vessels under construction with expected deliveries from Q3 2015 to Q3 2016; ALL ON TIME CHARTERS UPON DELIVERY
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ECO vessel design with latest ECO G-type engines
Large number of options added to yard’s basic
specification
Ability to carry more cargoes than industry average
due to phenolic epoxy coating of tanks
Unified Fleet (sister ship vessels)
Hyundai built – world’s largest shipbuilding group
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HIGH SPECIFICATION FLEET
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ECO FLEET – ECO VS NON ECO
ECO Vessel Characteristic Non-ECO vessel
24.3t/day Fuel consumption (NCR)* 32.6t/day
Higher by abt $2500**Fuel consumption saving
effect on daily Time Charter Equivalent rate
N/A
5% - 22%% of Fleet built from 2013 onwards (currently and in
2017)***95% - 78%
Higher Charterers’ preference on vessel type Lower
Higher Rate of value
appreciation in good market
Lower
Higher => Enhanced TradeabilityCompliance to latest
environmental regulations
Lower => Reduced Tradeability
*** Source Drewry / Industry Sources** Assuming fuel oil cost at $300/ton* See Appendix
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Management familiar with managing fleet growth – done it before
- MR product tankers of ECO design
- Newbuilding orders, resales or secondhand vessels
- Balanced Employment Strategy
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GROWTH STRATEGY
Strong growth via accretive acquisitions:
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Evangelos Pistiolis CEO and Founder23 yrs shipping experience
Alexandros Tsirikos CFO11 yrs shipping experience8 yrs with the company
Vangelis Ikonomou COO31 yrs shipping experience13 yrs with the company
Dimitris SouroullasCTO31 yrs shipping experience9 yrs with the company
96 years of combined shipping experience
STRONG MANAGEMENT TEAM
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“BP plc”, is a British multinational oil and gas company headquartered in London, England. It is one of the six oil and gas “supermajors”
“NORDEN A/S“ is a Danish shipping company that was founded and listed in 1871. It operates globally in dry cargo and tankers with an active fleet of285 owned and chartered vessels.
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HIGH QUALITY CHARTERERS
Stena Weco A/S has a fleet of about 50 MR tankers with offices in Europe (Copenhagen, Denmark), USA (Houston, Texas) and Singapore. It is the joint venture between Stena Bulk and Weco, both established companies in the petroleum product transportation industry.
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New refining capacity closer to the oil reserves, Middle East in particular
Limited new refinery expansion in OECD countries combined with refinery closures due to poor margins
Arbitrage trading emerging as competing refineries are opening up in many different countries
INCREASE IN TONNE MILES DUE TO:RELOCATION OF REFINERIESFAVOURABLE MARKET FUNDAMENTALS
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INCREASE IN TONNE MILES DUE TO:NEW ROUTESFAVOURABLE MARKET FUNDAMENTALS
Established RoutesNew Routes
N. Europe – N. AmericaGasoline
Mid East – EuropeGasoline, Jet Fuel
S. Korea – JapanGasoline, Gas Oil
Intra AsiaNaphtha, Gas Oil
Asia – AustraliaGasoline, Gas Oil
Mid East – AsiaNaphtha
Asia – N. AmericaJet Fuel, Gas Oil, Diesel
Mid East – N. AmericaDiesel
Intra EuropeGasoline, Naphtha, Gas Oil
Caribbean – N. AmericaGasoline, Naphtha, Gas Oil
N. America – S. AmericaDiesel
N. America – EuropeDiesel
Seaborne Refined Products Trades
Principal Load/Discharge Zones
Source: Drewry
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US is now a major net exporter of products
US crude oil production has risen to levels unseen in 22 years
Due to restrictions in US crude oil exports, excess US crude oil is refined and exported to Europe, South America and Far East
Around 0.5m barrels per day of extra refining capacity has been added to US Gulf refineries in the last few years
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FAVOURABLE MARKET FUNDAMENTALSINCREASE IN TONNE MILES DUE TO: RISE IN US PRODUCT EXPORTS
Source: Drewry
Exports of petroleum products
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TOP SHIPS: A GROWTH PLATFORMKEY HIGHLIGHTS
TOPS is the only ECO MR Pure Play
High specification ECO Fleet
Strong management team with proven track record and familiarity with
growth
Revenue visibility with high quality Charterers
Favourable market fundamentals
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Appendix Fuel consumption specifications per Shipbuilding Contracts
ECO VESSEL (based on M/T StenaWeco Energy shipbuilding contract)
NON-ECO VESSEL (based on M/T Hongbo contract – vessel sold Oct 16th 2013)
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