Toro Corp. Announces the Sale of the M/T Wonder Sirius for $33.8 Million with an Expected Net Gain of $20.9 Million
17 January 2024 - 1:00AM
Toro Corp. (NASDAQ: TORO) (“Toro”, or the “Company”) an
international energy transportation services company, announces
that on January 8, 2024, the Company entered into an agreement with
an unaffiliated third-party for the sale of the M/T Wonder Sirius,
a 2005-built Aframax/LR2 tanker, for a price of $33.8 million. The
vessel is expected to be delivered to its new owner during the
first quarter of 2024.
The Company expects to record during the first
quarter of 2024 a net gain of approximately $20.9 million from the
above-mentioned sale, excluding any transaction-related costs.
About Toro Corp.
Toro Corp. is an international energy
transportation services company with a fleet of tankers and LPG
carriers that carry crude oil, petroleum products and petrochemical
gases worldwide. Toro Corp. currently owns a fleet of six vessels
with an aggregate capacity of 0.2 million dwt, which consists of
the M/T Wonder Sirius, one Handysize tanker and four 5,000 cbm LPG
carriers.
Toro is incorporated under the laws of the
Republic of the Marshall Islands. The Company's common shares trade
on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol “TORO”.
For more information, please visit the Company’s
website at www.torocorp.com. Information on our website does not
constitute a part of this press release.
Cautionary Statement Regarding
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended.
Forward-looking statements give the Company’s
current expectations and projections about future events, including
business strategy, goals, and future financial condition and
performance, and so actual results may differ materially from what
is expressed or implied by the statements. These statements
sometimes use words such as “believe”, “anticipate”, “intend”,
“estimate”, “forecast”, “project”, “plan”, “potential”, “will”,
“may”, “should”, “expect”, “pending”, “indicates” and other words
of similar meaning (or the negative thereof) and include all
matters that are not historical or current facts.
Forward-looking statements are subject to risks,
uncertainties and other factors because they relate to events and
depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future
and/or are beyond our control or precise estimate. Such risks,
uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to,
uncertainties related to the Company’s and its counterparty’s
ability to consummate the transactions discussed herein or the
occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could
cause us to record a different net gain than expected on the sale
of the M/T Wonder Sirius, as well as those factors discussed under
“Risk Factors” in our Annual Report for the year ended December 31,
2022 and/or our other filings with the SEC, which can be obtained
free of charge on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Except
to the extent required by applicable law, we disclaim any intention
or obligation to update publicly or revise any forward‐looking
statements, whether as a result of new information, future events
or otherwise.
CONTACT DETAILS
For further information please contact:
Petros PanagiotidisToro Corp. Email:
info@torocorp.com
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