ATHENS, Greece, Dec. 9, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- StealthGas Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq:GASS) announced today an underwritten public offering of 10,000,000 shares of its common stock pursuant to the Company's effective shelf registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the offering, the Company intends to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to 1,500,000 additional shares of its common stock.
The Company intends to use the net proceeds of the offering for vessel acquisitions, capital expenditures and other general corporate purposes.
Wells Fargo Securities, Deutsche Bank Securities and Jefferies are acting as joint book-running managers for this offering.
The offering is being made only by means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus. When available, the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from: Wells Fargo Securities, Attention: Equity Syndicate Department, 375 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10152, or by calling (800) 326-5897 or by email at cmclientsupport@wellsfargo.com; Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Attention: Prospectus Group, 60 Wall Street, New York, New York 10005-2836 (telephone: 1-800-503-4611, email: prospectus.CPDG@db.com); and Jefferies LLC, Attention: Equity Syndicate, Prospectus Department, 520 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10022 (telephone: 1-877-547-6340, email: Prospectus_Department@Jefferies.com).
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction.
About StealthGas Inc.
Headquartered in Athens, Greece, StealthGas Inc. is a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas ("LPG") sector of the international shipping industry. StealthGas Inc. currently has a fleet of 38 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 182,322 cubic meters, three medium range product tankers and one Aframax oil tanker with a total capacity of 255,804 deadweight tons. The Company has agreed to acquire 15 newbuilding LPG carriers, with expected deliveries in 2014 and 2015. Once the acquisition of the 15 LPG carriers is completed and the vessels are delivered, StealthGas Inc.'s LPG carrier fleet will be composed of 53 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 257,922 cubic meters. StealthGas Inc.'s shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and trade under the symbol "GASS".
Forward-Looking Statements
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