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Hamilton, Bermuda, June 6, 2023

Himalaya Shipping is pleased to announce it has entered into time charter agreements for two vessels with a substantial and reputable counterparty.

The vessels will commence a 22 to 26 months’ time charter, plus an option exercisable by the counterparty for further 11 to 13 months, upon delivery from New Times Shipyard between January and July 2024. Both vessels will earn an index linked rate, reflecting a significant premium to the Baltic 5TC index (BCI).

The time charters also include a profit sharing of any economic benefit derived from operating the vessels’ scrubber or running on LNG, as well as certain rights to convert the time charters to fixed rates based on the prevailing forward freight agreement (FFA) curve from time to time.

The Company has chartered out 9 of its 12 twelve dual fuel Newcastlemax bulk carriers and we are witnessing strong interest for the 3 remaining vessels.

“The premium agreed on these charter agreement is to our knowledge the highest achieved so far, even compared to our own previous agreements” says Herman Billung, contracted CEO of Himalaya Shipping.

For further queries, please contact:  

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO  

Telephone +47 918 31 590  

 About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.: 

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has four vessels in operation and eight Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction at New Times Shipyard in China. The remaining newbuildings are expected to be delivered by July 2024.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement includes forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are, typically, statements that do not reflect historical facts and may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intends”, “may”, “should”, “will” and similar expressions, and include statements relating to our statements with respect to the time charter agreements for two of our vessels, including the terms and conditions thereunder and the quality of the counterparty. The forward-looking statements in this announcement are based upon various assumptions regarding the Company’s present and future business, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Himalaya Shipping Ltd. believes that these assumptions are reasonable, they are, by their nature, uncertain and subject to significant known and unknown risks, contingencies and other factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and which are beyond our control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included herein. 

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 31, 2023,

Himalaya Shipping is pleased to announce that it has successfully taken delivery of the fourth of the twelve 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuildings the Company has on order from New Times Shipyard.

The vessel (“Mount Blanc”) will commence a minimum 24 month charter with an evergreen structure thereafter and will earn an index-linked rate, reflecting a significant premium to a standard Capesize vessel. The time charter also include a profit sharing of any economic benefit derived from operating the vessel´s scrubber or running on LNG, as well as certain rights to convert the time charter to fixed rate based on the prevailing forward freight agreement (FFA) curve from time to time.

“We are excited to take delivery of the fourth vessel, which is chartered on an index-linked time charter, earning a significant premium to a standard Capesize vessel. We are thankful to the shipyard which again has delivered a high-quality vessel slightly ahead of schedule, despite the previous difficult lock-down situation in China. The first three vessels already delivered have successfully traded their first cargoes, loading Australia, Chile and soon Brazil. All technical, operational and commercial parameters have been met, proving quality and performance and meeting expectations. With 1/3 of the vessels delivered and the listing at the NYSE, the Company has developed from a business idea into a fully operational dry bulk company with the youngest fleet on the water today” says Herman Billung, contracted CEO of Himalaya Shipping.

For further queries, please contact: 

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO 

Telephone +47 918 31 590 

About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.: 

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has four vessels in operation and eight Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction at New Times Shipyard in China. The remaining newbuildings are expected to be delivered by July 2024.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement includes forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are, typically, statements that do not reflect historical facts and may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intends”, “may”, “should”, “will” and similar expressions, and include statements relating to our statements with respect to the delivery of Mount Blanc and the terms of its charter, statements with respect to the vessels already delivered and our business. The forward-looking statements in this announcement are based upon various assumptions regarding the Company’s present and future business, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Himalaya Shipping Ltd. believes that these assumptions are reasonable, they are, by their nature, uncertain and subject to significant known and unknown risks, contingencies and other factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and which are beyond our control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors could cause actual events, including the Company’s actual results, performance or achievements, to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included herein.

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 2, 2023

Reference is made to the separate press release published by Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) today, regarding the partial exercise of the underwriters’ over-allotment option in connection with the Company’s initial public offering in the US.

The additional 910,000 over-allotment shares have now been issued and the share capital increase pertaining to these shares has now been registered in the Company’s register of members, on 2 May 2023. The new share capital is US$ 40,782,857.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the US. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities in the US will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

For further queries, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47 918 31 590

Hamilton, Bermuda, May 2, 2023

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (“Himalaya Shipping”), an independent dry bulk carrier company with three dual fueled Newcastlemax vessels in operation and nine dual fueled Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction expected to be delivered between May 2023 and July 2024, today announced that the underwriters of the Company’s recently completed initial public offering in the United States of 7,720,000 of its common shares (the “Offering”) have partially exercised their over-allotment option to purchase an additional 910,000 common shares at the public offering price of $5.80 per share, less underwriting discounts and commissions, with the sale of the overallotment shares completing today. As a result, the total number of shares sold in the Offering will be 8,630,000.

DNB Markets acted as sole global coordinator, joint bookrunner and representative of the underwriters; Clarksons Securities acted as qualified independent underwriter and joint bookrunner; ABG Sundal Collier ASA, Arctic Securities, BTIG and Fearnley Securities are acting as joint bookrunners; and Cleaves Securities AS acted as co-manager for the Offering.

The net proceeds from the Offering to Himalaya Shipping, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by Himalaya Shipping, and including the net proceeds from the over-allotment shares, is approximately $45.6 million. Himalaya Shipping intends to use the net proceeds of the Offering for general corporate purposes, which may include funding acquisitions of vessels on order or maintaining liquidity, repayment of indebtedness and funding our working capital needs.

A registration statement relating to this Offering was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 30, 2023. The Offering is being made only by means of a prospectus, copies of which may be obtained, when available, from the SEC at www.sec.gov, and from DNB Markets, Inc., Attn: Compliance Department, by telephone: 212-681-3800, or by email at: compliance.marketsinc@dnb.no.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy these securities in any state or jurisdiction. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities in the United States will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and if made in any other state or jurisdiction will be made in accordance with the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to subscribe to or a solicitation of an offer to subscribe to securities in any member state within the European Economic Area (“EEA”) in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful, unless in reliance upon applicable EEA prospectus exceptions, whereby no EEA prospectus, registration or similar action would be required within EEA.

For further queries, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47 918 31 590

Hamilton, Bermuda, 13 April 2023,

Himalaya Shipping is pleased to announce that it has successfully taken delivery of the third of the twelve 210,000 dwt Newcastlemax newbuildings the Company has on order from New Times Shipyard.

The vessel (“Mount Etna”) will commence a minimum 24 month charter with an evergreen structure thereafter and will earn an index-linked rate, reflecting a significant premium to a standard Capesize vessel. The time charters also include a profit sharing of any economic benefit derived from operating the vessel´s scrubber or running on LNG, as well as certain rights to convert the time charters to fixed rates based on the prevailing forward freight agreement (FFA) curve from time to time.

“We are excited to take delivery of the third vessel, which is chartered on an index-linked time charter, earning a significant premium to a standard Capesize vessel. We are thankful to the shipyard which again has delivered a high-quality vessel slightly ahead of schedule, despite the previous difficult lock-down situation in China.” says Herman Billung, contracted CEO of Himalaya Shipping.

For further queries, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47 91831590

About Himalaya Shipping Ltd.:

Himalaya Shipping Ltd. is an independent bulk carrier company, incorporated in Bermuda. Himalaya Shipping has three vessels in operation and nine Newcastlemax dry bulk vessels under construction at New Times Shipyard in China. The remaining newbuildings are expected to be delivered by July 2024.

Forward Looking Statements

This announcement includes forward looking statements. Forward looking statements are, typically, statements that do not reflect historical facts and may be identified by words such as “anticipate”, “believe”, “continue”, “estimate”, “expect”, “intends”, “may”, “should”, “will” and similar expressions, and include statements relating to our statements with respect to the delivery of Mount Etna and the terms of its charter. The forward-looking statements in this announcement are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions. Although Himalaya Shipping Ltd. believes that these assumptions are reasonable, they are, by their nature, uncertain and subject to significant known and unknown risks, contingencies and other factors which are difficult or impossible to predict and which are beyond our control. Such risks, uncertainties, contingencies and other factors could cause actual events to differ materially from the expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements included herein

Hamilton, Bermuda, 4 April 2023

Reference is made to previous stock exchange announcements by Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) regarding the initial public offering in the US of new shares in the Company (the “New Shares”). The new share capital is US$ 39,872,857.

The share capital increase pertaining to the New Shares has now been registered in the Company’s register of members, on 4 April 2023 after the close of trading on the Euronext Expand.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the US. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities in the US will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

For further information, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47 918 31 590

Hamilton, Bermuda, 4 April 2023:

Reference is made to previous stock exchange announcements by Himalaya Shipping Ltd. (the “Company”) regarding the initial public offering in the US of new shares in the Company (the “New Shares”).

As announced by the Company on 31 March 2023, the Company has resolved to issue 7,720,000 New Shares each having a par value of US$ 1.00, thereby increasing the Company’s share capital by US$ 7,720,000.

The prospectus for the listing of the New Shares in Norway has today been approved by the Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Nw: Finanstilsynet). The Prospectus, which only relates to the listing of the New Shares on the Euronext Expand, is available on the Company’s website at www.himalaya-shipping.com.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in the US. Any offers, solicitations or offers to buy, or any sales of securities in the US will be made in accordance with the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933.

For further information, please contact:

Herman Billung, Contracted CEO

Telephone +47 918 31 590

Reference is made to Himalaya Shipping Ltd.’s (“Himalaya Shipping”) stock exchange announcement on March 31, 2023, (the “Announcement”) relating to the pricing of the shares in Himalaya Shipping’s initial public offering in the United States of 7,720,000 new shares (the “Offering”).

Affinity Shipholdings I LLP (“Affinity”) has today been notified that it has been allocated 86,207 shares in the Offering (the “Allocation”). The new shares are expected to be delivered on April 4, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

Further, Affinity Shipholdings I LLP has lent 1,158,000 shares to DNB Markets pursuant to a share lending agreement to facilitate the over-subscription of the Offering with an equal number of shares (the “Share Lending”).  

Prior to the Allocation, the Share Lending and the Offering, Affinity had 3,228,096 shares in Himalaya Shipping representing more than 10% of the share capital and voting rights. Following the Share Lending, Affinity has 2,070,096 shares in Himalaya Shipping, representing 6.4% of the share capital and votes in Himalaya Shipping.

Following the settlement of the Offering, Affinity expects to own 2,156,303 shares in Himalaya Shipping, representing 5.4% of the shares and votes in Himalaya Shipping.  

The ownership percentages described above following the Share Lending and the settlement of the Offering assume that the underwriters of the Offering do not declare the over-allotment option described in the Announcement, and will be subject to adjustments should the option be declared.

Reference is made to Himalaya Shipping Ltd.’s (“Himalaya Shipping”) stock exchange announcement on March 31, 2023, (the “Announcement”) relating to the pricing of the shares in Himalaya Shipping’s initial public offering in the United States of 7,720,000 new shares (the “Offering”).

Drew Holdings Ltd. has today been notified that it has been allocated 517,241 shares in the Offering. The new shares are expected to be delivered on April 4, 2023, subject to customary closing conditions.

Drew Holdings Ltd. currently owns 12,446,185 shares in Himalaya Shipping representing more than 1/3 of the share capital and voting rights. Following the settlement of the Offering, Drew Holdings Ltd. expects to own 12,963,426 shares which are expected to represent 32.51% of the share capital and votes in Himalaya Shipping (subject to adjustments for the underwriters’ potential declaration, if any, of the over-allotment option in the Offering, as described in the Announcement).