ATHENS, Greece, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- TOP Ships Inc. (the "Company" or "TOP Ships") (NYSE:TOPS), an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient "ECO" tanker vessels, announced today that it has entered into an agreement with Rubico Inc., a related party, to sell 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of a Marshall Islands company (the "SPV") that is party to a shipbuilding contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. for the construction of a 47,499 dwt chemical/product oil carrier scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2029.

The aggregate selling price for 100% of the shares of the SPV is approximately $6.5 million, payable in full at closing. The transaction is expected to close by September 30, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

The sale was approved by a special committee composed of independent and disinterested members of the Company’s board of directors, which obtained a fairness opinion with respect to the consideration to be received to sell the SPV from an independent financial advisor.

About the Company

TOP Ships Inc. is an international owner and operator of ocean-going vessels focusing on modern, fuel-efficient eco tanker vessels transporting crude oil, petroleum products (clean and dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals. For more information about TOP Ships Inc., visit its website: www.topships.org.

For further information please contact:

Alexandros Tsirikos

Chief Financial Officer

TOP Ships Inc.

Tel: +30 210 812 8107

Email: atsirikos@topships.org

Forward-Looking Statements

Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding the sale of newbuilding tankers.

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