Scorpio Tankers Inc. announced today updates on its Securities Repurchase Program, third quarter revenues, Newbuilding Program, and Fleet.
Since the Company's previous announcement on August 12, 2015, the Company has purchased 1,850,000 of its common shares in the open market at an average price of $9.49 per share.
The Company has $210.0 million remaining under its securities buyback program as of the date of this press release. The acquired common shares are being held as treasury shares. The Company expects to repurchase any securities in the open market, at times and prices that are considered to be appropriate by the Company, but is not obligated under the terms of the program to repurchase any securities.
About 66% of the Company's third quarter of 2015 voyage days have been contracted at approximately:
$38,500 for LR2s
$28,500 for LR1s
$26,500 for MRs
$21,500 for Handymaxes
The Company has amended its agreement with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. Ltd. of South Korea ("HMD") to construct MR and Handymax product tankers. The Company has contracted for four MR product tankers to be built at HMD for approximately $34.5 million and has options to construct up to 10 more MR product tankers with fixed delivery dates and at fixed prices. The four vessels are scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2017.
Previously, the Company had ordered two MR product tankers for approximately $34.5 million and two Handymax product tankers for $32.5 million and had options to construct up to six more MR product tankers and six more Handymax product tankers with delivery.
The Company recently took delivery of an MR product tanker that was built in 2014 at SPP Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. of South Korea, STI Memphis. Upon delivery, this vessel began operating in the Scorpio MR Pool.
About Scorpio Tankers Inc.
Scorpio Tankers Inc. is a provider of marine transportation of petroleum products worldwide. Scorpio Tankers Inc. currently owns 78 tankers (17 LR2 tankers, 15 Handymax tankers, and 46 MR tankers) with an average age of 1.0 years, time charters-in 17 product tankers (four LR2, four LR1, four MR and five Handymax tankers) and has contracted for 10 newbuilding product tankers (five MR and five LR2), two of which are expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2015, four throughout 2016 and four throughout 2017.