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Euroseas Ltd. Announces Annual Shareholders' Meeting

Euroseas Ltd. (OTCBB: ESEAF), an
owner and operator of drybulk and containership vessels and provider of
seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced
today that it will hold its Annual Shareholders' Meeting on August 8, 2006,
at 10:00 a.m. local time, at the Cetner House, Petrothalassa, 21300
Kranidi, Argolida, Greece. Shareholders of record on July 7, 2006 are
eligible to participate and vote on the meeting's agenda.
At this Annual Meeting, shareholders of the Company will consider and vote
(i) to elect three Class A Directors to serve for a term of two years until
the 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to elect two Class B Directors
for a term of three years until the 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareholders;
(ii) to authorize our Board of Directors to amend our Articles of
Incorporation to effect a reverse stock split of all issued and outstanding
shares of the Company's common stock by a ratio of not less than
one-for-two and not more than one-for-four at any time prior to September
1, 2007, with the exact ratio to be set at a number within this range to be
determined by the Board of Directors in its discretion; (iii) to approve
the Euroseas Ltd. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan; (iv) to approve the
appointment of Deloitte, Hadjipavlou, Sofianos & Cambanis S.A. as the
Company's independent auditors for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2006; and (v) to transact such other business as may properly come before
the meeting.
Aristides J. Pittas, CEO of Euroseas Ltd., commented: "I am pleased to have
this opportunity to report to our shareholders on the operational and
financial progress achieved by Euroseas Ltd. for the Company's 2005 fiscal
year. 2005 was a pivotal year for Euroseas Ltd. in many respects. In
2005, we completed a private placement in which we raised approximately $21
million. As part of this transaction, we filed a registration statement
with the SEC to register the resale of the shares issued in the private
placement. On February 3, 2006, the SEC declared the Company's
registration statement effective and our shares currently trade on the Over
the Counter Bulletin Board ("OTCBB") under the symbol ESEAF.OB.
With part of the proceeds from our private placement, we have renewed our
fleet by selling 2 of our older vessels and replacing them with two medium
age vessels. Our fleet currently consists of seven vessels: three drybulk
carriers, three feeder containerships and one multipurpose vessel. Our
strategy is to focus on vessels 10-20 years old at the time of purchase as
we believe that in today's economic environment investing in this age class
maximizes shareholder returns per dollar invested. We pursue a balanced
chartering strategy having fixed 90% of our total capacity days for 2006
and 58% for 2007.
We believe Euroseas Ltd. is well positioned for profitable growth over the
long term. We believe that the Company benefits from an experienced
management team, highly efficient operations, and excellent relationships
with ship operators and charterers, as well as financial institutions.
Going forward, we will build on these strengths to capitalize on market
opportunities and we will continue working to build Euroseas Ltd. into a
larger and stronger global transportation company, while maintaining our
long history of profitability for the benefit of our shareholders.
In addition, although our stock currently trades on the OTCBB, we have
applied to list our stock on the Nasdaq National Market. After giving
effect to the increase in our stock price as a result of the reverse stock
split (done solely to satisfy the Nasdaq requirement that the Company's
stock trades above $5), the only Nasdaq requirement that we may not
satisfy is having at least 400 round-lot shareholders, i.e. shareholders
owning more than 100 shares each. While we have not yet satisfied this
requirement, we are hopeful that our shareholder base will continue to grow
so that we can satisfy this requirement in the near future. We believe
that a Nasdaq listing will benefit the Company and its shareholders by
increasing the trading liquidity of our stock."
For more information about the proposals to be considered at the Annual
Meeting, you may review the Notice of Annual Meeting and accompanying proxy
statement which have been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
under Form 6-K. They can be accessed on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov
or through the Company's website at www.euroseas.gr at the Investor
Relations Section, under "SEC Filings."
About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of
the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas
family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the
past 135 years. Currently, Euroseas Ltd. owns and operates 7 vessels,
including 1 Panamax drybulk carrier, 2 Handysize bulk carriers, 3 Handysize
containerships and 1 Handysize multipurpose dry cargo vessel. Euroseas will
continue to operate in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping
markets, with operations managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2000
certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the
day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the
vessels. Euroseas fleet is as in the table below:
Vessel Name Type Dwt TEU Year Built
Dry Bulk Carriers
IRINI Panamax 69,734 1988
NIKOLAOS P. Handysize 34,750 1984
ARIEL Handysize 33,712 1977
Total, Dry Bulk 3 138,196
Container Carriers
ARTEMIS Handysize 29,693 2,098 1987
YM QINGDAO I Handysize 18,253 1,269 1990
KUO HSIUNG Handysize 18,154 1,269 1993
Total, Containerships 3 66,100 4,636
Multipurpose Carriers
TASMAN TRADER Multipurpose 22,568 950 1990
Multipurpose Carriers 1 22,568 950
FLEET GRAND TOTAL 7 226,864 5,586
Euroseas employs its vessels in the spot and time charter market and
through pool arrangement. Presently, our three containership and our
multipurpose vessels are employed under time charters, as well as one of
our handysize bulkers; the other handysize bulker is under trip charters,
while our panamax vessel, "IRINI," is employed in the Baumarine pool that
is managed by Klaveness, a major global charterer in the drybulk area, and
also participates in three "short" funds (contracts to carry cargo at
agreed rates), minimizing its exposure to the spot market (covered at 102%
in 2006, 77% for 2007 and 42% for 2008, approximately).
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events
and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy;
including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time
charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes,"
"anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that
such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve
known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and
estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and
contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to
differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for
drybulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which the Company
operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and
other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any
obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to
any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in
the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events,
conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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