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TOPS 424B3: Acquisition

TOP Ships Inc.

Filed with the SEC on · accession 0001171843-26-006501

TOPS filed a 424B3 (prospectus (offering)) with the SEC on Oct 7, 2026. TOP Ships Inc. entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) from a related party for approximately $34.95 million. The stock moved -2.3% by the first close after the filing.

Summary of the filing

TOP Ships Inc. entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) from a related party for approximately $34.95 million. The SPVs hold shipbuilding contracts for four ice-class MR product tankers scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2030, and have secured seven-year time charter employment with a major oil trader.

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Key details

Aggregate purchase price for 100% of the issued shares of the SPVs$35.0M
Aggregate amount of installments payable under each shipbuilding contract$49.5M
Total potential gross revenue backlog from time charter contracts, assuming exercise of all extension options$316.9M
Total gross revenue backlog (company-wide, per press release)$1.2B
AcquirerTOP Ships Inc.
Seller (related party affiliated with the family of ceo evangelos j. pistiolis)Central Mare Inc.
Target spvRoman Shark XI Inc.
Target spvRoman Shark XII Inc.
Target spvRoman Shark XIII Inc.
Target spvRoman Shark XIV Inc.
ShipbuilderGuangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited
Shipbuilding contract counterpartyChina Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd.
Lease financing provider (arranged by seller)Major Chinese leasing company
Time chartererOil Major
Chief executive officerEvangelos J. Pistiolis

How TOPS stock reacted

Close before

$5.39

Oct 6, 2026

First close after

-2.34%

$5.26

5 trading days

-13.13%

$4.68

Since filing

-47.27%

$2.84

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Frequently asked questions

What did TOPS file with the SEC on Oct 7, 2026?

TOPS filed a 424B3 (Acquisition). TOP Ships Inc. entered into a Share Purchase Agreement to acquire four special purpose vehicles (SPVs) from a related party for approximately $34.95 million. The SPVs hold shipbuilding contracts for four ice-class MR product tankers scheduled for delivery between 2029 and 2030, and have secured seven-year time charter employment with a major oil trader.

What does a acquisition mean for TOPS stock?

A contract important enough that investors need to know about it — a big customer contract, a loan, a merger agreement or a partnership.

How do I read a 424B3?

The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds. Look at price, number of shares and the discount to the market price. Large offerings dilute existing shareholders.

Why are SEC filings important?

Public companies must tell the SEC about anything that can change their value — results, leadership changes, big deals, new shares, bankruptcy. Filings are the official source, often before the news. A 424B3 (prospectus (offering)): The final terms of an offering of shares or bonds.

How did TOPS stock react to this filing?

TOPS closed at $5.39 before the filing and $5.26 on Oct 7, 2026 (-2.34%). Five trading days later: $4.68 (-13.13%).

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