
Dorian LPG Ltd. Declares Irregular Cash Dividend of $1.00 Per Share, Appoints New Director to its Board, Provides Update for Second Quarter 2025, and Announces Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call Date
STAMFORD, Conn., October 24, 2024 -- Dorian LPG Ltd. (NYSE: LPG) (the "Company" or "Dorian LPG"), today updated its financial and operational outlook for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, announced that its Board of Directors has declared an irregular cash dividend of $1.00 per share of the Company’s common stock, returning $42.8 million of capital to shareholders. The dividend is payable on or about November 25, 2024 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on November 5, 2024. In addition, the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) authorized the increase in its size to eight directors and appointed Mr. Mark Ross to fill the vacancy, effective immediately. The Company plans to issue a press release on Thursday, October 31, 2024 prior to the market open, announcing its unaudited financial results for the quarter and year ended September 30, 2024.
Earnings Conference Call
A conference call to discuss the results will be held on Thursday, October 31, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The conference call can be accessed live by dialing 1-800-245-3047, or for international callers, 1-203-518-9848, and requesting to be joined into the Dorian LPG call. A live webcast of the conference call will also be available under the investor section at www.dorianlpg.com.
A replay will be available at 1:00 p.m. ET the same day and can be accessed by dialing 1-844-512-2921, or for international callers, 1-412-317-6671. The passcode for the replay is 11157466. The replay will be available until November 7, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Outlook for the Quarter Ended September 30, 2024
The following unaudited financial data for the quarter ended September 30, 2024, is preliminary and based on information available to the Company at this time. The financial data has been prepared by and is the responsibility of the Company’s management and does not present all information necessary for an understanding of the Company’s financial condition as of September 30, 2024, and its results of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2024. Based on information available to the Company at this time, the Company expects that for the quarter ended September 30, 2024:
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Time charter equivalent(1) revenues to be between | $80,700,000 — $82,700,000 |
Vessel operating expenses (including drydock-related expenses) to be between | $18,500,000 — $20,500,000 |
Charter hire expenses to be between | |
General and administrative expenses (excluding stock-based compensation and certain cash bonuses) to be between | |
Stock-based compensation and certain cash bonuses to be between | |
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Cash and cash equivalents | $347,600,000 — $349,600,000 |
Long-term debt obligations(2) | $582,700,000 — $584,700,000 |
| (1) | Time charter equivalent (“TCE”) is a non-U.S. GAAP measure. Refer to the reconciliation of revenues to TCE revenues included in this press release below. |
| (2) | Long-term debt obligations presented before the effect of deferred financing fees. |