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Tufton Oceanic Assets Ltd.

22 April 2021

22 April 2021

TUFTON OCEANIC ASSETS LIMITED

("Tufton Oceanic Assets" or the "Company")

Net Asset Value, Dividend Declaration and Q1 2021 Update

Tufton Oceanic Assets announces that as at 31 March 2021, the unaudited net asset value ("NAV") was $284.44 million and the unaudited NAV per ordinary share was $1.053. The NAV total return for the quarter was 9.1%.

The Company is pleased to announce a dividend of $0.01875 per ordinary share for the quarter ending 31 March 2021. The dividend will be paid on 14 May 2021 to holders of ordinary shares recorded on the register as at close of business on 30 April 2021 with an ex-dividend date of 29 April 2021. The Company continues to target a total annual dividend of $0.075 per share and is forecast to have a dividend cover of c.1.7x over the next 18 months and an average expected charter length of c.2.5 years (EBITDA weighted).

The Company's quarterly factsheet as at 31 March 2021 will shortly be available on the Company's website in the Investor Relations section under Company Documents at www.tuftonoceanicassets.com/quarterly-reports .

For further information, please contact:

 
 Tufton Investment Management Ltd 
  Andrew Hampson 
  Paulo Almeida                                                            +44 (0) 20 7518 6700 
 
 N+1 Singer 
  James Maxwell, Alex Bond (Corporate 
  Finance) 
  Alan Geeves, James Waterlow, Sam Greatrex 
  (Sales)                                          +44 (0) 20 7496 3000 
 
 Hudnall Capital LLP                                                       +44 (0) 20 7520 9085 
  Andrew Cade 
 

About the Company

Tufton Oceanic Assets Limited invests in a diversified portfolio of secondhand commercial sea-going vessels with the objective of delivering strong cash flow and capital gains to investors. The Company's investment manager is Tufton Investment Management Ltd. The Company has raised a total of approximately $265m (gross) through its Initial Public Offering on the Specialist Fund Segment of the London Stock Exchange, on 20 December 2017, a subsequent placing and offer in October 2018, a placing in March 2019, a placing in September 2019 and a tap issue in March 2021.

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