Rubico Announces Acquisition of 3rd Newbuilding MR Tanker and a 24% Increase of Potential Gross Revenue Backlog to About $379 Million

ATHENS, Greece, July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Rubico Inc. (Nasdaq: RUBI) (the “Company” or “Rubico”), a global provider of shipping transportation services specializing in the ownership of vessels, announced today that, pursuant to its previously announced letter of intent (the “LOI”), it has entered into a share purchase agreement (the “SPA”) with Top Ships Inc., a related party controlled by Rubico's controlling shareholder, to purchase the shares of a company (the “SPV”) that is party to a shipbuilding contract with Guangzhou Shipyard International Company Limited and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. for the construction of a 47,499 dwt chemical/product oil carrier (the “Newbuilding MR Tanker”). The Newbuilding MR Tanker is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2029. The SPV has secured time charter employment for the vessel with a major oil trader, starting from its delivery and for a firm duration of seven years, with charterer’s option to extend for four additional years. The total potential gross revenue backlog from this contract, including optional years, is about $75.4 million.