FORM 6-K

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Report of Foreign Private Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

For the month of March 2023

 

Commission File Number: 001-35025

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

373 Syngrou Avenue

175 64 Palaio Faliro

Athens, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)

 

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

 

Attached to this report on Form 6-K (this “Report”) of Performance Shipping Inc. (the “Company”) as Exhibit 99.1 is Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the Year Ended December 31, 2022.

 

Attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.2 are the Company’s consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

Attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.3 is a consent of Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A., independent registered public accounting firm.

 

The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-197740), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) with an effective date of August 13, 2014, the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-237637), filed with the SEC with an effective date of April 23, 2020, the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-266946), filed with the SEC with an effective date of August 29, 2022 and the Company’s registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-269449), filed with the SEC with an effective date of February 8, 2023.

 


 

SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

(Registrant)

   

Dated: March 23, 2023

   
 

/s/ Andreas Michalopoulos

  By:  Andreas Michalopoulos
  Chief Executive Officer

 

 

Exhibit 99.1

Performance Shipping Inc.

Unless otherwise specified herein, references to the “Company” or “we”, “us” and “our” shall include Performance Shipping Inc. and its subsidiaries. The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and their notes attached hereto. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements. For additional information relating to our management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations, please see our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 11, 2022.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for the
Year Ended December 31, 2022

Since August 2019, when the delivery of our first tanker vessel Blue Moon took place, until August 2020, when the last container vessel Domingo was sold, our fleet was a mixture of container and tanker vessels. Accordingly, we had determined that we would operate under two reportable segments, one relating to our operations of container vessels (containers segment) and one to the operations of tanker vessels (tankers segment). Concurrently with the acquisition of our first tanker vessel, as the market environment for our containers fleet continued to be negative and with difficult employment opportunities, our management initiated a number of actions for the gradual disposal of the whole container vessels’ fleet, although no decision at that time was reached for a strategic shift to a different segment. In the first months of 2020, we acquired two additional tanker vessels, the P. Fos and the P. Kikuma. In August 2020, at the time when our fleet’s last container vessel was sold, we evaluated the results of the tanker vessels owned since 2019 and assessed that the prospects of the specific segment as positive. At that time, we determined that our decision to exit the container segment represented a strategic shift to the exclusive ownership of tanker vessels and further assessed that the disposal of all of our container vessels constituted a disposal of an entity’s segment, that will have a major effect on our operations and financial results. Furthermore, we determined that we will not have continuing involvement in the operation of the disposed assets. In this respect, the results of operations of the container vessels, which have been included in these consolidated financial statements, have been adjusted on the basis of presenting the discontinued operations’ figures separately.

The following management’s discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, and their notes included elsewhere in this report. This discussion contains forward-looking statements that reflect our current views with respect to future events and financial performance. Our actual results may differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements.

A.          Operating Results

We have historically chartered our vessels to customers primarily pursuant to short-term and medium-term time charters, on spot voyages and pool arrangements. Under our time charters, the charterer typically pays us a fixed daily charter hire rate and bears all voyage expenses, including the cost of bunkers (fuel oil) and port and canal charges. Under spot charter arrangements, voyage expenses that are unique to a particular charter are paid for by us. For vessels operating in pooling arrangements, we earn a portion of total revenues generated by the pool, net of expenses incurred by the pool. We remain responsible for paying the chartered vessel’s operating expenses, including the cost of crewing, insuring, repairing and maintaining the vessel, the costs of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes, environmental costs, and other miscellaneous expenses. We also pay commissions to unaffiliated shipbrokers for the arrangement of the relevant charter, and have historically paid for a limited period of time management fees and commissions to third-party managers.

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

We believe that the important measures for analyzing trends in our results of operations consist of the following:


Ownership days. We define ownership days as the aggregate number of days in a period during which each vessel in our fleet has been owned by us. Ownership days are an indicator of the size of our fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that we record during a period.


Available days. We define available days as the number of our ownership days less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire due to scheduled repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades or special surveys, including the aggregate amount of time that we spend positioning our vessels for such events. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels should be capable of generating revenues.




Operating days. We define operating days, including ballast leg, as the number of available days in a period less the aggregate number of days that our vessels are off-hire. The specific calculation counts as on-hire the days of the ballast leg of the spot voyages, as long as a charter party is in place. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.


Fleet utilization. We calculate fleet utilization by dividing the number of our operating days during a period by the number of our available days during the period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure a company's efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs or repairs under guarantee, vessel upgrades and special surveys, including vessel positioning for such events.


Time Charter Equivalent (TCE) rates. We define TCE rates as revenue (voyage, time-charter and pool revenue), less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of our available days during the period, which is consistent with industry standards. Voyage expenses include port charges, bunker (fuel) expenses, canal charges and commissions. TCE is a non-GAAP measure. TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare daily earnings generated by vessels despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., voyage (spot) charters, time charters, and bareboat charters).


Daily Operating Expenses. We define daily operating expenses as total vessel operating expenses, which include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance and vessel registry, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the costs of spares and consumable stores, lubricant costs, tonnage taxes, regulatory fees, environmental costs, lay-up expenses and other miscellaneous expenses divided by total ownership days for the relevant period.

The following table reflects our ownership days, available days, operating days, fleet utilization, TCE rate, and daily operating expenses for our total fleet (tanker and container vessels) for the periods indicated. The figures of 2022 and 2021 relate solely to our tankers’ fleet, as all of our container vessels were sold until 2020.

 
For the year ended
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
December 31, 2020
Ownership days
2,069
1,825
1,689
Available days
2,039
1,735
1,689
Operating days
1,974
1,483
1,515
Fleet utilization
96.8%
85.5%
89.7%
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$29,579
$9,963
$18,745
Daily operating expenses
$6,683
$6,740
$6,835

 
For the year ended
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
December 31, 2020
Revenue
$75,173
$36,491
$46,283
Less voyage expenses
$(14,861)
$(19,205)
$(14,622)
Voyage and time charter equivalent rates
$60,312
$17,286
$31,661
Available days
2,039
1,735
1,689
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$29,579
$9,963
$18,745

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The following table reflects our ownership days, available days, operating days, fleet utilization, TCE rate and daily operating expenses of our tankers’ fleet (continuing operations) for the periods indicated.

 
For the year ended
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
December 31, 2020
Ownership days
2,069
1,825
1,365
Available days
2,039
1,735
1,365
Operating days
1,974
1,483
1,202
Fleet utilization
96.8%
85.5%
88.1%
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$29,579
$9,963
$20,228
Daily operating expenses
$6,683
$6,740
$6,746

 
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2020
Revenue
$75,173
$36,491
$42,045
Less voyage expenses
$(14,861)
$(19,205)
$(14,434)
Voyage and time charter equivalent rates
$60,312
$17,286
$27,611
Available days
2,039
1,735
1,365
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$29,579
$9,963
$20,228

The following table reflects our ownership days, available days, operating days, fleet utilization, TCE rate and daily operating expenses of our containers’ fleet (discontinued operations) for the periods indicated.

 
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2020
Ownership days
0
0
324
Available days
0
0
324
Operating days
0
0
313
Fleet utilization
0%
0%
96.6%
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$0
$0
$12,500
Daily operating expenses
$0
$0
$7,210

 
 
 
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2022
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2021
For the year ended
 
December 31, 2020
Time charter revenues
$0
$0
$4,238
Less voyage expenses
$0
$0
$(188)
Time charter equivalent rates
$0
$0
$4,050
Available days
0
0
324
Time charter equivalent (TCE) rate
$0
$0
$12,500

Revenues

Our revenues are driven primarily by the number of vessels in our fleet, the number of voyage days and the amount of daily charter hire that our vessels earn under charters which, in turn, are affected by a number of factors, including:


the duration of our charters;


our decisions relating to vessel acquisitions and disposals;


the amount of time that we spend positioning our vessels;


the amount of time that our vessels spend in drydock undergoing repairs;
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maintenance and upgrade work;


the age, condition, and specifications of our vessels;


levels of supply and demand in the shipping industry; and


other factors affecting spot market charter rates for vessels.

Vessels operating on time charters for a certain period of time provide more predictable cash flows over that period of time but can yield lower profit margins than vessels operating in the spot charter market during periods characterized by favorable market conditions. Vessels operating in the spot or pool charter market generate revenues that are less predictable but may enable their owners to capture increased profit margins during periods of improvements in charter rates, although their owners would be exposed to the risk of declining charter rates, which may have a materially adverse impact on financial performance. As we employ vessels on time and spot or pool charters, we mitigate our charter rates fluctuation exposure.

The vessels in our fleet are employed either on pool charters, on time-charters or on spot voyages. Our charter agreements subject us to counterparty risk. In depressed market conditions, charterers may seek to renegotiate the terms of their existing charter agreements or avoid their obligations under those contracts. Should a counterparty fail to honor its obligations under agreements with us, we could sustain significant losses, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

Voyage Expenses

We incur voyage expenses that include port and canal charges, bunker (fuel oil) expenses and commissions. Port and canal charges and bunker expenses primarily increase in periods during which vessels are employed on voyage charters because these expenses are for the account of the owner of the vessels, while they are on the account of the charterer when vessels are time-chartered. Under pooling arrangements, bunkers expenses are usually deducted at source from the gross pool revenues, but at times they may also be directly on our account, depending on the terms of the specific pool agreement. Laid-up vessels, if any, do not incur bunkers costs. However, at times when our vessels are off-hire due to other reasons, we incur port and canal charges and bunker expenses.

We have paid commissions ranging from 0% to 2.5% of the total daily charter hire rate of each charter to unaffiliated shipbrokers, depending on the number of brokers involved with arranging the charter, and we typically pay address commissions from 0% to 3.75% to our charterers. Additionally, Pure Brokerage and Shipping Corp, an affiliated entity, receives from us a fixed commission of 1.25% on gross freight and hire income generated by the vessels, subject to the specific terms of each employment contract. Our in-house fleet manager, UOT, our wholly-owned subsidiary, receives a commission that is equal to 2% of our gross revenues in exchange for providing us with technical and commercial management services in connection with the employment of our fleet. However, this commission is eliminated from our consolidated financial statements as an intercompany transaction.

Vessel Operating Expenses

Vessel operating expenses include crew wages and related costs, the cost of insurance and vessel registry, expenses relating to repairs and maintenance, the cost of spares and consumable stores, tonnage taxes, regulatory fees, environmental costs, lay-up expenses, and other miscellaneous expenses. Other factors beyond our control, some of which may affect the shipping industry in general, including, for instance, COVID-related disruptions or the war in Ukraine, which could cause our crew costs and other operating expenses to increase, developments relating to market prices for crew wages and insurance, may also cause these expenses to increase. In conjunction with our senior executive officers, UOT has established an operating expense budget for each vessel and performs the day-to-day management of our vessels under separate management agreements with our vessel-owning subsidiaries. We monitor the performance of UOT by comparing actual vessel operating expenses with the operating expense budget for each vessel.

Vessel Depreciation

We depreciate all our vessels on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, which we estimate to be 25 years for the tanker vessels, and had estimated 30 years for the container vessels, from the date of their initial delivery from the shipyard. Depreciation is based on the cost less the estimated salvage values. Each vessel's salvage value is the product of her light-weight tonnage and estimated scrap rate, which is estimated at $350 per light-weight ton for all vessels in our fleet. We believe that these assumptions are common in the tanker and containership industry.

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General and Administrative Expenses

We incur general and administrative expenses, including our onshore related expenses such as legal and professional expenses. Certain of our general and administrative expenses have been provided for, effective June 15, 2020, under our Brokerage Services Agreement with Pure Brokerage and Shipping Corp. We also incur payroll expenses of employees and general and administrative expenses reflecting the costs associated with running a public company, including board of director costs, director and officer insurance, investor relations, registrar and transfer agent fees, and legal and accounting costs related to our compliance with public reporting obligations and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. For 2023, we expect our general and administrative expenses to remain approximately at the same levels, as these expenses are relatively fixed and are not widely affected by the expansion (or shrinkage) of our fleet.

Interest and Finance Costs

We have historically incurred interest expense and financing costs in connection with vessel-specific debt. As of December 31, 2022, our aggregate outstanding debt amounted to $128.5 million. We expect to manage any exposure in interest rates through our regular operating and financing activities and, when deemed appropriate, through the use of derivative financial instruments.

Lack of Historical Operating Data for Vessels before their Acquisition

Consistent with shipping industry practice, other than inspection of the physical condition of the vessels and examinations of classification society records, there is no historical financial due diligence process when we acquire vessels. Accordingly, we do not obtain the historical operating data for the vessels from the sellers because that information is not material to our decision to make acquisitions, nor do we believe it would be helpful to potential investors in our common shares in assessing our business or profitability. Most vessels are sold under a standardized agreement, which, among other things, provides the buyer with the right to inspect the vessel and the vessel’s classification society records. The standard agreement does not give the buyer the right to inspect, or receive copies of, the historical operating data of the vessel. Prior to the delivery of a purchased vessel, the seller typically removes from the vessel all records, including past financial records and accounts related to the vessel. In addition, the technical management agreement between the seller’s technical manager and the seller is automatically terminated, and the vessel’s trading certificates are revoked by its flag state following a change in ownership.

Consistent with shipping industry practice, we treat the acquisition of a vessel (whether acquired with or without charter) as the acquisition of an asset rather than a business. Although vessels are generally acquired free of charter, we have in the past, and we may in the future, acquire vessels with existing time charters. Where a vessel has been under a voyage charter, the vessel is delivered to the buyer free of charter, and it is rare in the shipping industry for the last charterer of the vessel in the hands of the seller to continue as the first charterer of the vessel in the hands of the buyer. In most cases, when a vessel is under time charter, and the buyer wishes to assume that charter, the vessel cannot be acquired without the charterer’s consent and the buyer’s entering into a separate direct agreement with the charterer to assume the charter. The purchase of a vessel itself does not transfer the charter, because it is a separate service agreement between the vessel owner and the charterer.

When we purchase a vessel and assume or renegotiate a related time charter, we must take, among other things, the following steps before the vessel will be ready to commence operations:


obtain the charterer's consent to us as the new owner;


obtain the charterer's consent to a new technical manager;


obtain the charterer's consent to a new flag for the vessel;


arrange for a new crew for the vessel;


replace all hired equipment on board, such as gas cylinders and communication equipment;


negotiate and enter into new insurance contracts for the vessel through our own insurance brokers;


register the vessel under a flag state and perform the related inspections in order to obtain new trading certificates from the flag state;

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implement a new planned maintenance program for the vessel; and


ensure that the new technical manager obtains new certificates for compliance with the safety and vessel security regulations of the flag state.

The following discussion is intended to help you understand how acquisitions of vessels affect our business and results of operations.

Our business is mainly comprised of the following elements:


acquisition and disposition of vessels;


employment and operation of our vessels; and


management of the financial, general and administrative elements involved in the conduct of our business and ownership of our vessels.

The employment and operation of our vessels mainly require the following components:


vessel maintenance and repair;


crew selection and training;


vessel spares and stores supply;


contingency response planning;


on board safety procedures auditing;


accounting;


vessel insurance arrangement;


vessel chartering;


vessel hire management;


vessel surveying; and


vessel performance monitoring.

The management of financial, general and administrative elements involved in the conduct of our business and ownership of vessels, mainly requires the following components:


management of our financial resources, including banking relationships, i.e., administration of bank loans and bank accounts;


management of our accounting system and records and financial reporting;


administration of the legal and regulatory requirements affecting our business and assets; and


management of the relationships with our service providers and customers.

The principal factors that may affect our profitability, cash flows and shareholders' return on investment include:


rates and periods of charter hire;


levels of vessel operating expenses;

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depreciation expenses;


financing costs; and


fluctuations in foreign exchange rates.

Our Fleet – Comparison of Possible Excess of Carrying Value Over Estimated Charter-Free Market Value of our Vessels

In “Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies” we discuss our policy for impairing the carrying values of our vessels. Historically, the market values of vessels have experienced volatility, which from time to time may be substantial. As a result, the charter-free market value of certain of our vessels may have declined below those vessels’ carrying value, even though we would not impair those vessels’ carrying value under our accounting impairment policy. In 2022 and 2021, we did not record any impairment charge. In 2020, we recorded an impairment charge of $0.3 million for one of our container vessels as a result of its classification as held for sale.

Based on: (i) the carrying value of each of our vessels as of December 31, 2022 plus the carrying value of any unamortized dry docking cost and cost of any equipment not yet installed; and (ii) what we believe the charter-free market value of each of our vessels was as of December 31, 2022, the aggregate carrying value of all eight of our tanker vessels was less than their aggregate charter-free market values by approximately $119.9 million. Based on: (i) the carrying value of each of our vessels as of December 31, 2021 plus the carrying value of any unamortized dry docking cost and cost of any equipment not  yet installed; and (ii) what we believe the charter-free market value of each of our vessels was as of December 31, 2021, the aggregate carrying value of four of our tanker vessels exceeded their aggregate charter-free market values by approximately $13.1 million.

Our estimates of charter-free market value assume that our vessels were all in good and seaworthy condition without need of repair and if inspected would be certified in class without notations of any kind. Our estimates are based on information available from various industry sources, including:


reports by industry analysts and data providers that focus on our industry and related dynamics affecting vessel values;


news and industry reports of similar vessel sales;


offers that we may have received from potential purchasers of our vessels; and


vessel sale prices and values of which we are aware through both formal and informal communications with shipowners, shipbrokers, industry analysts, and various other shipping industry participants and observers.

As we obtain information from various industry reports and other sources, our estimates of charter-free market values are inherently uncertain. In addition, vessel values are highly volatile; as such, our estimates may not be indicative of the current or future charter-free market values of our vessels or prices that we could achieve if we were to sell them.

               
Carrying Value of vessels; net book value,
unamortized drydock cost and cost of equipment
not yet installed
(in millions of US dollars)
 
Vessel
 
DWT
   
Year Built
   
At December 31, 2022
   
At December 31, 2021
 
 
1.
 
Blue Moon
   
104,623
     
2011
     
27.1
     
27.5
*
 
2.
 
Briolette
   
104,588
     
2011
     
26.9
     
28.6
*
 
3.
 
P. Fos
   
115,577
     
2007
     
0.0
     
24.8
*
 
4.
 
P. Kikuma
   
115,915
     
2007
     
22.3
     
23.4
*
 
5.
 
P. Yanbu
   
105,391
     
2011
     
19.9
     
21.0
 
 
6.
 
P. Sophia
   
105,071
     
2009
     
26.9
     
0.0
 
 
7.
 
P. Aliki
   
105,304
     
2010
     
36.3
     
0.0
 
 
8.
 
P. Monterey
   
105,525
     
2011
     
35.0
     
0.0
 
 
9.
 
P. Long Beach
   
105,408
     
2013
     
43.8
     
0.0
 
Total Carrying Value                     238.2
      125.3
 

*Indicates vessels for which we believe that their carrying values exceeded their charter-free market values.

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Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies

The discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations are based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP. The preparation of consolidated financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions and conditions.

Critical accounting policies are those that reflect significant judgments of uncertainties and potentially result in materially different results under different assumptions and conditions. We have described below what we believe are our most critical accounting policies because they generally involve a comparatively higher degree of judgment in their application. Additionally, we have also assessed as critical accounting estimate the fair value measurements of our equity instruments and the impairment of long-lived assets. For a description of all our significant accounting policies, see Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements included in this report.

Fair Value Measurements

We follow the provisions of ASC 820 "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures", which defines fair value and provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The guidance creates a fair value hierarchy of measurement and describes fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. In accordance with the requirements of accounting guidance relating to Fair Value Measurements, we classify and disclose our assets and liabilities carried at the fair value in one of the following categories:

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data;

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

The fair value measurement assumes that an instrument classified in the shareholders’ equity is transferred to a market participant at the measurement date. The transfer of an instrument classified in shareholders’ equity assumes that the instrument would remain outstanding, and the market participant takes on the rights and responsibilities associated with the instrument.

The fair values of the Series B and Series C Preferred Shares at their issuance, as well as the fair value of the Series C Preferred Shares and of the Warrants that were assessed on the date of triggering of their down-round feature, were determined through Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as defined in FASB guidance for Fair Value Measurements, as they are derived by using significant unobservable inputs. Determining the fair value of the equity instruments requires management to make judgments about the valuation methodologies, including the unobservable inputs and other assumptions and estimates, which are significant in the fair value measurement of the preferred stock.  For the estimation of the fair values of the equity instruments we used the Black & Scholes and the discounted cash flow model, as applicable, and we also used significant unobservable inputs which are sensitive in nature and subject to uncertainty, such as expected volatility and expected life of convertibility option. Indicatively, the expected volatility used in our various valuations during the year fluctuated in a range from 77% to 148% from January 2022 to December 2022, depending, as applicable, on the expected life of convertibility option which fluctuated between 1 and 5 years in the non-recurring fair value measurements performed during the year.

Accounting for Revenues

Since our vessels are employed under time and voyage charter contracts, we disaggregate our revenue from contracts with customers by the type of charter (time charters, spot charters and pool arrangements).

We have determined that all of our time charter agreements contain a lease and are therefore accounted for as operating leases in accordance with ASC 842. Time charter revenues are accounted for over the term of the charter as the service is provided. Vessels are chartered when a contract exists, and the vessel is delivered (commencement date) to the charterer, for a fixed period of time, at rates that are generally determined in the main body of charter parties and the relevant voyage expenses burden the charterer (i.e., port dues, canal tolls, pilotages, and fuel consumption). Upon delivery of the vessel, the charterer has the right to control the use of the vessel (under agreed prudent operating practices) as they have the enforceable right to: (i) decide the delivery and redelivery time of the vessel; (ii) arrange the ports from which the vessel shall pass; (iii) give directions to the master of the vessel regarding vessel's operations (i.e., speed, route, bunkers purchases, etc.); (iv) sub-charter the vessel and (v) consume any income deriving from the vessel's charter. Any off-hires are recognized as incurred. The charterer may charter the vessel with or without the owner's crew and other operating services. In the case of time charter agreements, the agreed charter rates include compensation for part of the agreed crew and other operating services provided by the owner (non-lease components). We, as a lessor, elected to apply the practical expedient which allowed us to account for the lease and the non-lease components of time charter agreements as one, as the criteria of the paragraphs ASC 842-10-15-42A through 42B are met.

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Spot, or voyage, charter is a charter where a contract is made in the spot market for the use of a vessel for a specific voyage for a specified freight rate per ton, regardless of time to complete. We have determined that under voyage charters, the charterer has no right to control any part of the use of the vessel. Thus, our voyage charters do not contain a lease and are accounted for in accordance with ASC 606. More precisely, we satisfy our single performance obligation to transfer cargo under the contract over the voyage period. Thus, revenues from voyage charters on the spot market are recognized ratably from the date of loading (Notice of Readiness to the charterer, that the vessel is available for loading) to discharge date of cargo (loading-to-discharge). Voyage charter payments are due upon discharge of the cargo. Demurrage revenue, which is included in voyage revenues, represents charterers' reimbursement for any potential delays exceeding the allowed lay time as per charter party agreement, represents a form of variable consideration and is recognized as the performance obligation is satisfied. We have taken the practical expedient not to disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

For vessels operating in pooling arrangements, we earn a portion of total revenues generated by the pool, net of expenses incurred by the pool. The amount allocated to each pool participant vessel, including our vessels, is determined in accordance with an agreed-upon formula, which is determined by the margins awarded to each vessel in the pool based on the vessel’s age, design and other performance characteristics. Revenue under pooling arrangements is accounted for as variable rate operating lease on the accrual basis and is recognized in the period in which the variability is resolved. We recognize net pool revenue on a quarterly basis, when the vessel has participated in a pool during the period and the amount of pool revenue can be estimated reliably based on the pool report. The allocation of such net revenue may be subject to future adjustments by the pool, however, such changes are not expected to be material.

Vessel Cost

Vessels are stated at cost which consists of the contract price and costs incurred upon acquisition or delivery of a vessel from a shipyard. Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earnings capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels; otherwise, these amounts are charged to expense as incurred.

Impairment of Long-lived Assets

We evaluate the carrying amounts, primarily for vessels, related drydock costs and cost of any equipment not yet installed, and periods over which our long-lived assets are depreciated to determine if events have occurred which would require modification to their carrying values or useful lives. When the estimate of future undiscounted net operating cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to be generated by the use of the vessel over her remaining useful life and her eventual disposition is less than her carrying amount plus unamortized drydocking costs and any cost of equipment not yet installed, we evaluate the vessel for an impairment loss. The measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the vessel. We determine the fair value of our vessels based on assumptions, by making use of available market data and taking into consideration third-party valuations. In evaluating useful lives and carrying values of long-lived assets, management reviews certain indicators of potential impairment, such as undiscounted projected operating cash flows, vessel sales and purchases, business plans, and overall market conditions. Conditions in the shipping market, with decreased charter rates and decreased vessel market values, are conditions that we consider indicators of potential impairment. In developing estimates of future undiscounted cash flows, we make assumptions and estimates about the vessels' future performance, with the significant assumptions being related to charter rates and fleet utilization, while other assumptions include vessels' operating expenses, vessels' residual value, dry-dock costs, and the estimated remaining useful life of each vessel. The assumptions used to develop estimates of future undiscounted cash flows are based on historical trends as well as future expectations. We also take into account factors such as the vessels' age and employment prospects under the then current market conditions, and determine the future undiscounted cash flows considering its various alternatives, including sale possibilities existing for each vessel as of the testing dates. It is reasonably possible that the estimate of undiscounted cash flows may change in the future due to changes in current rates which could adversely affect the average rates being utilized and could result in impairment of certain of our vessels.

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In detail, the projected net operating cash flows are determined by considering the historical and estimated vessels' performance and utilization, as well as historical utilization of other vessels of similar type and size considering our recent shift to the tanker market and the lack of extended historical data, the charter revenues from existing time charters for the fixed fleet days and an estimated daily rate for the unfixed days (based on the most recent 10 year average historical rates available for each type of vessel) over the remaining estimated life of each vessel, net of commissions, expected outflows for scheduled vessels' maintenance and vessel operating expenses assuming an average annual inflation rate.  Effective fleet utilization is assumed to be 89% for the tanker vessels, and had estimated 98% for the container vessels until their sale, taking into account the period(s) each vessel is expected to undergo her scheduled maintenance (dry docking and special surveys),  assumptions in line with our historical performance since the acquisition of our tanker vessels, peers' historical performance, and our expectations for future fleet utilization under our fleet employment strategy. The current conditions in the shipping market, the physical condition of our vessels, and our current business plans, are conditions that we consider as indicators of a potential impairment. As such, for 2022, we assessed that there were no indications for potential impairment of any of our vessels. For 2021 and 2020, the review of the tanker vessels’ carrying values plus unamortized dry-dock costs and cost of any equipment not yet installed, in connection with the estimated recoverable amounts did not result in a recognition of impairment charge, while the respective review for our container vessels for 2020 also did not indicate impairment charges.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Results of Operations (Continuing Operations)
                       
   
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
variation
   
% change
 
   
in millions of U.S. dollars
       
Revenue
   
75.2
     
36.5
     
38.7
     
106.0
%
Voyage expenses
   
(14.9
)
   
(19.2
)
   
4.3
     
(22.4
)%
Vessel operating expenses
   
(13.8
)
   
(12.3
)
   
(1.5
)
   
12.2
%
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges
   
(9.3
)
   
(7.5
)
   
(1.8
)
   
24.0
%
General and administrative expenses
   
(6.7
)
   
(5.7
)
   
(1.0
)
   
17.5
%
Gain on vessels' sale
   
9.5
     
0.0
     
9.5
     
-
 
Provision for credit losses and write offs
   
0.0
     
(0.2
)
   
0.2
     
-100.0
%
Interest and finance costs
   
(4.0
)
   
(1.8
)
   
(2.2
)
   
122.2
%
Interest income
   
0.3
     
0.0
     
0.3
     
-
 
Gain from property sale
   
0.0
     
0.1
     
(0.1
)
   
(100.0
)%
Net income / (loss) from continuing operations
   
36.3
     
(10.1
)
   
46.4
     
(459.4
)%


Results of Operations (Discontinued Operations)
                       
   
For the Years Ended December 31,
 
   
2022
   
2021
   
variation
   
% change
 
   
in millions of U.S. dollars
       
Other income
   
0.0
     
0.4
     
(0.4
)
   
(100
)%
Net income from discontinued operations
   
0.0
     
0.4
     
(0.4
)
   
(100
)%

For purposes of both the following discussion and the Financial Statements, results of operations of the container vessels segment we exited during 2020, are reported as discontinued operations for all relevant periods presented.

Year ended December 31, 2022, compared to the year ended December 31, 2021

Net Income / (Loss) from continuing operations. Net income from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to $36.3 million, compared to a net loss of $10.1 million in 2021. The income of the year ended December 31, 2022, was mainly attributable to the higher revenues by 38.7 million that the Company generated during the year compared to 2021, as a result of the overall improved market conditions in the tankers’ industry in 2022, the increase in fleet ownership days as a consequence of the purchase of the new vessels during 2022, the increase in the fleet utilization as compared to 2022 due to the increased employment of vessels in time charters and pool arrangements, the decrease in voyage expenses by $4.3 million as a consequence of decrease in the employment under voyage charter agreement, and the gain of $9.5 million from the sale of the vessel P. Fos.

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 Net Income from discontinued operations. Net income from discontinued operations for 2022 amounted to $0.0 million, compared to a net income of $0.4 million, which relates exclusively to a charterers’ compensation for a crane damage that we received during the year for our container vessel Domingo, which we sold in 2020.

Revenues from continuing operations. Revenues from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to to $75.2 million, compared to $36.5 in 2021. In 2022, revenues increased as a result of higher average time charter equivalent rates achieved by the Company during the year. On average, the TCE’s achieved by our tankers vessels amounted to $29,579 in 2022 and $9,963 in 2021. Furthermore, the increase was further enhanced by the increase in fleet utilization, as well as the increase in operating days during 2022, following the increase of the fleet during the year.

Voyage Expenses from continuing operations.  Voyage expenses from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to $14.9 million, compared to $19.2 million in 2021. Voyage expenses of our tanker vessels mainly consist of bunkers costs, port and canal expenses, and commissions paid to third-party and related party brokers. The decrease in voyage expenses in 2022 compared to 2021 was mainly attributable to the fact that our vessels have entered into an increased proportion of time-charter agreements and pool voyage agreements during the year, where the bunkers and the port expenses are paid by the charterers, relative to 2021, when our vessels were mainly employed on spot voyages. This decrease was partially offset by increased average bunker costs in 2022 as compared to 2021, as a result of the general increase in bunker prices.

 Vessel Operating Expenses from continuing operations. Vessel operating expenses from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to $13.8 million, compared to $12.3 million in 2021, and mainly consist of crew wages and related costs, consumables and stores, insurances, repairs and maintenance costs, environmental compliance and other miscellaneous expenses. The operating expenses increase is justified by the increase in the average number of tanker vessels owned by us, after the acquisition of four tanker vessels in 2022 (and the disposal of one tanker vessel also within the year), counterbalanced by the decrease in the average daily operating expenses in 2022. On an average basis, daily operating expenses for our tanker vessels decreased during the year ($6,683 in 2022, as compared to $6,740 in 2021).

Depreciation and Amortization of Deferred Charges from continuing operations.  Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges in 2022 amounted to $9.3 million, compared to $7.5 million in 2021, and mainly represent the depreciation expense and the amortization of the dry-dock costs for our tanker vessels. The increase in 2022 is mainly attributable to the increased ownership days, and also due to the additional amortization of deferred charges recorded in 2022 after the drydocks performed in the second half of 2021.

General and Administrative Expenses from continuing operations. General and administrative expenses from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to $6.7 million, compared to $5.7 million in 2021, and mainly consist of payroll expenses of the office employees, consultancy fees, brokerage services fees, compensation cost on restricted stock awards, legal fees and audit fees. The increase in general administrative expenses was mainly attributable to increased employees’ bonuses and legal fees, and was partially counterbalanced by lower compensation cost on restricted stock awards.

Gain of vessel’s sale from continuing operations. Gain of vessel’s sale for 2022 amounted to $9.5 million compared to $0 million in 2021 and solely relates to the gain from the disposal of vessel P. Fos.

Provision for Credit Losses and Write-Offs from continuing operations. Provision for credit losses and write offs from continuing operations for 2022 was $0 million, compared to $0.2 million in 2021, and represents the allowance for estimated credit losses on our outstanding short-term receivables, being freight and demurrage receivables, and the related write offs.

Interest and Finance Costs from continuing operations. Interest and finance costs from continuing operations for 2022 amounted to $4.0 million, compared to $1.8 million in 2021. The increase in 2022 is attributable to the increase of our average debt outstanding, and also due to increased average interest rates for our bank and related-party loan facilities, which were 5.02% for 2022 and 2.90% for 2021.

Interest Income from continuing operations. Interest income from continuing operations for 2022 and 2021 amounted to $0.3 million and $18 thousand respectively, and mainly consisted of interest income received on deposits of cash and cash equivalents.

Other Income from discontinued operations. Other income from discontinued operations for 2022 amounted to $0 million compared to $0.4 million for 2021 and relates exclusively to a charterers’ compensation for a crane damage that we received during the year for our container vessel Domingo, which we sold in 2020.

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Year ended December 31, 2021, compared to the year ended December 31, 2020

 Please refer to our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2021, as filed with the SEC on March 11, 2022.

B.          Liquidity and Capital Resources

We have historically financed our capital requirements with cash flow from operations, equity contributions from shareholders, and long- and medium-term debt. Our operating cash flow is generated from charters on our vessels, through our subsidiaries. For our vessels operating in the spot or pool market, their future operating cash flows carry a level of uncertainty, because of the significant hire rates fluctuations over time. Our short- and long-term liquidity needs have been capital expenditures for the acquisition of new vessels, expenditures incurred in connection with ensuring that our vessels comply with international and regulatory standards, payment of loan interest and principal, and payments of dividends. In addition, we would require capital to fund any additional vessel acquisitions and associated debt service.

During the COVD-19 pandemic, global financial markets, including financial markets in the U.S., experienced even greater relative volatility and a steep and abrupt downturn, which volatility and downturn may continue as COVID-19 continues to spread. More recently, the conflict in Ukraine and resulting sanctions have disrupted supply chains and cause instability in the energy markets and the global economy, which have experienced significant volatility. Credit markets and the debt and equity capital markets have been distressed, and the uncertainty surrounding the future of the global credit markets has resulted in reduced access to credit worldwide, particularly for the shipping industry. These issues, along with significant write-offs in the financial services sector, the repricing of credit risk, and the current weak economic conditions, have made, and will likely continue to make it difficult to obtain additional financing. The current state of global financial markets and current economic conditions might adversely impact our ability to issue additional equity at prices that will not be dilutive to our existing shareholders or preclude us from issuing equity at all.

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, our working capital, which is current assets minus current liabilities, including the current portion of long-term debt, was $27.4 million and $4.2 million, respectively. Management monitors the Company’s liquidity position to ensure that it has access to sufficient funds to meet its forecasted cash requirements, including debt service commitments, and to monitor compliance with the financial covenants within its loan facilities. Currently, and in the short- and long-term, our primary sources of funds are and are expected to be available cash, cash from operations, proceeds from long-term debt and proceeds from equity offerings, or a combination of those. We believe that our working capital will be sufficient to meet our liquidity needs and to comply with our banking covenants for at least twelve months from the end of the period presented in the financial statements included in this report, and that these sources of funds which we anticipate being available to us will be sufficient to meet our long-term liquidity needs. Additionally, we may enter into new debt facilities in the future, as well as equity or debt instruments, although there can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain additional debt or equity financing on terms acceptable to us, which will also depend on financial, commercial and other factors, as well as a significant recovery in capital market conditions and a sustainable improvement in the tankers’ charter market, that are beyond our control.

 Cash Flow (Continuing and Discontinued Operations)

As of December 31, 2022, cash and cash equivalents amounted to $38.7 million (including compensation cash balances of $10.5 million), compared to $9.6 million (including compensation cash balances of $5.0 million) for the prior year.  We consider highly liquid investments such as time deposits and certificates of deposit with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash and cash equivalents are primarily held in U.S. dollars. For the presentation of the statement of cash flows in our financial statements, we elected to combine cash flows from discontinued operations with cash flows from continuing operations within each cash flow statement category. The absence of cash flows from discontinued operations is not expected to affect our future liquidity and capital resources.

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Net Cash Provided by / (Used in) Operating Activities

Net cash provided by operating activities in 2022 amounted to $33.8 million.Net cash used in operating activities in 2021 amounted to $3.1 million (out of which approximately $0.4 million was cash provided by operating activities of the discontinued operations). Net cash used in operating activities in 2020 amounted to $13.2 million (out of which approximately $0.9 million was cash used in operating activities of the discontinued operations). Cash from operations in 2022 increased compared to 2021, mainly due to the higher revenues generated during 2022 as a result of the recovery market conditions in the tankers’ shipping industry. Cash from operations in 2021 decreased compared to 2020, mainly due to the lower revenues generated during 2021 as a result of the weak market conditions in the tankers’ shipping industry.

Net Cash Provided by/ (Used in) Investing Activities

Net cash used in investing activities in 2022 was $113.0 million and consists of $2.1 million we paid for vessels’ improvement costs mainly relating to the installation of the ballast water treatment system on certain of our vessels (continuing operations), $143.4 million that we paid for the acquisition of four tanker vessels (continuing operations), $32,6 million net proceeds received from the sale of one Aframax tanker vessel during the year (continuing operations), and $27 thousand we paid for equipment additions.

Net cash used in investing activities in 2021 was $0.8 million and consists of $1.8 million we paid for vessels’ improvement costs mainly relating to the installation of the ballast water treatment system on certain of our vessels (continuing operations), $1.0 million we received from the sale of a plot of land located in Athens, Greece to a subsidiary of Diana Shipping Inc. (continuing operations), and $8 thousand we paid for equipment additions (continuing operations).

Net cash used in investing activities in 2020 was $40.1 million and consists of $63.4 million that we paid for the acquisition of three tanker vessels (continuing operations), $0.2 million that we paid for equipment additions (continuing operations), and $23.5 million net proceeds received from the sale of two container vessels during the year (discontinued operations). Also, the parent company (continuing operations), received an amount of $24.4 million, representing a return of capital from discontinued operations, which is eliminated in consolidation.

Net Cash Provided by / (Used in) Financing Activities

Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations in 2022 was $109.3 million, and consists of $5 million of related parties loans proceeds, $108.6 million of bank loan proceeds, $70 thousands of repayments of related party loans, $30.3 million of bank loan repayments, $26.1 million proceeds from issuance of common stock,  $1.8 million proceed from issuance of common stock under ATM program, $0.9 million that we paid for the repurchase of our common shares and $0.9 million that we paid as cash dividends to our shareholders.

Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations in 2021 was $7.9 million, and related solely to principal repayments of our long-term bank debt (continuing operations).

Net cash provided by financing activities from continuing operations in 2020 was $22.0 million, and consists of $34.8 million of bank loan proceeds, $9.2 million of bank loan repayments, $0.6 million of equity issuance and financing costs, $0.6 million that we paid for the repurchase of our common shares, $1.5 million that we paid for the re-purchase of our Series C preferred shares, $0.4 million that we paid for the re-purchase of our Series B preferred shares and $0.5 million that we paid as cash dividends to our shareholders. Net cash used in financing activities for discontinued operations was $24.4 million and relates to the return of capital to the parent company from container ship-owning companies. Such outflow is eliminated in the consolidated cash flows.

Loan Facilities

As at December 31, 2022, we had $128.5 million of long-term debt outstanding under our bank loan facilities. As of March 22, 2023, we had $124.3 million aggregate amount of indebtedness outstanding under our bank loan facilities.

As of December 31, 2022, and the date of this report, we have not used any derivative instruments for hedging purposes or other purposes.

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Nordea Bank Abp, Filial i Norge (Nordea):

On July 24, 2019, we, through two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries (the "Initial Borrowers"), entered into a loan agreement with Nordea for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $33.0 million (as amended from time to time, the "Nordea Facility"). The purpose of the loan facility was to partially finance the acquisition cost of the tanker vessels Blue Moon and Briolette. In July and November 2019, the Initial Borrowers drew down the maximum amount of $16.5 million each.

On December 23, 2019, we, through the "Initial Borrowers" and one new wholly-owned subsidiary (collectively "the Borrowers"), entered into the first amendment and restatement loan agreement with Nordea for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $47.0 million. The purpose of the amended agreement was to provide additional financing of up to $14.0 million for the acquisition of the tanker vessel P. Fos (ex Virgo Sun), and in all other respects included identical terms to the initial agreement of July 2019. On January 22, 2020, we drew down the amount of $14.0 million to support the acquisition of the vessel P. Fos (ex Virgo Sun), whose delivery took place on January 27, 2020.

On March 20, 2020, we signed the second amendment and restatement loan agreement with Nordea for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $59.0 million. The purpose of the second amendment and restatement loan agreement was to provide additional financing of up to $12.0 million for the acquisition of the tanker vessel P. Kikuma (ex FSL Shanghai), and in all other respects included identical terms to the prior agreement of December 2019. On March 26, 2020, we drew down the amount of $12.0 million. The vessel P. Kikuma was delivered to us on March 30, 2020.

On December 9, 2020, we refinanced the outstanding indebtedness relating to the vessels P. Fos and P. Kikuma in the aggregate amount of $21.2 million using a portion of the proceeds from the Piraeus Facility (described below). Concurrently, we entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement with Nordea, to amend the existing repayment schedules of the Blue Moon and Briolette tranches and to amend the major shareholder's clause included in the agreement. The First and Second Amendment and Restatement Loan Agreements, and the Supplemental Loan Agreement with Nordea included substantially identical terms to the Initial Agreement.

In November  2021, Nordea provided their consent for a reduction of our minimum liquidity requirement from $9.0 million to $5.0 million, with an effective date December 31, 2021 through June 30, 2022, and effective July 1, 2022, the respective clause was reinstated to its initial requirements.

As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Nordea Facility was $20.7 million.

Piraeus Bank S.A.:

On December 3, 2020, we, through three of our subsidiaries (collectively the "Piraeus Bank Borrowers"), entered into a loan agreement with Piraeus Bank S.A. ("Piraeus Bank") for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $31.5 million (the "Piraeus Facility"), to refinance the existing indebtedness of the vessels "P. Fos" and "P. Kikuma" under the Nordea Facility, described above, and partially finance the acquisition cost of the vessel "P. Yanbu", which was delivered to us on December 15, 2020. As of December 31, 2020, we drew down an aggregate amount of $30.0 million under the loan agreement, and no amount remained available for drawdown thereafter.

The “P. Fos” trance was repaid in full and released from the loan agreement in November 2022, due to the vessels’ sale. Furthermore, the “P. Yanbu” and the “P. Kikuma” trances were also released from the specific loan agreement in July and December 2022, respectively, as part of their refinancing under the new loan agreements with Piraeus Bank signed in June and November 2022 (discussed below), and as such, the specific loan agreement was terminated.

In June 2022, we, through our vessel-owning subsidiaries of the vessels “P. Sophia” and “P. Yanbu”, entered into a new loan agreement with Piraeus Bank for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $31.9 million. The purpose of this facility was to finance the acquisition of “P. Sophia” by up to $24.6 million and refinance the existing indebtedness of $7.3 million of the vessel “P. Yanbu”. The Company utilized the full amount of $31.9 million in July 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Piraeus Facility of the vessels “P. Sophia” and “P. Yanbu”, was $31.1 million.

Later, in November 2022, we, through our vessel-owning subsidiaries of the vessels “P. Monterey” and “P. Kikuma”, entered into a new loan agreement with Piraeus Bank for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $37.4 million. The purpose of this facility was to finance the acquisition of “P. Monterey” by up to $29.6 million and refinance the existing indebtedness of $7.8 million of the vessel “P. Kikuma”. We utilized an amount of $36.5 million in November 2022, which remained outstanding as of December 31, 2022.

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In November 2021, Piraeus Bank provided their consent for a reduction of our minimum liquidity requirement from $9.0 million to $5.0 million, with an effective date December 31, 2021 through September 30, 2022, and effective October 1, 2022, the respective clause was reinstated to its initial requirements.

Alpha Bank S.A.:

In November 2022, we, through our vessel-owning subsidiary of the vessel “P. Aliki” signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank S.A (“Alpha Bank”), to support the acquisition of the vessel by providing a secured term loan of up to $18.3 million. The maximum loan amount was drawn down upon the vessel’s delivery to us in November 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Alpha Bank Facility for “P. Aliki” was $18.3 million.

In  December 2022, we, through our vessel-owning subsidiary of the vessel “P. Long Beach” signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank S.A, to support the acquisition of the vessel by providing a secured term loan of up to $22.0 million. The maximum loan amount was drawn down upon the vessel’s delivery to us in December 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the outstanding balance on the Alpha Bank Facility for “P. Long Beach” was $22.0 million.

Mango Shipping Corp.:

On March 2, 2022, we entered into an unsecured credit facility with Mango Shipping Corp., an affiliated entity whose beneficial owner is Aliki Paliou, for up to $5.0 million, to be used for general working capital purposes. The loan had a term of one year from the date of the agreement, bore interest of 9.0% per annum, and was drawn in arrears at our request. The agreement also provided for arrangement fees of $0.2 million payable on the date of the agreement, and commitment fees of 3.00% per annum on any undrawn amount until the maturity date. We drew down the $5.0 million loan amount in two advances in March 2022.

On October 17, 2022, we entered into a stock purchase agreement with Mango pursuant to which we agreed to issue to Mango in a private placement  1,314,792 Series C Preferred Stock in exchange for (i) all 657,396 Series B Preferred Shares held then by Mango, and (ii) the agreement by Mango to apply $4.9 million (an amount equal to the aggregate cash conversion price payable upon conversion of such Series B Preferred Shares into Series C Preferred Shares pursuant to their terms) as a prepayment by us of the unsecured credit facility. The transaction was approved by a special independent committee of our Board of Directors. On October 19, 2022, we repaid the remaining amounts due of $70, together with accrued interest, and terminated the credit facility.

Covenants and Security

Our loan facilities have financial covenants, which require us to maintain, among other things:


Minimum hull value of the financed vessels.


Minimum cash liquidity. As at December 31, 2022, and December 31, 2021, the compensating cash balance required under our loan agreements amounted to $10.5 million and $5.0 million, respectively.

Our loan facilities also contain undertakings limiting or restricting us from, among other things:


Effecting dividend distributions following the occurrence of an event of default.


Effecting certain changes in shareholdings.

Our secured loan facilities are generally secured by, among other things:


A parent guarantee by Performance Shipping Inc.


First priority mortgages over the financed tanker vessels.


First priority assignments of earnings, insurances and of any charters exceeding durations of two years.


Pledge over the borrowers' shares and over their earnings accounts.


Undertakings by the vessels' managers.

As at December 31, 2022, and the date of this report, we were in compliance with all of our loan covenants.

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Capital Expenditures

Our future capital expenditures relate to the purchase of vessels, building of vessels and vessel upgrades. Our primary sources of funds will be available cash, cash from operations, proceeds from long-term debt and equity contributions from shareholders, or a combination of those.

On March 7, 2023, we entered into a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited for the construction of a product/crude oil tanker of approximately 114,000 dwt. The newbuilding (H1515) has a gross contract price of $63.3 million and we expect to take delivery of it by the end of October 2025. The purchase price of the newbuilding will be paid in five instalments, with the first one at $9.5 million, the second, third and fourth at $6.3 million each, and the final instalment for the balance of the amount or $34.9 million.

We also expect to incur additional capital expenditures for vessels’ improvements and when our vessels undergo surveys. This process of recertification may require us to reposition these vessels from a discharge port to shipyard facilities, which will reduce our operating days during the period. The loss of earnings associated with the decrease in operating days, together with the capital needs for repairs and upgrades results in increased cash flow needs which we fund with cash on hand.

C.          Research and Development, Patents and Licenses

From time to time, we incur expenditures relating to inspections for acquiring new vessels that meet our standards. Such expenditures are capitalized to vessel's cost upon such vessel's acquisition or expensed, if the vessel is not acquired, however, historically, such expenses were not material.

D.          Trend Information

Tanker Shipping Market

The global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 caused wide ranging operational disruptions and created uncertainty over charter rates and demand for seaborne crude oil transportation, a trend which continued into 2021. Nevertheless, due to widespread vaccine programs and several containment measures in place, and the recovery in economic activity, global crude oil demand increased by 2.2% in 2022 supported by the global need for crude oil restocking and is currently projected to rise by 1.8% in 2023 (101.4 million barrels per day).

'Headline' fundamentals across the crude oil tanker sector currently appear balanced for 2023, as crude tanker dwt demand is projected to grow by 6.7% while the crude tanker fleet is projected to grow marginally by 2.0%.  With respect to the Aframax tanker segment, which is the market in which we operate, crude Aframax dwt demand is currently projected to increase by 4.6% in 2023 supported by recovering crude oil demand from China and other developing regions in Asia. The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine has had a material impact on seaborne crude oil and refined petroleum products trade up to now, while   the longer-term impact of the geopolitical crisis in the tanker markets remains a challenging factor which remains to be seen. Nevertheless, sanctions imposed to Russia by the U.S., United Kingdom and the EU among other countries, including the recent ban on Russian crude oil and refined petroleum products which was enforced in December 2022 and February 2023 respectively, resulted in significant shifts in crude oil trade patterns towards longer-haul destinations, thus supporting tanker charter rates and tonne-mile demand.

According to industry sources, the average spot earnings for an Aframax tanker trading on selected routes (e.g., Intra-Asia, Med-Med, Black Sea-Med and others) in 2022 was a daily TCE rate of $55,967. This compares to an estimated daily TCE rate of $8,242 in 2021.

Specifically, in the Aframax crude oil tanker segment it is expected that the trading Aframax crude tanker fleet will grow by just 0.2% in 2023, while demand for transportation via crude Aframax tankers will rise by 4.6% in the same period.

The above market outlook update is based on information, data and estimates derived from industry sources, and there can be no assurances that such trends will continue or that anticipated developments in tanker demand, fleet supply or other market indicators will materialize. While we believe the market and industry information included in this report to be generally reliable, we have not independently verified any third-party information or verified that more recent information is not available. The statements in this “Trend Information” section are forward-looking statements based on our current expectations and certain material assumptions and, accordingly, involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance and outcomes to differ materially from those expressed herein.

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Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic

Commencing from the latter part of the second quarter of 2020, principally as the result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, oil production has declined. This development, which negatively impacted the demand for oil tankers during the second half of 2020, continued throughout 2021. However, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s revenues improved due to strength in spot charter rates on account of higher OPEC+ production and increased ton mile due to the sanctions on Russian crude oil exports. As of December 31, 2022, and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results have not been adversely affected from the impact of COVID. Given the dynamic nature of these circumstances, the full extent to which the COVID-19 global pandemic may have direct or indirect impact on the Company’s cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, although it could materially affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition in the future.

Impact of War in Ukraine

Furthermore, the outbreak of war between Russia and the Ukraine has disrupted supply chains and caused instability in the global economy, while the United States and the European Union, among other countries, announced sanctions against Russia, including sanctions targeting the Russian oil sector, among those a prohibition on the import of oil from Russia to the United States. The ongoing conflict could result in the imposition of further economic sanctions against Russia and given Russia’s role as a major global exporter of crude oil, the Company’s business may be adversely impacted. Currently, none of the Company’s contracts have been affected by the events in Russia and Ukraine. As of December 31, 2022, and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results have not been adversely affected from the impact of war between Russia and Ukraine. However, it is possible that in the future third parties with whom the Company has or will have contracts may be impacted by such events. While in general much uncertainty remains regarding the global impact of the conflict in Ukraine, it is possible that such tensions could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows.

Impact of Inflation and Interest Rate Increases

Also, we see near-term impacts on our business due to elevated inflation in the United States of America, Eurozone and other countries, including ongoing global prices pressures in the wake of the war in Ukraine, driving up energy prices, commodity prices, which continue to have a moderate effect on our operating expenses. Interest rates have increased rapidly and substantially as central banks in developed countries raise interest rates in an effort to subdue inflation. The eventual implications of tighter monetary policy, and potentially higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for our business.

E.          Critical Accounting Estimates

For a description of all our principal accounting policies, see Note 2 to our annual consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this report, and for our critical accounting estimates, see paragraph “Critical Accounting Estimates and Policies” discussed above.

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Exhibit 99.2

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

 

INDEX TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

  Page
   
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm (PCAOB ID 1457) F-2
   
Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021 F-4
   
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 F-5
   
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income/ (Loss) for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 F-6
   
Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 F-7
   
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020 F-8
   
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements F-9
F-1

 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Stockholders and the Board of Directors of Performance Shipping Inc.

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Performance Shipping Inc. (the Company) as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive income/(loss), stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, and the related notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company at December 31, 2022 and 2021, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2022, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. The Company is not required to have, nor were we engaged to perform, an audit of its internal control over financial reporting. As part of our audits, we are required to obtain an understanding of internal control over financial reporting but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion.

 

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

Critical audit matter

 

The critical audit matter communicated below is a matter arising from the current period audit of the financial statements that was communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relates to accounts or disclosures that are material to the financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of the critical audit matter does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matter below, providing a separate opinion on the critical audit matter or on the accounts or disclosures to which it relates.

 

  Fair value measurement of Preferred Stock using significant unobservable inputs
Description of the matter

As discussed in Notes 2(t), 10(b) and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2022, the Company initially measured Series B and Series C preferred stock (collectively, the “Preferred Stock”) at their fair value. The aggregate fair value of the Company’s Preferred Stock on their respective initial measurement dates totaled $44.8 million. In addition, as discussed in Notes 2(af), 10(b) and 14 to the consolidated financial statements, during 2022, the Company measured the value of the effect of the down round feature of the Series C preferred stock as the difference between the fair value of Series C preferred stock with a conversion price corresponding to the stated conversion price of the Series C preferred stock before the conversion price reduction and the fair value of Series C preferred stock with a conversion price corresponding to the reduced conversion price upon the down round feature being triggered. The value of the effect of the down round feature amounted to $5.9 million. Management determines the fair value of these Preferred Stock, categorized as Level III of the fair value hierarchy, by applying the methodologies described in Notes 2(t),10(b) and 14 to the consolidated financial statements and using significant unobservable inputs. Determining the fair value of the Preferred Stock requires management to make significant judgments about the valuation methodologies, including the unobservable inputs and other assumptions and estimates used in the measurements. 

F-2

 

Auditing the fair value measurement of the Company’s Preferred Stock was complex given the judgement and estimation uncertainty involved in determining the fair value of the Preferred Stock. The significant judgement and estimation uncertainty was primarily due to the dependence of the respective fair value measurement on underlying assumptions that were based on significant unobservable inputs. In particular, to value its Preferred Stock, the Company used significant unobservable inputs such as expected volatility and expected life of convertibility option of the Series C preferred shares to common shares, which are significant to the valuation of the Preferred Stock.

 

How we addressed the matter in our audit

Our audit procedures included, among others, analyzing management’s fair value measurement by comparing the valuation methodology used to determine the fair value of the Preferred Stock against accounting guidance in ASC 820 and testing significant unobservable inputs, estimates, and the mathematical accuracy of the Company’s valuation calculations. We involved our valuation specialists to assist in the testing of the significant unobservable inputs, independently developing fair value estimates and comparing them to the Company’s estimates, and comparing significant inputs and underlying data used in the Company’s fair value measurement to the statements of designation of the Preferred Stock and the stock purchase agreement and information available from third-party sources. We also assessed the adequacy of the disclosures in Notes 2(t), 2(af), 10(b) and 14.

 

/s/ Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A.

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2010.

 

Athens, Greece

March 23, 2023

F-3

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets as at December 31, 2022 and 2021

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars, except for share and per share data)

 

ASSETS   December 31, 2022     December 31, 2021  
CURRENT ASSETS:                
 Cash and cash equivalents  (Note 2 (e))   $ 38,726     $ 9,573  
 Accounts receivable, net of provision for credit losses (Notes 2 (g), (h) and 4)     9,110       3,792  
 Deferred voyage expenses     20       58  
 Inventories (Note 2 (i))     3,037       4,286  
 Prepaid expenses and other assets     2,524       1,670  
 Current assets from discontinued operations (Notes 2 (z) and 3)     46       47  
    Total current assets     53,463       19,426  
                 
FIXED ASSETS:                
Vessels, net (Notes 2 (j),(k), (l) and 6)     236,607       123,036  
Property and equipment, net     72       151  
    Total fixed assets     236,679       123,187  
                 
NON-CURRENT ASSETS:                
Restricted cash, non-current (Notes 2 (f) and 8)     1,000       -
 
Right of use asset under operating leases (Note 9)     163       84  
Deferred charges, net (Note 2 (p))     1,098       1,408  
Other non-current assets (Notes 2(j) and 6)     522       819  
Prepaid charter revenue     54       -  
    Total non-current assets     2,837       2,311  
    Total assets   $ 292,979     $ 144,924  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY                
                 
CURRENT LIABILITIES:                
Current portion of long-term bank debt, net of unamortized deferred fin. costs (Note 8)   $ 16,746     $ 7,788  
Accounts payable, trade and other     4,580       5,742  
Due to related parties (Note 5)     335       127  
Accrued liabilities     2,889       1,342  
Deferred revenue (Notes 2 (n) and 4)     1,378       -  
Lease liabilities, current (Note 9)     73       66  
Current liabilities from discontinued operations (Notes 2 (z) and 3)     98       120  
    Total current liabilities     26,099       15,185  
                 
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES:                
Long-term bank debt, net of unamortized deferred financing costs (Note 8)     110,929       42,110  
Other liabilities, non-current     156       262  
Long-term lease liabilities (Note 9)     90       18  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)     -       -  
    Total long-term liabilities     111,175       42,390  
                 
STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY:                
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized, 136,261 and 0 Series B, and 1,314,792 and 0 Series C issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively (Note 10)     15       -  
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 500,000,000 shares authorized; 4,187,588 and 337,500 issued and outstanding as at December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively (Note 10)     42       3  
Additional paid-in capital (Note 10)     513,623       457,487  
Other comprehensive loss     66       (2 )
Accumulated deficit     (358,041 )     (370,139 )
    Total stockholders’ equity     155,705       87,349  
    Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity   $ 292,979     $ 144,924  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-4

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars – except for share and per share data)

 

 

    2022     2021     2020  
REVENUE:                        
Revenue (Notes 2 (n) and 4)   $ 75,173     $ 36,491     $ 42,045  
                         
EXPENSES:                        
Voyage expenses (Note 2 (n))     14,861       19,205       14,434  
Vessel operating expenses     13,828       12,301       9,208  
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges (Notes 2(k),(p) and 6)     9,281       7,472       5,799  
Management fees     -       -       231  
General and administrative expenses (Notes 5 and 10)     6,751       5,782       7,985  
Gain on vessel’s sale (Note 6)     (9,543 )     -       -  
Provision for credit losses and write offs (Notes 2(h) and 4)     33       160       79  
Foreign currency (gains) / losses     (20 )     31       35  
    Operating income / (loss)   $ 39,982     $ (8,460 )   $ 4,274  
                         
OTHER INCOME / (EXPENSES)                        
Interest and finance costs (Notes 5, 8 and 11)     (3,966 )     (1,801 )     (2,089 )
Interest income     284       18       110  
Gain from property sale     -       137       -  
    Total other expenses, net   $ (3,682 )   $ (1,646 )   $ (1,979 )
                         
Net income / (loss) from continuing operations   $ 36,300     $ (10,106 )   $ 2,295  
                         
Gain from repurchase of preferred shares (Note 12)   $ -     $ -     $ 1,500  
Income allocated to participating securities (Note 12)     (6 )     -       (87 )
Deemed dividend on Series B preferred stock upon exchange of common stock (Notes 2 (ac), 10 and 12)     (9,271 )     -       -  
Deemed dividend on Series C preferred stock upon exchange of Series B preferred stock and re-acquisition of loan due to a related party (Notes 2 (ad), 10 and 12)     (6,944 )     -       -  
Deemed dividend to the Series C preferred stockholders due to triggering of a down-round feature (Notes 2 (af), 10 and 12)     (5,930 )     -       -  
Deemed dividend to the July and August warrants’ holders due to triggering of a down-round feature (Notes 2 (af), 10 and 12)     (1,116 )     -       -  
Dividends on preferred stock (Note 12)     (1,030 )     -       -  
                         
Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders from continuing operations   $ 12,003     $ (10,106 )   $ 3,708  
                         
Net income attributable to common stockholders from discontinued operations (Note 3)   $ -     $ 400     $ 1,482  
                         
Total net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders   $ 12,003     $ (9,706 )   $ 5,190  
                         
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, basic, continuing operations (Note 12)   $ 6.49     $ (30.16 )   $ 11.41  
                         
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, diluted, continuing operations (Note 12)   $ 3.02     $ (30.16 )   $ 11.25  
                         
Earnings per common share, basic, discontinued operations (Note 12)   $ -     $ 1.19     $ 4.56  
                         
Earnings per common share, diluted, discontinued operations (Note 12)   $ -     $ 1.19     $ 4.49  
                         
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, basic, total (Note 12)   $ 6.49     $ (28.97 )   $ 15.97  
                         
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, diluted, total (Note 12)   $ 3.02     $ (28.97 )   $ 15.74  
                         
Weighted average number of common shares, basic (Note 12)     1,850,072       335,086       325,031  
                         
Weighted average number of common shares, diluted (Note 12)     6,447,710       335,086       329,704  
F-5

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income / (Loss)

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

    2022     2021     2020  
                   
Net income / (loss) from continuing and discontinued operations   $ 36,300     $ (9,706 )   $ 3,777  
Other comprehensive income / (loss) (Actuarial gain / (loss))     68       (10 )     (61 )
Comprehensive income / (loss) from continuing and discontinued operations   $ 36,368     $ (9,716 )   $ 3,716  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-6

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars – except for share and per share data)

 

                                                       
    Common Stock     Preferred Stock     Additional     Other              
    # of     Par     # of     # of     Par     Paid-in     Comprehensive     Accumulated        
    Shares     Value     B Shares     C Shares     Value     Capital     Income / (Loss)     Deficit     Total  
Balance, December 31, 2019     325,457     $ 3       1,600       -     $ -     $ 459,374     $ 69     $ (365,208 )   $ 94,238  
 - Net income     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       3,777       3,777  
 - Conversion of Series B preferred stock to common stock (Note 10)     13,014       -       (1,100 )     -       -       -       -       -       -  
 - Repurchase and cancellation of Series B preferred stock     -       -       (400 )     -       -       (400 )     -       -       (400 )
 - Repurchase and cancellation of Series C preferred stock, including expenses     -       -       (100 )     -       -       (3,015 )     -       1,500       (1,515 )
 - Issuance of restricted stock and compensation cost on restricted stock (Note 10)     4,481       -       -       -       -       1,916       -       -       1,916  
 - Common shares re-purchase and retirement, including expenses     (5,452 )     -       -       -       -       (656 )     -       -       (656 )
 - Actuarial loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       (61 )     -       (61 )
 - Dividends declared and paid (at $1.50 per share) (Note 12)     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (502 )     (502 )
Balance, December 31, 2020     337,500     $ 3       -       -     $ -     $ 457,219     $ 8     $ (360,433 )   $ 96,797  
 - Net loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (9,706 )     (9,706 )
 - Compensation cost on restricted stock and stock option awards (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       268       -       -       268  
 - Actuarial loss     -       -       -       -       -       -       (10 )     -       (10 )
Balance, December 31, 2021     337,500     $ 3       -       -     $ -     $ 457,487     $ (2 )   $ (370,139 )   $ 87,349  
 - Net income     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       36,300       36,300  
 - Common shares exchanged for Series B preferred shares (Note 10)     (188,974 )     (1 )     793,657       -       8       9,264       -       (9,271 )     -  
 - Compensation cost on restricted stock awards (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       107       -       -       107  
 - Issuance of common stock under ATM program, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     175,507       2       -       -       -       1,786       -       -       1,788  
 - Issuance of units, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     508,000       5       -       -       -       7,121       -       -       7,126  
 - Issuance of common stock and July warrants, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     1,133,333       11       -       -       -       5,260       -       -       5,271  
 - Issuance of common stock and August warrants, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     2,222,222       22       -       -       -       13,685       -       -       13,707  
 - Series B preferred shares exchanged for Series C preferred shares and re-acquisition of loan due to a related party (Note 10)     -       -       (657,396 )     1,314,792       7       11,867       -       (6,944 )     4,930  
 - Actuarial gain     -       -       -       -       -       -       68       -       68  
 - Deemed dividend to the July warrants holders due to triggering of a down-round feature (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       214       -       (214 )     -  
 - Deemed dividend to the August warrants holders due to triggering of a down-round feature (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       902       -       (902 )     -  
 - Deemed dividend to the Series C stockholders due to triggering of a down-round feature (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       5,930       -       (5,930 )     -  
 - Dividends declared and paid on Series B preferred shares (at $0.875 per share) (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (530 )     (530 )
 - Dividends declared and paid on Series C preferred shares (at $0.3125 per share) (Note 10)     -       -       -       -       -       -       -       (411 )     (411 )
Balance, December 31, 2022     4,187,588     $ 42       136,261       1,314,792     $ 15     $ 513,623     $ 66     $ (358,041 )   $ 155,705  
                                                                         

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (continuing and discontinued operations)

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)

 

    2022     2021     2020  
 Cash Flows provided by / (used in) Operating Activities:                        
Net income / (loss)   $ 36,300     $ (9,706 )   $ 3,777  
Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities:                        
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges (Notes 3 and 6)     9,281       7,472       5,898  
Amortization of deferred financing costs (Note 11)     402       143       325  
Amortization of prepaid charter revenue     (54 )     -       -  
Impairment losses     -       -       339  
Gain on vessel’s sale (Note 6)     (9,543 )     -       (319 )
Gain from property sale     -       (137 )     -  
Compensation cost on restricted stock and stock option awards (Note 10)     107       268       1,916  
Actuarial gain / (loss)     68       (10 )     (61 )
 (Increase) / Decrease in:                        
Accounts receivable     (5,318 )     (196 )     1,072  
Deferred voyage expenses     38       17       (6 )
Inventories     1,249       (2,305 )     866  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     (854 )     (319 )     20  
Right of use asset under operating leases     (79 )     100       6  
Other non-current assets     189       (261 )     -  
 Increase / (Decrease) in:                        
Accounts payable, trade and other     (293 )     3,233       (293 )
Due to related parties     208       59       60  
Accrued liabilities     1,592       84       (523 )
Deferred revenue     1,378       -       -  
Other liabilities, non-current     (106 )     11       105  
Lease liabilities under operating leases     79       (100 )     (6 )
Drydock costs     (797 )     (1,476 )     -  
 Net Cash provided by / (used in) Operating Activities   $ 33,847     $ (3,123 )   $ 13,176  
 Cash Flows used in Investing Activities:                        
Vessel acquisitions and other vessels’ costs (Note 6)     (143,440 )     -       (63,386 )
Proceeds from sale of vessels, net of expenses     32,626       -       23,464  
Proceeds from sale of property, net of expenses     -       1,015       -  
Payments for vessels’ improvements (Note 6)     (2,109 )     (1,777 )     -  
Property and equipment additions     (27 )     (8 )     (224 )
 Net Cash used in Investing Activities   $ (112,950 )   $ (770 )   $ (40,146 )
 Cash Flows provided by / (used in) Financing Activities:                        
Proceeds from related party loans (Note 5)     5,000       -       -  
Proceeds from long-term bank debt (Note 8)     108,633       -       34,800  
Repayments of related party loans (Note 5)     (70 )     -       -  
Repayments of long-term bank debt (Note 8)     (30,327 )     (7,911 )     (9,181 )
Issuance of units, common stock and warrants, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     26,104       -       -  
Common shares re-purchase and retirement, including expenses     -       -       (656 )
Repurchase of Series C preferred shares, including expenses     -       -       (1,515 )
Repurchase of Series B preferred shares     -       -       (400 )
Issuance of common stock under ATM program, net of issuance costs (Note 10)     1,788       -       -  
Payments of equity issuance and financing costs (Notes 5 and 8)     (932 )     -       (561 )
Cash dividends (Note 12)     (941 )     -       (502 )
 Net Cash provided by / (used in) Financing Activities   $ 109,255     $ (7,911 )   $ 21,985  
 Net increase / (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash   $ 30,152     $ (11,804 )   $ (4,985 )
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of the year   $ 9,574     $ 21,378     $ 26,363  
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of the year   $ 39,726     $ 9,574     $ 21,378  
RECONCILIATION OF CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH                        
 Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year   $ 38,726     $ 9,574     $ 21,378  
 Restricted cash at the end of the year     1,000       -       -  
 Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at the end of the year   $ 39,726     $ 9,574     $ 21,378  
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION                        
Non-cash extinguishment of a related party debt through the issuance of Series C preferred shares (Note 10)   $ 4,930     $ -     $ -  
Non-cash investing activities   $ 64     $ 999     $ -  
Interest payments   $ 3,123     $ 1,608     $ 1,655  

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

F-8

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

December 31, 2022

 (Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

1. General Information

 

Company’s identity

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Performance Shipping Inc. (or “Performance”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries (collectively, the “Company”). Performance was incorporated as Diana Containerships Inc. on January 7, 2010, under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands for the purpose of engaging in any lawful act or activity under the Marshall Islands Business Corporations Act. On February 19, 2019, the Company’s Annual Meeting of Shareholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to change the name of the Company from “Diana Containerships Inc.” to “Performance Shipping Inc.”, which was effected on February 25, 2019.  The Company’s common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “PSHG”.

 

The Company is a global provider of shipping transportation services through the ownership of tanker vessels, while it owned container vessels since its incorporation through August 2020 (Note 3). The Company operates its fleet through Unitized Ocean Transport Limited (the “Manager” or “UOT”), a wholly-owned subsidiary. The fees payable to UOT are eliminated in consolidation as intercompany transactions.

 

Financial Statements’ presentation

 

Following the sale of all Company’s container vessels in 2020, the Company’s results of operations of the container vessels, as well as their assets and liabilities, are reported as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (Note 3). For the statement of cash flows, the Company elected the alternative of combining cash flows from discontinued operations with cash flows from continuing operations within each cash flow statement category, and as such, no separate disclosure of cash flows from discontinued operations is presented in the statement of cash flows.

 

Furthermore, effective November 15, 2022, the Company effected a one-for-fifteen reverse stock split on its common stock (Note 10), while previously, on November 2, 2020, the Company effected a one-for-ten reverse stock split on its common stock. All share and per share amounts disclosed in the accompanying consolidated financial statements give effect to these reverse stock splits retroactively, for all periods presented.

 

Other matters

 

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) outbreak a pandemic. In response to the outbreak, many countries, ports and organizations, including those where the Company conducts a large part of its operations, have implemented measures to combat the outbreak, such as quarantines, travel restrictions, and other emergency public health measures in an effort to contain the outbreak. Such measures have resulted in a significant reduction in global economic activity and extreme volatility in the global financial markets, which has reduced the global demand for oil and oil products, which the Company’s vessels transport, and has exposed the Company to the risk of volatility in the near-term. During the global gradual recovery from COVID-19, the Company continues to take proactive measures to ensure the health and wellness of its crew and onshore employees while endeavoring to maintain effective business continuity and uninterrupted service to its customers. During the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company incurred increased costs as a result of the restrictions imposed in various jurisdictions creating delays and additional complexities with respect to port calls and crew rotations. The Company’s revenues are impacted by fluctuations in spot charter rates for Aframax tankers. During the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company’s revenue came under pressure due to record OPEC+ oil production cuts and lower production from other oil producing countries, which reduced crude exports, and the unwinding of floating storage and the delivery of newbuilding vessels to the world tanker fleet. However, during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s revenues improved due to strength in spot charter rates on account of higher OPEC+ production and increased ton mile due to the sanctions on Russian crude oil exports. As of December 31, 2022, and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results have not been adversely affected from the impact of COVID. Given the dynamic nature of these circumstances, the full extent to which the COVID-19 global pandemic may have direct or indirect impact on the Company’s business and the related financial reporting implications cannot be reasonably estimated at this time, although it could materially affect the Company’s business, results of operations and financial condition in the future.

F-9

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

  

Furthermore, the outbreak of war between Russia and the Ukraine has disrupted supply chains and caused instability in the global economy, while the United States and the European Union, among other countries, announced sanctions against Russia, including sanctions targeting the Russian oil sector, among those a prohibition on the import of oil from Russia to the United States. The ongoing conflict could result in the imposition of further economic sanctions against Russia and given Russia’s role as a major global exporter of crude oil, the Company’s business may be adversely impacted. Currently, none of the Company’s contracts have been affected by the events in Russia and Ukraine. As of December 31, 2022, and during the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company’s financial results have not been adversely affected from the impact of war between Russia and Ukraine. However, it is possible that in the future third parties with whom the Company has or will have contracts may be impacted by such events. While in general much uncertainty remains regarding the global impact of the conflict in Ukraine, it is possible that such tensions could adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition, results of operation and cash flows. Also, the Company monitors elevated inflation in the United States of America, Eurozone and other countries, including ongoing global prices pressures in the wake of the war in Ukraine, driving up energy prices, commodity prices, which continue to have a moderate effect on the Company’s operating expenses. Additionally, interest rates have increased rapidly and substantially as central banks in developed countries raise interest rates in an effort to subdue inflation. The eventual implications of tighter monetary policy, and potentially higher long-term interest rates may drive a higher cost of capital for the Company’s business.

 

2. Recent Accounting Pronouncements and Significant Accounting Policies

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

 

Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): In 2020, the Board issued Accounting Standards Update No. 2020-04, Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate Reform on Financial Reporting, which provides optional guidance to ease the potential burden in accounting for (or recognizing the effects of) reference rate reform on financial reporting. The objective of the guidance in Topic 848 is to provide temporary relief during the transition period. The Board included a sunset provision within Topic 848 based on expectations of when the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) would cease being published. At the time that Update 2020-04 was issued, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) had established its intent that it would no longer be necessary to persuade, or compel, banks to submit to LIBOR after December 31, 2021. As a result, the sunset provision was set for December 31, 2022—12 months after the expected cessation date of all currencies and tenors of LIBOR. In March 2021, the FCA announced that the intended cessation date of the overnight 1-, 3-, 6-, and 12-month tenors of USD LIBOR would be June 30, 2023, which is beyond the current sunset date of Topic 848. Because the current relief in Topic 848 may not cover a period of time during which a significant number of modifications may take place, the amendments in this Update defer the sunset date of Topic 848 from December 31, 2022, to December 31, 2024, after which entities will no longer be permitted to apply the relief in Topic 848. The date of adoption of this optional guidance and the effect on its consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes is currently under evaluation by the Company. In addition, in January 2021, the FASB issued another ASU (ASU No. 2021-01) with respect to the Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). The amendments in this Update clarify that certain optional expedients and exceptions in Topic 848 for contract modifications and hedge accounting apply to derivatives that are affected by the discounting transition. Also, In December 2022 FASB issued another ASU (ASU 2022-06), regarding the Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). This ASU does not create any new disclosure requirements; it delays the date that ASUs 2020-04 and 2021-01 can be applied from 31 December 2022 to 31 December 2024.

F-10

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

Significant Accounting Policies

 

(a) Principles of Consolidation: The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and include the accounts of Performance Shipping Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated upon consolidation. Under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 810 “Consolidation”, the Company consolidates entities in which it has a controlling financial interest, by first considering if an entity meets the definition of a variable interest entity (“VIE”) for which the Company is deemed to be the primary beneficiary under the VIE model, or if the Company controls an entity through a majority of voting interest based on the voting interest model. The Company evaluates financial instruments, service contracts, and other arrangements to determine if any variable interests relating to an entity exist. The Company’s evaluation did not result in an identification of variable interest entities as of December 31, 2022 and 2021.

 

(b) Use of Estimates: The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

(c) Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss): The Company follows the provisions of Accounting Standard Codification (ASC) 220, “Comprehensive Income”, which requires separate presentation of certain transactions, which are recorded directly as components of stockholders’ equity. The Company presents Other Comprehensive Income / (Loss) in a separate statement.

F-11

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(d) Foreign Currency Translation: The functional currency of the Company is the U.S. Dollar because the Company operates its vessels in international shipping markets, and therefore, primarily transacts business in U.S. Dollars. The Company’s accounting records are maintained in U.S. Dollars. Transactions involving other currencies during the years presented are converted into U.S. Dollars using the exchange rates in effect at the time of the transactions. At the balance sheet dates, monetary assets and liabilities which are denominated in other currencies are translated into U.S. Dollars at the period-end exchange rates. Resulting gains or losses are reflected separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

(e) Cash and Cash Equivalents: The Company considers highly liquid investments such as time deposits, certificates of deposit and their equivalents with an original maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents.

 

(f) Restricted Cash: Restricted cash, includes minimum cash deposits required to be maintained under the Company’s borrowing arrangements.

 

(g) Accounts Receivable, net: The account includes receivables from pool charterers, charterers for hire, freight and demurrage, net of provision for credit losses – (please refer to paragraph (h) below and to Note 4).

 

(h) Provision for Credit Losses: The Company measures all expected credit losses of financial assets held at a reporting date based on historical experience, current conditions, and reasonable and supportable forecasts in order to record credit losses in a timely manner. Receivables arising from operating leases are not within the scope of Subtopic 326-20 and as such, the receivables from time-charters and pool charters are excluded. The Company measures the allowance for estimated credit losses on its short-term receivables, being freight and demurrage receivables (Note 4), cash equivalent balances and claims receivable. No allowance was recorded on insurance claims as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, as their balances were immaterial. In addition, no allowance was recorded for cash equivalents as the majority of cash balances as of the balance sheet date was on time deposits with highly reputable credit institutions, for which periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those financial institutions are performed.

 

(i) Inventories: Inventories consist of bunkers, lubricants and victualling. Bunkers inventory exist when the vessel operates under freight charter, or when on the balance sheet date a vessel has been redelivered by her previous charterers and has not yet been delivered to new charterers, or remains idle. When the vessel operates under pool charters, the bunkers may be in the possession of the Company, or of the pool, depending on the terms of the specific pool agreement. All inventories are stated at the lower of cost or net realizable value and cost is determined by the first in, first out method. Net realizable value is defined as estimated selling prices in the ordinary course of business, less reasonably predictable costs of completion, disposal and transportation.

 

(j) Vessel Cost: Vessels are stated at cost which consists of the contract price and costs incurred upon acquisition or delivery of a vessel from a shipyard. Subsequent expenditures for conversions and major improvements are also capitalized when they appreciably extend the life, increase the earnings capacity or improve the efficiency or safety of the vessels; otherwise, these amounts are charged to expense as incurred. For vessels that on the balance sheet date were in the shipyard undergoing their scheduled special survey and the installation of their ballast water treatment system, improvement costs of the period under consideration are capitalized in Other non-current assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

F-12

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(k) Vessel Depreciation: The Company depreciates its vessels on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives, after considering the estimated salvage value. Each vessel’s salvage value is the product of her light-weight tonnage and estimated scrap rate, which is estimated at $0.35 per light-weight ton for the tanker vessels, and has also been $0.35 per light-weight ton for the container vessels. Management estimates the useful life of the Company’s tanker vessels to be 25 years, and has been 30 years for the container vessels, from the date of initial delivery from the shipyard. Second-hand vessels are depreciated from the date of their acquisition through their remaining estimated useful life. When regulations place limitations on the ability of a vessel to trade on a worldwide basis, the vessel’s useful life is adjusted at the date such regulations are adopted.

 

(l) Impairment of Long-Lived Assets: The Company follows ASC 360-10-40 “Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets”, which addresses financial accounting and reporting for the impairment or disposal of long-lived assets. The Company reviews vessels for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances (such as market conditions, obsolesce or damage to the asset, potential sales and other business plans) indicate that the carrying amount of a vessel plus her unamortized dry-dock costs and cost of any equipment not yet installed may not be recoverable. When the estimate of future undiscounted net operating cash flows, excluding interest charges, expected to be generated by the use of the vessel over her remaining useful life and her eventual disposition is less than her carrying amount plus unamortized drydock-costs and cost of any equipment not yet installed, the Company evaluates the vessel for impairment loss. The measurement of the impairment loss is based on the fair value of the vessel. The fair value of the vessel is determined based on assumptions by making use of available market data and taking into consideration third-party valuations. The Company evaluates the carrying amounts and periods over which vessels are depreciated to determine if events have occurred which would require modification to their carrying values or useful lives. In evaluating useful lives and carrying values of long-lived assets, management reviews certain indicators of potential impairment, such as undiscounted projected operating cash flows, vessel sales and purchases, business plans and overall market conditions. In developing estimates of future undiscounted cash flows, the Company makes assumptions and estimates about the vessels’ future performance, with the significant assumptions being related to charter rates and fleet utilization, while other assumptions include vessels’ operating expenses, vessels’ residual value, dry-dock costs and the estimated remaining useful life of each vessel. The assumptions used to develop estimates of future undiscounted cash flows are based on historical trends as well as future expectations. The Company also takes into account factors such as the vessels’ age and employment prospects under the then current market conditions and determines the future undiscounted cash flows considering its various alternatives, including sale possibilities existing for each vessel as of the testing dates.

F-13

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

In detail, the projected net operating cash flows are determined by considering the historical and estimated vessels’ performance and utilization, as well as historical utilization of other vessels of similar type and size considering the Company’s recent shift to the tanker market and the lack of extended historical data, the charter revenues from existing time charters for the fixed fleet days and an estimated daily rate for the unfixed days (based on the most recent 10 year average historical rates available for each type of vessel) over the remaining estimated life of each vessel, net of commissions, expected outflows for scheduled vessels’ maintenance and vessel operating expenses assuming an average annual inflation rate.  Effective fleet utilization is assumed to 89% in the Company’s exercise for the tanker vessels, and has been 98% for the container vessels until their sale, taking into account the period(s) each vessel is expected to undergo her scheduled maintenance (dry docking and special surveys), assumptions in line with the Company’s historical performance since the acquisition of its tanker vessels, peers’ historical performance, and its expectations for future fleet utilization under its fleet employment strategy. For 2022, the Company assessed that there were no indications for potential impairment of any of its vessels. For 2021 and 2020, the review of the tanker vessels’ carrying values plus unamortized dry-dock costs and cost of any equipment not yet installed, in connection with the estimated recoverable amounts did not result in a recognition of impairment charge, while the respective review for the Company’s container vessels for 2020 also did not indicate impairment charges.

 

(m) Assets Held for Sale: The Company classifies assets or assets in disposal groups as being held for sale in accordance with ASC 360-10-45-9 “Long-Lived Assets Classified as Held for Sale” when the following criteria are met: (i) management possessing the necessary authority has committed to a plan to sell the asset (disposal group); (ii) the asset (disposal group) is immediately available for sale on an “as is” basis; (iii) an active program to find the buyer and other actions required to execute the plan to sell the asset (disposal group) have been initiated; (iv) the sale of the asset (disposal group) is probable, and transfer of the asset (disposal group) is expected to qualify for recognition as a completed sale within one year; and (v) the asset (disposal group) is being actively marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable in relation to its current fair value and actions required to complete the plan indicate that it is unlikely that significant changes to the plan will be made or that the plan will be withdrawn. In case a long-lived asset is to be disposed of other than by sale (for example, by abandonment, in an exchange measured based on the recorded amount of the nonmonetary asset relinquished, or in a distribution to owners in a spinoff) the Company continues to classify it as held and used until its disposal date. Long-lived assets or disposal groups classified as held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount or fair value less cost to sell. These assets are not depreciated once they meet the criteria to be held for sale. The review of the related criteria as of December 31, 2022 and 2021 did not result in held for sale classification for any of the Company’s vessels. During 2020, the Company has recognized an impairment charge of $339 from classification of certain of its container vessels as held for sale within the respective year, which is included in Net income /(loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (Notes 3 and 6).

 

(n) Revenues and Voyage Expenses: Since the Company’s vessels are employed under time, voyage and pool charter contracts, the Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by the type of charter (time charters, spot charters and pool arrangements).

 

The Company has determined that all of its time charter agreements contain a lease and are therefore accounted for as operating leases in accordance with ASC 842. Time charter revenues are accounted for over the term of the charter as the service is provided. Vessels are chartered when a contract exists and the vessel is delivered (commencement date) to the charterer, for a fixed period of time, at rates that are generally determined in the main body of charter parties and the relevant voyage expenses burden the charterer (i.e. port dues, canal tolls, pilotages and fuel consumption). Upon delivery of the vessel, the charterer has the right to control the use of the vessel (under agreed prudent operating practices) as they have the enforceable right to: (i) decide the delivery and redelivery time of the vessel; (ii) arrange the ports from which the vessel shall pass; (iii) give directions to the master of the vessel regarding vessel’s operations (i.e. speed, route, bunkers purchases, etc.); (iv) sub-charter the vessel and (v) consume any income deriving from the vessel’s charter. Any off-hires are recognized as incurred. The charterer may charter the vessel with or without owner’s crew and other operating services. In the case of time charter agreements, the agreed hire rates include compensation for part of the agreed crew and other operating services provided by the owner (non-lease components). The Company, as a lessor, elected to apply the practical expedient which allowed it to account for the lease and the non-lease components of time charter agreements as one, as the criteria of the paragraphs ASC 842-10-15-42A through 42B are met. Time-charter revenue is usually received in advance, and as such, deferred revenue represents cash received prior to the balance sheet date for which related service has not been provided.

F-14

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

Spot, or voyage charter is a charter where a contract is made in the spot market for the use of a vessel for a specific voyage for a specified freight rate per ton, regardless of time to complete. The Company has determined that under voyage charters, the charterer has no right to control any part of the use of the vessel. Thus, the Company’s voyage charters do not contain lease and are accounted for in accordance with ASC 606. More precisely, the Company satisfies its single performance obligation to transfer cargo under the contract over the voyage period. Thus, revenues from voyage charters on the spot market are recognized ratably from the date of loading (Notice of Readiness to the charterer, that the vessel is available for loading) to discharge date of cargo (loading-to-discharge). Voyage charter payments are due upon discharge of the cargo. Demurrage revenue, which is included in voyage revenues, represents charterers’ reimbursement for any potential delays exceeding the allowed lay time as per charter party agreement, represents a form of variable consideration and is recognized as the performance obligation is satisfied. The Company has taken the practical expedient not to disclose the value of unsatisfied performance obligations for contracts with an original expected length of one year or less.

 

For vessels operating in pooling arrangements, the Company earns a portion of total revenues generated by the pool, net of expenses incurred by the pool. The amount allocated to each pool participant vessel, including the Company’s vessels, is determined in accordance with an agreed-upon formula, which is determined by the margins awarded to each vessel in the pool based on the vessel’s age, design and other performance characteristics. Revenue under pooling arrangements is accounted for as variable rate operating lease on the accrual basis and is recognized in the period in which the variability is resolved. The Company recognizes net pool revenue on a quarterly basis, when the vessel has participated in a pool during the period and the amount of pool revenue can be estimated reliably based on the pool report. The allocation of such net revenue may be subject to future adjustments by the pool, however, such changes are not expected to be material (Note 4).

 

As discussed above, under a time charter, specified voyage costs such as bunkers and port charges are paid by the charterer, while commissions are paid by the Company. Under spot charter arrangements, voyage expenses that are unique to a particular charter are paid for by the Company. Commissions are expensed as incurred. Voyage expenses that qualify as contract fulfilment costs (mainly consisting of bunkers expenses and port dues) and are incurred by the Company from the latter of the end of the previous vessel employment, provided that the vessel is fixed, or from the date of inception of a voyage charter contract until the arrival at the loading port, are capitalized to Deferred Voyage Expenses and amortized ratably over the total transit time of the voyage (loading-to-discharge). Vessel voyage expenses that do not qualify as contract fulfilment costs, and operating expenses are expensed when incurred.

F-15

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(o) Earnings/(Loss) per Common Share: Basic earnings/(loss) per common share are computed by dividing net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. The two-class method is an earnings allocation formula that determines earnings per share for common stock and participating securities, according to dividends declared and participation rights in undistributed earnings. Under this method, net earnings is reduced by the amount of dividends declared in the current period for common shareholders and participating security holders. The remaining earnings or “undistributed earnings” are allocated between common stock and participating securities to the extent that each security may share in earnings as if all of the earnings for the period had been distributed. Once calculated, the earnings per common share is computed by dividing the net (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during each year presented. Diluted earnings/(loss) per common share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue common stock were exercised. Diluted (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders per common share is computed by dividing the net (loss) earnings attributable to common shareholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding plus the dilutive effect of restricted shares, warrants and options outstanding during the applicable periods computed using the treasury method and the dilutive effect of convertible securities during the applicable periods computed using the “if converted” method. The two-class method is used for diluted earnings/(loss) per common share when such is the most dilutive method, considering anti – dilution sequencing as per ASC 260. In cases when the effect from restricted stock, options and convertible securities is anti-dilutive, such are not included in the diluted earnings / (loss) per common share calculation. For purposes of the if-converted calculation, the fixed conversion price of preferred convertible stock is used, unless the number of shares that may be issued is variable, at which case the average market price of the period is used (Note 12).

 

(p) Dry-Docking Costs: The Company follows the deferral method of accounting for dry-docking costs whereby actual costs incurred are deferred and amortized on a straight-line basis over the period through the date the next dry-docking will be scheduled to become due. Unamortized dry-docking costs of vessels that are sold are written off and included in the calculation of the resulting gain or loss in the year of the vessel’s sale. Unamortized dry-docking costs of vessels classified as held for sale are written off as impairment charges when these vessels’ carrying values are impaired as a result of their classification. The unamortized dry-docking cost as of December 31, 2022, and 2021 was $1,098 and $1,408, respectively. Amortization of dry-docking costs for 2022, 2021 and 2020 for the tanker vessels amounted to $544, $68, and $0 respectively, and is included in Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations, while the amortization of dry-docking costs for 2020 for the container vessels amounted to $68 and is included in Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Also, in 2022, deferred dry-dock costs of the tanker vessels which were written off in Gain on vessels’ sale in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations amounted to $562, while in 2020, deferred dry-dock costs which were written off as Loss / (Gain) on vessels’ sale for the container vessels amounted to $66 and are included in Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations (Note 3).

F-16

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(q) Financing Costs and Liabilities: Fees paid to lenders for obtaining new loans, or for refinancing existing ones which are determined as debt modifications, are deferred and recorded as a contra to debt. Other fees paid for obtaining loan facilities not used at the balance sheet date are capitalized as deferred financing costs. Fees are amortized to interest and finance costs over the life of the related debt using the effective interest method and, for the fees relating to loan facilities not used at the balance sheet date, according to the loan availability terms. Discount premiums are accounted for similar to other financing fees. Loan commitment fees are charged to expense in the period incurred. A loan liability is derecognized when the Company pays the creditor and is relieved of its obligation for the liability. For loans repaid or refinanced that meet the criteria of debt extinguishment, the difference between the settlement price and the net carrying amount of the debt being extinguished (which includes any deferred debt issuance costs) is recognized as a gain or loss in the statement of operations.

 

(r) Repairs and Maintenance: All repair and maintenance expenses including underwater inspection expenses are expensed in the period incurred. Such costs relating to the Company’s tanker vessels are included in Vessel operating expenses, and those relating to the container vessels are included in Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

(s) Share-Based Payment: The Company issues restricted share awards which are measured at their grant date fair value and are not subsequently re-measured. That cost is recognized under the straight-line method over the period during which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the award—the requisite service period (usually the vesting period). At cases when part of the vesting of the restricted share award takes place on the grant date, then the corresponding compensation cost is recognized as incurred. When the service inception date precedes the grant date, the Company accrues the compensation cost for periods before the grant date based on the fair value of the award at the reporting date. In the period in which the grant date occurs, cumulative compensation cost is adjusted to reflect the cumulative effect of measuring compensation cost based on the fair value at the grant date. Forfeitures of awards are accounted for when and if they occur. If an equity award is modified after the grant date, incremental compensation cost will be recognized in an amount equal to the excess of the fair value of the modified award over the fair value of the original award immediately before the modification.

 

The Company also grants stock options as incentive-based compensation to certain of its officers, in accordance with the terms of the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan. Stock-based compensation awards that are classified as equity and do not contain any market, service or performance conditions, are recognized on the grant date with a corresponding credit to equity and are measured at fair value. The compensation cost of the Company’s stock-based compensation awards is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statement of operations (Note 10).

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(t) Fair Value Measurements: The Company follows the provisions of ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, which defines fair value and provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. The guidance creates a fair value hierarchy of measurement and describes fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants in the market in which the reporting entity transacts. In accordance with the requirements of accounting guidance relating to Fair Value Measurements, the Company classifies and discloses its assets and liabilities carried at the fair value in one of the following categories:

 

Level 1: Quoted market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;

Level 2: Observable market based inputs or unobservable inputs that are corroborated by market data;

Level 3: Unobservable inputs that are not corroborated by market data.

 

The fair value measurement assumes that an instrument classified in the shareholders’ equity is transferred to a market participant at the measurement date. The transfer of an instrument classified in shareholders’ equity assumes that the instrument would remain outstanding, and the market participant takes on the rights and responsibilities associated with the instrument.

 

(u) Concentration of Credit Risk: Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to significant concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash and trade accounts receivable. The Company places its temporary cash investments, consisting mostly of deposits, with various qualified financial institutions and performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of those financial institutions that are considered in the Company’s investment strategy. The Company limits its credit risk with accounts receivable by performing ongoing credit evaluations of its customers’ financial condition and generally does not require collateral for its accounts receivable and does not have any agreements to mitigate credit risk. For credit losses accounting on the Company’s financial assets please see paragraph (h) above.

 

(v) Going Concern: The Company evaluates whether there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern by applying the provisions of ASC 205-40. In more detail, the Company evaluates whether there are conditions or events that raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. As part of such evaluation, the Company did not identify any conditions that raise substantial doubt about the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern within one year from the date the consolidated financial statements are issued. Accordingly, the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing its consolidated financial statements.

 

(w) Evaluation of Purchase Transactions: When the Company enters into an acquisition transaction, it determines whether the acquisition transaction was the purchase of an asset or a business based on the facts and circumstances of the transaction. In accordance with Business Combinations (Topic 805): Clarifying the Definition of a Business, if substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired in an acquisition transaction are concentrated in a single identifiable asset or group of similar identifiable assets, then the set is not a business. To be considered a business, a set must include an input and a substantive process that together significantly contributes to the ability to create an output. All assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination are measured at their acquisition-date fair values. For asset acquisitions, the cost of the acquisition is allocated to individual assets and liabilities on a relative fair value basis. Acquisition costs associated with business combinations are expensed as incurred. Acquisition costs associated with asset acquisitions are capitalized.

F-18

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(x) Repurchase and Retirement of Company’s Common Shares: All Company’s common shares re-purchased are immediately cancelled and retired, and the Company’s share capital is accordingly reduced. The excess of the cost of the common shares over their par value is allocated in additional paid-in capital.

 

(y) Repurchase and Retirement of Company’s Preferred Shares: All Company’s preferred shares re-purchased are immediately cancelled and retired, and the Company’s share capital is accordingly reduced. Any difference between the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred stock and the carrying amount of the preferred stock represents a return to (from) the preferred stockholder that should be treated in a manner similar to the treatment of dividends paid on preferred stock. If the fair value of the consideration transferred plus any direct costs incurred in relation to the redemption, is less than the carrying amount of the preferred shares redeemed (net of any issuance costs), the difference is credited to retained earnings. In addition, any possible excess between the fair value of the consideration paid for the re-purchase of preferred shares and the carrying amount of the shares surrendered is reflected as gain which should be added to the net income/(loss) from continuing operations to arrive at the net income/(loss) available to common stockholders from continuing operations (Note 12).

 

(z) Discontinued Operations: It is a Company’s policy, that the current and prior year periods assets, liabilities, results of operations and cash flows of a Company’s component disposed of by sale are reported as discontinued operations when it is determined that their operations and cash flows will be eliminated from the ongoing operations of the Company as a result of their disposal, and that the Company will not have continuing involvement in the operation of these assets after their disposal (Note 3).

 

(aa) Rent Concessions Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic: The FASB has provided accounting elections for entities that provide or receive rent concessions (e.g., deferral of lease payments, reduced future lease payments) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Entities are allowed to elect to not evaluate whether a concession provided by a lessor due to COVID-19 is a lease modification. An entity that makes this election can then elect whether to apply the modification guidance (i.e., assume the concession was always contemplated by the contract or assume the concession was not contemplated by the contract). During 2021, the Company’s rent costs were reduced as a result of COVID-19 relief measures applied by the Greek government, while for 2022 and 2020 no such relief measures were in force. The Company assessed that the rent concession qualifies for the election, as the concession did not result in a substantial increase in the rights of the lessor or the obligations of the lessee, and then elected to not evaluate whether this concession provided by the Greek government due to COVID-19 is a lease modification, and further chose to adopt a policy to not account for the concession as a lease modification. Finally, the Company, as a lessee that was contractually released from certain lease payments, accounts the rent concession like a negative variable lease payment (Note 9).

 

(ab) Segmental Reporting: The Company engages in the operation of tanker vessels which has been identified as one reportable segment. The operation of the vessels is the main source of revenue generation, the services provided by the vessels are similar and they all operate under the same economic environment. Additionally, the vessels do not operate in specific geographic areas, as they trade worldwide. The Company reports financial information and evaluates the operations by charter revenues and not by the length of ship employment for its customers, i.e. spot or time charters.

F-19

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(ac) Exchange of Common Shares for Shares of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock: In cases of exchanges of common stock for preferred stock, the Company values separately the common stock and the preferred stock on the date of the exchange. When the Company determines that on the measurement date there is an excess value of the preferred stock, as compared to the fair value of the exchanged common stock, that value represents a dividend to the preferred holders, which should be deducted from the net income/(loss) from continuing operations to arrive at the net income/(loss) available to common stockholders from continuing operations.

 

(ad) Exchange of Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and Related Party Loan for Series C Convertible Preferred Stock: The Company follows the provisions of ASC 470-50 “Modifications and Extinguishments” to determine whether exchange of preferred stock should be accounted for as a modification or extinguishment. For extinguishments, the Company follows the accounting as per ASC 260-10-S99-2. Under that guidance, when equity-classified preferred shares are extinguished, the difference between (1) the fair value of the consideration transferred to the holders of the preferred shares (i.e., the cash or the fair value of new instruments issued) and (2) the carrying amount of the preferred shares (net of issuance costs) are subtracted from (or added to) net income to arrive at income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings/(losses) per share. As far as it concerns extinguishment of related party loans, the Company follows provision of ASC 470-50-40-2, indicating that such extinguishment transactions may be in essence capital transactions.

 

(ae) Preferred Shares and Warrants Accounting: The Company follows the provision of ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” to determine the classification of certain freestanding financial instruments as permanent equity, temporary equity or liability. The Company, when assessing the accounting of the warrants, the pre-funded warrants, the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series C Preferred Shares takes into consideration ASC 480 to determine whether the warrants, the pre-funded warrants, the Series B Preferred Shares and the Series C Preferred Shares should be classified as permanent equity instead of temporary equity or liability. The Company further analyses the key features of the warrants, the pre-funded warrants, the Series B and Series C Preferred Shares to determine whether these are more akin to equity or to debt. In its assessment, the Company identifies any embedded features, examines whether these fall under the definition of a derivative according to ASC 815 applicable guidance or whether certain of these features affect the classification. In cases when derivative accounting is deemed inappropriate, no bifurcation of these features is performed.

 

(af) Accounting of Down-Round Features: For preferred stock and warrants bearing down-round features, the Company evaluates whether there are circumstances that trigger the down-round feature. At the date when the down-round features are triggered, the Company considers the provision of ASC 260-10-30-1 and measures the value of the effect of the feature as the difference between (a) the fair value of the financial instrument (without the down-round feature) with a conversion price or exercise price (as applicable), corresponding to the stated conversion or exercise price of the issued instrument before the conversion or exercise price reduction and (b) the fair value of the financial instrument (without the down-round feature) with a conversion or exercise price, corresponding to the reduced conversion or exercise price upon the down-round feature being triggered. When the Company determines that on the measurement date there is an excess value of the preferred stock or the warrant due to the triggering of the down-round feature, then this value represents a deemed dividend to the preferred or to the warrant holders (as applicable), which should be deducted from the net income/(loss) from continuing operations to arrive at the net income/(loss) available to common stockholders from continuing operations.  

F-20

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

3. Discontinued Operations

 

Since August 2019, upon the delivery of the Company’s first tanker vessel “Blue Moon”, through August 2020, when the last container vessel “Domingo” was sold, the Company’s fleet was a mixture of container and tanker vessels. Accordingly, the Company had determined that it would operate under two reportable segments, one relating to its operations of container vessels (containers’ segment) and one to the operations of tanker vessels (tankers’ segment). Concurrently with the acquisition of its first tanker vessels, as the market environment for the Company’s containers fleet continued to be negative and with difficult employment opportunities, management initiated a number of actions for the gradual disposal of the whole container vessels’ fleet, although no decision at that time was reached for a strategic shift to a different segment. In the first months of 2020, the Company acquired two additional tanker vessels. In August 2020, at the time when the fleet’s last container vessel was sold, the Company evaluated the results of the tanker vessels owned since 2019 and assessed the prospects of the specific segment as positive. At that time, the Company determined that its decision to exit the container segment represented a strategic shift to the exclusive ownership of tanker vessels and further assessed that the disposal of all its container vessels constituted a disposal of an entity’s segment, that will have a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results. Furthermore, the Company determined that it would not have continuing involvement in the operation of the disposed assets. In this respect, the results of operations of the container vessels, as well as their assets and liabilities, are reported since 2020 as discontinued operations for all periods presented in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

Below are presented summarized the operating results of the discontinued operations for years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, as well as the balance sheet information on the Company’s discontinued operations as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:

 

    2022     2021     2020  
Items constituting net income from discontinued operations                        
Time-charter revenues   $ -     $ -     $ 4,238  
Voyage expenses     -       -       (188 )
Vessels’ operating expenses     -       -       (2,336 )
Depreciation and amortization of deferred charges     -       -       (99 )
Management fees     -       -       (116 )
Impairment losses     -       -       (339 )
Gain on vessels’ sale     -       -       319  
Other income     -       400       -  
Foreign currency gains / (losses)     -       -       3  
Net income from discontinued operations     -       400       1,482  
F-21

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

    December 31,  
    2022     2021  
Carrying amounts of major classes of assets of discontinued operations            
Cash and cash equivalents   $ -     $ 1  
Accounts receivable, trade     17       17  
Prepaid expenses and other assets     29       29  
Total major classes of current assets of discontinued operations     46       47  
Carrying amounts of major classes of liabilities of discontinued operations                
Accounts payable, trade and other     98       115  
Accrued liabilities     -       5  
Total major classes of current liabilities of discontinued operations     98       120  

 

4. Revenue, Accounts Receivable and Provision for Credit Losses

 

Revenue and Accounts Receivable

 

The Company’s tanker vessels are employed under various types of charters and accordingly, the Company disaggregates its revenue from contracts with customers by the type of charter (time charters, spot charters and pool charters).

 

For 2022, Revenue from continuing operations amounted to $23,330 from spot charters, to $8,131 from time-charters and to $43,712 from pool charters. For 2021, Revenues from continuing operations amounted to $23,606 from spot charters, to $10,282 from time-charters and to $2,603 from pool charters. For 2020, Revenues from continuing operations amounted to $34,742 from spot charters, to $7,303 from time-charters and to $nil from pool charters.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the balance of Accounts receivable, net, for the continuing operations amounted to $2,636 for the spot charters (of which $167 relates to contract assets), to $34 for the time-charters and to $6,440 for the pool charters. As of December 31, 2021, the balance of Accounts receivable, net, for the continuing operations amounted to $2,037 for the spot charters (of which $196 relates to contract assets), to $2 for the time-charters and to $1,753 for the pool charters.

 

As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of Deferred Revenue for the continuing operations amounted to $1,378 and $nil, respectively, and related solely to cash received up-front from the Company’s time-charter contracts.

F-22

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021, and 2020, charterers that accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s revenue, were as follows:

 

Charterer     2022     2021     2020  
A       -       26 %     20 %
B       -       17 %     -  
C       41 %     -       -  
D       18 %     -       -  

 

The maximum aggregate amount of loss due to credit risk, net of related allowances, that the Company would incur if the aforementioned charterers failed completely to perform according to the terms of the relevant charter parties, amounted to $6,440 and to $405 as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

 

Credit Losses Provision

 

The Company, in estimating its expected credit losses, gathers annual historical losses on its freight and demurrage receivables since 2019 when the Company’s tanker vessels firstly operated in the spot market, and makes forward-looking adjustments in the estimated loss ratio, which is re-measured on an annual basis. As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the balance of the Company’s allowance for estimated credit losses on its outstanding freight and demurrage receivables were $109 and $121, respectively, and is included in Accounts receivable, net of provision for credit losses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. For the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020, the Provision for credit losses and write offs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations includes changes in the provision of estimated losses of $(12), $42 and $79, respectively, and for 2022 and 2021 it also includes an amount of $45 and $118, respectively, representing demurrages write offs.

 

5. Transactions with Related Parties

 

(a)          Pure Brokerage and Shipping Corp. (“Pure Brokerage”): Pure Brokerage, a company controlled by the Company’s Chairperson of the Board and controlling shareholder Aliki Paliou, provides brokerage services to the Company since June 15, 2020, pursuant to a Brokerage Services Agreement for a fixed monthly fee per each tanker vessel owned by the Company. Pure Shipbroking may also, from time to time, receive sale and purchase commissions and chartering commissions on the gross revenue of the tanker vessels, depending on the respective charter parties’ terms.

 

For 2022, 2021 and 2020, commissions to Pure Brokerage amounted to $887, $431 and $227, respectively, and are included in Voyage expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Also, for 2022, 2021 and 2020, brokerage fees to Pure Brokerage amounted to $204, $180 and $80, respectively, and are included in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Also, for 2020, commissions of discontinued operations amounted to $56 and are included in Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, an amount of $335 and $63 was payable to Pure Brokerage and is included in Due to related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

F-23

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

  

(b)          Mango Shipping Corp (“Mango”): On March 2, 2022, the Company entered into an unsecured credit facility with Mango, whose beneficial owner is the Company’s Chairperson of the Board and controlling shareholder Aliki Paliou, of up to $5.0 million, for general working capital purposes. The loan had a term of one year from the date of the agreement, bore interest of 9.0% per annum, and was drawn in arrears at the Company’s request. The agreement also provided for arrangement fees of $200 payable on the date of the agreement, and commitment fees of 3.00% per annum on any undrawn amount until the maturity date. The Company drew down the $5,000 loan amount in two advances in March 2022, and repaid it in full on October 19, 2022 (see paragraph below). For 2022, interest and commitment fees incurred in connection with the Mango loan amounted to $277, and together with arrangement fees of $200 which were amortized and written off during 2022, are included in Interest and finance costs in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations (Note 11).

 

In December 2021, the Company commenced an offer to exchange up to 271,078 of its then issued and outstanding common shares, par value $0.01 per share, for newly issued shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, par value $0.01, at a ratio of 4.20 Series B Preferred Shares for each common Share (Note 10). The tender offer expired on January 27, 2022, and a total of 188,974 common shares were validly tendered and accepted for exchange, which resulted in the issuance of 793,657 Series B Preferred Shares, out of which 657,396 were beneficially owned by Aliki Paliou through Mango, and 28,171 were beneficially owned by Andreas Michalopoulos. On October 17, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Mango pursuant to which it agreed to issue to Mango in a private placement 1,314,792 Series C Preferred Stock in exchange for (i) all 657,396 Series B Preferred Shares held by Mango, and (ii) the agreement by Mango to apply $4,930 (an amount equal to the aggregate cash conversion price payable upon conversion of such Series B Preferred Shares into Series C Preferred Shares pursuant to their terms) as a prepayment by the Company of the unsecured credit facility. The transaction was approved by a special independent committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. On October 19, 2022, the Company repaid the remaining amount due to the credit facility of $70, together with accrued interest, and terminated the agreement.

 

The Series B and the Series C Preferred stock is entitled to an annual dividend of 4.00% and 5.00%, respectively (Note 10). For 2022, dividends declared and paid to Mango on its Series B preferred shares amounted to $411 (or $0.875 per each Series B preferred share) and were calculated for the period from February 2, 2022 (date of issuance of the Series B preferred shares) until September 15, 2022. Following the issuance of the Series C preferred shares in October 2022 to Mango, the dividends on the Series B preferred shares held by Mango accrued until the last dividend payment date, which was September 15, 2022. Additionally, for 2022, dividends declared and paid to Mango on its Series C preferred shares amounted $411, (or $0.3125 per each Series C preferred share), and were calculated for the period from September 15, 2022 until December 15, 2022. On December 31, 2022, accrued and not paid dividends on the Series C preferred shares held by Mango, amounted to $82 (Note 10).

 

For the details of the terms of the Series B and the Series C preferred stock, and the respective accounting treatment followed by the Company, please refer to Note 10.

 

Ex Related Parties transactions of 2021 and 2020

 

During 2020 and 2021, the Company was receiving travel, brokerage, and vessels’ management services from certain affiliated companies, on the basis that these entities were either controlled by the Company’s then Chairman of the Board, or the Company had common board members with these entities. Additionally, in 2021, the Company sold to an ex-affiliated entity its co-owned indivisible share in a plot of land, located in Athens, Greece. The Company gradually from February 2020 to January 2021 either terminated its co-operation with these entities or ceased to be affiliated to them.

F-24

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

For 2021 and 2020, aggregate expenses for services provided by the aforementioned entities amounted to $18 and $596, respectively, and are included in Vessel operating expenses, in General and administrative expenses and in Net income / (loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. Also, in 2021, the Company recognized a gain of $137 from the sale of property to an ex-affiliated entity, and it is depicted as Gain from property sale in the accompanying consolidated financial statements (Note 7). As at December 31, 2021, there were no amount due to or due from these ex related party entities.

 

6.       Vessels, net

 

Vessels’ acquisitions and Vessels’ Improvements - Continuing Operations

 

During 2021, the Company capitalized in Vessels, net an amount of $2,218, mainly representing costs for the installation of ballast water treatment system on the tanker vessels “Briolette” and “P. Fos”, out of which $1,758 has been settled until December 31, 2021 and is included in Payments for vessels’ improvements in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows. Additionally, an amount of $558 relating to the installation costs of the ballast water treatment system of the vessel “Blue Moon”, whose scheduled special survey was in progress as of December 31, 2021, is included in Other non-current assets in the accompanying 2021 consolidated balance sheets. Out of the $558 of these installation costs, $19 have been paid until December 31, 2021 and is included in Payments for vessels’ improvements in the accompanying consolidated statement of cash flows.

 

During 2022, the Company capitalized in Vessels, net an aggregate amount of $1,218, out of which $558 was transferred from other non-current assets, representing costs for the installation of ballast water treatment system on the vessel “Blue Moon”. During the year, $1,199 of these costs have been paid and are included in line “Payments for vessels’ improvements” in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows. Furthermore, in 2022, the Company capitalized in other non-current assets an amount of $450, representing advances paid for the installation of ballast water treatment system on the vessel “P. Kikuma”, also included in line “Payments for vessels’ improvements” in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.

 

From June to November 2022, the Company, through four newly established subsidiaries, entered into four memoranda of agreement with unrelated parties to acquire the Aframax tanker vessels “P. Sophia”, “P. Aliki”, “P. Monterey”, and “P. Long Beach”, for a purchase price of $27,577, $36,500, $35,000, and $43,750, respectively. The vessels were delivered to the Company from July to December 2022. Aggregate pre-delivery costs capitalized in connection with these vessels’ acquisition amounted to $677.

F-25

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

Vessel’s Disposals – Continuing and Discontinued Operations

 

In October 2022, the Company, through one of its subsidiaries, entered into a memorandum of agreement to sell the Aframax tanker vessel “P. Fos” to unrelated parties for an aggregate gross price of $34,000. The vessel was delivered to her new owners in November 2022 and the Company received the sale proceeds in accordance with the terms of the contract. For 2022, the gain on sale of vessels, net of direct to sale expenses, amounted to $9,543 and is reflected in Gain on vessel’s sale in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

In January and August 2020, the Company, through two of its subsidiaries, agreed to sell the container vessels “Rotterdam” and “Domingo” to unrelated parties for an aggregate gross price of $24,100. The vessels were delivered to their new owners in April and August 2020, respectively, and the Company received the sale proceeds in accordance with the terms of the contracts. For 2020, the gain on sale of vessels, net of direct to sale expenses, amounted to $319. The gain on vessels’ sale is included in Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

 

Vessels’ impairment – Discontinued Operations

 

In 2020, the Company, taking into account the provisions of ASC 360 and factors such as the vessels’ age and employment prospects under the then current market conditions, determined the future undiscounted cash flows for each of its vessels, considering its various alternatives, including sale possibilities. During 2020, the carrying values of one of the Company’s containers vessels was impaired as a result of its classification as “held for sale”. More specifically, in 2020, an impairment loss of $339 was recognized in connection with the container vessels’ “Rotterdam” held for sale classification on the March 31, 2020 balance sheets, as the vessel’s carrying value exceeded its fair value, less costs to sell. The vessel was measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as a result of its “held for sale” classification and their fair value was determined through Level 2 inputs of the fair value hierarchy making also use of available market data for the market value of vessels with similar characteristics. The fair value of the impaired vessel as of the testing date were $18,130 in 2020.

 

In 2020, the impairment loss recognized by the Company for its container vessels amounted to $339 and is included in Net income/(loss) from discontinued operations in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations.

F-26

 

PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

The amounts of Vessels, net, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:

 

    Vessels’ Cost     Accumulated Depreciation     Net Book Value  
Balance, December 31, 2020   $ 134,564     $ (6,456 )   $ 128,108  
- Vessels’ improvements     2,218       -       2,218  
- Depreciation     -       (7,290 )     (7,290 )
Balance, December 31, 2021   $ 136,782     $ (13,746 )   $ 123,036  
- Vessels’  acquisitions     143,504       -       143,504  
- Vessels’ improvements transferred from other non-current assets     558       -       558  
- Vessels’ improvements     660       -       660  
- Vessels’ disposals     (27,208 )     4,688       (22,520 )
- Depreciation     -       (8,631 )     (8,631 )
Balance, December 31, 2022   $ 254,296     $ (17,689 )   $ 236,607  

 

7.       Property and Equipment, net

 

On November 18, 2021, the Company, through UOT, sold to a subsidiary of Diana Shipping Inc. its co-owned indivisible share in a plot of land, located in Athens, Greece, for a purchase price of Euro 1,100,000 (or $1,248 based on a $1.1345 Euro/USD exchange rate). In connection with this sale, the Company recorded a gain, net of $233 taxes and expenses, of $137, which is presented as Gain from property sale in the accompanying 2021 consolidated statement of operations.

 

The amounts in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets are analyzed as follows:

 

    Property and Equipment     Accumulated Depreciation     Net Book Value  
Balance, December 31, 2020   $ 1,790     $ (655 )   $ 1,135  
- Additions in equipment     8       -       8  
- Land sale     (878 )     -       (878 )
- Depreciation     -       (114 )     (114 )
Balance, December 31, 2021   $ 920     $ (769 )   $ 151  
- Additions in equipment     27       -       27  
- Depreciation     -       (106 )     (106 )
Balance, December 31, 2022   $ 947     $ (875 )   $ 72  
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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

8. Long-Term Debt

 

The amount of long-term debt shown in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets is analyzed as follows:

 

    December 31, 2022     Current     Non-current     December 31, 2021     Current     Non-current  
                                     
Nordea Bank secured term loan   $ 20,663     $ 3,740     $ 16,923     $ 24,403     $ 3,740     $ 20,663  
Piraeus Bank secured term loans     67,584       9,048       58,536       25,786       4,171       21,615  
Alpha Bank secured term loans     40,250       4,200       36,050       -       -       -  
less unamortized deferred financing costs     (822 )     (242 )     (580 )     (291 )     (123 )     (168 )
Total debt, net of deferred financing costs   $ 127,675     $ 16,746     $ 110,929     $ 49,898     $ 7,788     $ 42,110  

 

Secured Term Loans: The Company, through its vessel-owning subsidiaries, has entered into various long term loan agreements with certain financial institutions (as described below) to partially finance the acquisition cost of its tanker vessels. All loans are repayable in quarterly installments plus one balloon installment per loan agreement to be paid together with the last installment, and bear variable interest at SOFR or LIBOR plus a fixed margin ranging from 2.35% to 2.85%. Their maturities fall due from July 2024 to December 2027, and at each utilization date, arrangement fees ranging from 0.50% to 1.00% were paid. As of December 31, 2022, the term loans were collateralized by the Company’s eight tanker vessels, whose aggregate net book value was $236,607.

 

In July 2019, the Company, through two of its vessel-owning subsidiaries, entered into a loan agreement with Nordea Bank Abp, Filial i Norge (“Nordea Bank”) for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $33,000, to partially finance the acquisition cost of the vessels “Blue Moon” and “Briolette”. In December 2019 and in March 2020, the Nordea Bank loan was twice amended and restated to increase the loan facility to up to $47,000 and $59,000, respectively, to partially support the acquisition cost of the tanker vessels “P. Fos” and “P. Kikuma”, respectively. In December 2020, the Company entered a Deed of Release with Nordea Bank, according to which the borrowers of the vessels “P. Fos” and “P. Kikuma” were released from all obligations under the agreement, in connection with the re-finance by Piraeus Bank S.A. (described below). Also in December 2020, the Company entered into a Supplemental Loan Agreement with Nordea Bank, to amend the existing repayment schedules of the “Blue Moon” and “Briolette” tranches and to amend the major shareholder’s clause included in the agreement.

 

In December 2020, the Company, through three of its vessel-owning subsidiaries, entered into a loan agreement with Piraeus Bank S.A. (“Piraeus Bank”) for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $31,526, to refinance the existing indebtedness of the vessels “P. Fos” and “P. Kikuma” with Nordea Bank, described above, and partially finance the acquisition cost of the vessel “P. Yanbu”. The three borrowers utilized in December 2020 an aggregate amount of $29,958 under the loan agreement, and no amount remained available for drawdown thereafter. The “P. Fos” trance was repaid in full and released from the loan agreement in November 2022, due to the vessels’ sale (Note 6). Furthermore, the “P. Yanbu” and the “P. Kikuma” trances were also released from the specific loan agreement in July and December 2022, respectively, as part of their refinancing under the new loan agreements with Piraeus Bank signed in June and November 2022 (discussed below), and as such, the specific loan agreement was terminated.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

In June 2022, the Company, through the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the vessels “P. Sophia” (Note 6) and “P. Yanbu”, entered into a new loan agreement with Piraeus Bank for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $31,933. The purpose of this facility was to finance the acquisition of “P. Sophia” by up to $24,600 and refinance the existing indebtedness of $7,333 of the vessel “P. Yanbu”. The Company utilized the full amount of $31,933 in July 2022.

 

Later, in November 2022, the Company, through the vessel-owning subsidiaries of the vessels “P. Monterey” (Note 6) and “P. Kikuma”, entered into a new loan agreement with Piraeus Bank for a senior secured term loan facility of up to $37,400. The purpose of this facility was to finance the acquisition of “P. Monterey” by up to $29,615 and refinance the existing indebtedness of $7,785 of the vessel “P. Kikuma”. The Company utilized the amount of $36,450 in November 2022, and no amount remained available for drawdown thereafter.

 

Also in November 2022, the Company, through the vessel-owning subsidiary of the vessel “P. Aliki” (Note 6) signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank S.A (“Alpha Bank”), to support the acquisition of the vessel by providing a secured term loan of up to $18,250. The maximum loan amount was drawn down upon the vessel’s delivery to the Company in November 2022.

 

Finally, in December 2022, the Company, through the vessel-owning subsidiary of the vessel “P. Long Beach” (Note 6) signed a loan agreement with Alpha Bank S.A, to support the acquisition of the vessel by providing a secured term loan of up to $22,000. The maximum loan amount was drawn down upon the vessel’s delivery to the Company in December 2022.

 

All loans are guaranteed by Performance Shipping Inc. and are also secured by first priority mortgages over the financed fleet, first priority assignments of earnings, insurances and of any charters exceeding durations of certain length of time, pledge over the borrowers’ shares and over their earnings accounts, and vessels’ managers’ undertakings. The loan agreements also require a minimum hull value of the financed vessels, impose restrictions as to dividend distribution following the occurrence of an event of default and changes in shareholding, include customary financial covenants and require at all times during the facility period a minimum cash liquidity. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the maximum compensating cash balance required under the Company’s loan agreements amounted to $10,500 and $5,000 respectively, and is included in Cash and cash equivalents in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Also, as at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, the restricted cash, being pledged deposits, required under the Company’s loan agreements amounted to $1,000 and $nil, respectively, and is included in Restricted cash, non-current in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company was in compliance with all of its loan covenants.

 

The weighted average interest rate of the Company’s bank loans for 2022 and 2021, was 4.85% and 2.90%, respectively.

 

For 2022, 2021 and 2020 interest expense on long-term bank debt amounted to $3,191, $1,596 and $1,710, respectively, and is included in Interest and finance costs in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations. Accrued interest on bank debt as of December 31, 2022 and 2021, amounted to $390 and $51, respectively, and is included in Accrued liabilities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

As at December 31, 2022, the maturities of the drawn portions of the debt facilities described above, are as follows:

 

      Principal Repayment  
Year 1     $ 16,988  
Year 2       28,222  
Year 3       11,298  
Year 4       11,298  
Year 5       60,691  
Total     $ 128,497  

 

9.       Commitments and Contingencies

 

(a) Various claims, suits, and complaints, including those involving government regulations and product liability, arise in the ordinary course of the shipping business. In addition, losses may arise from disputes with charterers, agents, insurance and other claims with suppliers relating to the operations of the Company’s vessels. Currently, management is not aware of any claims or contingent liabilities, which should be disclosed, or for which a provision should be established and has not in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company accrues for the cost of environmental liabilities when management becomes aware that a liability is probable and is able to reasonably estimate the probable exposure. Currently, management is not aware of any such claims or contingent liabilities, which should be disclosed, or for which a provision should be established in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

 

The Company’s vessels are covered for pollution in the amount of $1 billion per vessel per incident, by the protection and indemnity association (“P&I Association”) in which the Company’s vessels are entered. The Company’s vessels are subject to calls payable to their P&I Association and may be subject to supplemental calls which are based on estimates of premium income and anticipated and paid claims. Such estimates are adjusted each year by the Board of Directors of the P&I Association until the closing of the relevant policy year, which generally occurs within three years from the end of the policy year. Supplemental calls, if any, are expensed when they are announced and according to the period they relate to. The Company is not aware of any supplemental calls outstanding in respect of any policy year.

 

(b) As of December 31, 2022, part of the Company’s fleet was operating under time-charters. The minimum contractual annual charter revenues, net of related commissions to third parties (including related parties), to be generated from the existing as of December 31, 2022 non-cancelable time charter contract are estimated at $48,683 until December 31, 2023, and at $26,231 until December 31, 2024.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(c) The Company rents its office spaces in Greece under various lease agreements with unaffiliated parties. The durations of these agreements vary from a few months to 3 years and certain of these contracts, and as of December 31, 2022 the weighted-average remaining lease term for all lease agreements is 2.42 years. The contracts also bear the option for the Company to extend the lease terms for further periods. Under ASC 842, the Company, as a lessee, has classified these contracts as operating leases and accordingly, a lease liability of $163 and $84, respectively, and an equal right-of-use asset based on the present value of future minimum lease payments for the fixed periods of each contract have been recognized on the December 31, 2022 and 2021 balance sheets. The weighted average discount rate used for the calculation of the present value of future lease payments was 3.98%. The monthly rent cost under the existing as of December 31, 2022 lease agreements are $7 (based on the exchange rate of Euro/US Dollar $1.043 as of December 31, 2022). Rent costs have been reduced for the Company during 2021 as a result of COVID 19-relief measures applied by the Greek government, as the lessor was partially reimbursed for these rent payments by the state. Accordingly, rent expenses amounted to $87, $47 and $104 for 2022, 2021 and 2020, respectively, and are included in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The Company assessed in 2021 that the rent concession qualifies for the election and elected to not evaluate whether a concession provided due to COVID-19 is a lease modification under ASC 842. The Company has assessed the right of use asset recognized for office leases for impairment and concluded that no impairment charge should be recorded as December 31, 2022 and 2021 as no impairment indicators existed.

 

The following table sets forth the Company’s undiscounted office rental obligations as at December 31, 2022:

 

    Amount  
Year 1   $ 77  
Year 2     59  
Year 3     39  
Total   $ 175  
Less imputed interest     (12 )
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 163  
         
Lease liabilities, current     73  
Lease liabilities, non- current     90  
Present value of lease liabilities   $ 163  

 

10.      Changes in Capital Accounts

 

(a)           Company’s Preferred Stock: As of December 31, 2022 and 2021, the Company’s authorized preferred stock consists of 25,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. Of these preferred shares, 1,250,000 have been designated Series A preferred shares, 1,200,000 have been designated Series B preferred shares, and 1,587,314 have been designated as Series C Preferred Shares (see paragraph (b) below). As of December 31, 2022, 136,261 Series B preferred shares and 1,314,792 Series C preferred shares were issued and outstanding, while as of December 31, 2021, no preferred stock was issued and outstanding.

 

(b)   Tender Offer to Exchange Common Shares for Shares of Series B Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, and Issuance of Shares of Series C Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock: In December 2021, the Company commenced an offer to exchange up to 271,078 of its then issued and outstanding common shares, par value $0.01 per share, for newly issued shares of the Company’s Series B Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series B Preferred Shares”), par value $0.01, at a ratio of 4.20 Series B Preferred Shares for each common Share.  

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

The material terms of the Series B Preferred Shares are as follows: 1) Dividends: The Company pays a 4.00% annual dividend on the Series B Preferred Shares, on a quarterly basis, either in cash, or, at the Company’s option, through the issuance of additional common shares, valued at the volume-weighted average price of the common stock for the 10 trading days prior to the dividend payment date; 2) Voting Rights: Each Series B Preferred Share has no voting rights; 3) Conversion Rights: Each Series B Preferred Share is convertible at the option of the holder during the applicable conversion period and for additional cash consideration of $7.50 per converted Series B Preferred Share, into two Series C Preferred Shares (see description below); 4) Liquidation: Each Series B Preferred Share has a fixed liquidation preference of $25.00 per share; 5) Redemption: The Series B Preferred Shares are not subject to mandatory redemption or to any sinking fund requirements, and will be redeemable at the Company’s option, at any time, on or after the date that is the date immediately following the 15-month anniversary of the issuance date, at $25.00 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to and including the date of redemption. Also, upon the occurrence of a liquidation event, holders of Series B Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive out liquidating distribution or payment in full redemption of such Series B Preferred Shares in an amount equal to $25.00, plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon; 6) Rank: Finally, the Series B Preferred Shares rank senior to common shares with respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon any liquidation, winding up or dissolution of the Company.

 

The tender offer expired on January 27, 2022, and a total of 188,974 common shares were validly tendered and accepted for exchange, which resulted in the issuance of 793,657 Series B Preferred Shares (with aggregate liquidation preference of $19,841), out of which 657,396 were acquired by Aliki Paliou through Mango (Note 5), and 28,171 were acquired by Andreas Michalopoulos. For 2022, declared and paid dividends on Series B preferred shares amounted to $530 (or $0.875 per each Series B preferred share) which represented the dividends calculated for the period from February 2, 2022 (date of issuance of the Series B preferred shares) until December 15, 2022, out of which $411 were dividends paid to Mango for its Series B preferred shares (Note 5). As of December 31, 2022, accrued and not paid dividends on the Series B preferred shares amounted to $7.

 

On October 17, 2022, the Company entered into a stock purchase agreement with Mango, pursuant to which it agreed to issue to Mango in a private placement 1,314,792 shares (with aggregate liquidation preference of $32,870) of its newly-designated Series C Convertible Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (“Series C Preferred Shares”) in exchange for (i) all 657,396 Series B Preferred Shares held by Mango and (ii) the agreement by Mango to apply $4,930 (an amount equal to the aggregate cash conversion price payable upon conversion of such Series B Preferred Shares into Series C Preferred Shares pursuant to their terms) as a prepayment by the Company of the unsecured credit facility agreement dated March 2, 2022 (Note 5) and made between the Company as borrower and Mango as lender, maturing in March 2023 and bearing interest at 9.0% per annum. The Company repaid on October 19, 2022 the remaining amount due to the credit facility of $70, and any remaining accrued interest, and terminated the loan agreement with Mango. The transaction was approved by a special independent committee of the Company’s Board of Directors. The authorized number of Series C Preferred Shares, par value $0.01 and $25.00 liquidation preference, is 1,587,314, out of which 1,314,792 shares were issued to Mango.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

The remaining Series C Preferred Shares can be issued not earlier than one year from the date of original issuance of the Series B Preferred Shares (Note 15). The material terms of the Series C Preferred Shares are as follows: 1) Dividends: Dividends on each Series C Preferred Share shall be cumulative and shall accrue at a rate equal to 5.00% per annum of the Series C liquidation preference per Series C Preferred Share from the dividend payment date immediately preceding issuance, and can be paid either in cash, or, at the Company’s option, through the issuance of additional common shares; 2) Voting Rights: Each holder of Series C Preferred Shares is entitled, from the date of issuance of the Series C Preferred Shares, to a number of votes equal to the number of Common Shares into which such holder’s Series C Preferred Shares would then be convertible (notwithstanding the requirement that the Series C Preferred Shares are convertible only after six months following the Original Issuance Date), multiplied by 10. The holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall vote together as one class with the holders of Common Shares on all matters submitted to a vote of the Company’s shareholders (with certain exceptions); 3) Conversion Rights: The Series C Preferred Shares are convertible into common shares (i) at the option of the holder: in whole or in part, at any time on or after the date that is the date immediately following the six-month anniversary of the Original Issuance Date at a rate equal to the Series C liquidation preference, plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to and including the date of conversion, divided by an initial conversion price of $0.50, subject to adjustment from time to time, or (ii) mandatorily: on any date within the Series C Conversion Period,  being any time on or after the date that is the date immediately following the six-month anniversary of October 17, 2022 (or “the Original Issuance Date”), on which less than 25% of the authorized number of Series C Preferred Shares are outstanding and the volume-weighted average price of the common shares for the 10 trading days preceding such date exceeds 130% of the conversion price in effect on such date, the Company may elect that all, or a portion of the outstanding Series C Preferred Shares shall mandatorily convert into common shares at a rate equal to the Series C liquidation preference, plus the amount of any accrued and unpaid dividends thereon to and including such date, divided by the conversion price.  The conversion price is subject to adjustment for any stock splits, reverse stock splits or stock dividends, and shall also be adjusted to the lowest price of issuance of common stock by the Company for any registered offering following the Original Issuance Date, provided that such adjusted conversion price shall not be less than $0.50 (this conversion price adjustment clause is further analyzed later); 4) Liquidation: Each Series C Preferred Share has a fixed liquidation preference of $25.00 per share; 5) Redemption: The Series C Preferred Shares are not subject to mandatory redemption, and will be redeemable at the Company’s option, at any time, on or after the date that is the date immediately following the 15-month anniversary of the issuance date, in whole or in part, at $25.00 per share plus accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon to and including the date of redemption. The Company shall effect any such redemption by paying a) cash or, b) at the Company’s election, and provided on the date of the redemption notice less than 25% of the authorized number of Series C are outstanding, shares of common stock valued at the volume-weighted average price of common stock for the last 10 trading days prior to the redemption date. Also, upon the occurrence of a liquidation event, holders of Series C Preferred Shares shall be entitled to receive out liquidating distribution or payment in full redemption of such Series C Preferred Shares in an amount equal to $25.00, plus the amount of any accumulated and unpaid dividends thereon; 6) Rank: The Series C Preferred Shares rank senior to common shares, and on a parity with the Series B Preferred Stock, with respect to dividend distributions and distributions upon any liquidation.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

For 2022, declared and paid dividends on the Series C preferred shares held by Mango amounted to $411 (or $0.3125 per each Series C preferred share), which represented the dividends calculated for the period from September 15, 2022 until December 15, 2022. On December 31, 2022, accrued and not paid dividends on the Series C preferred shares held by Mango, amounted to $82 (Note 5).

 

The Company, when assessing the accounting of the Series B preferred stock, has taken into consideration the provisions of ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the Series B preferred shares should be classified as permanent equity rather than temporary equity or liability. The preferred stock was measured as of the date of closing of the tender offer, being January 27, 2022, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Its fair value was determined through Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy as determined by management and amounted to $18,030. The fair value of the preferred stock weighted the probabilities: a) that the Series B are not further exchanged for Preferred C shares, and b) that the Series B are converted to Series C on the applicable conversion date. The fair value of the conversion option embedded in the Series C Preferred Shares was estimated using the Black & Scholes model. Moreover, the Company’s valuation used the following assumptions: (a) stated dividend yields for the Series B preferred stock and Series C preferred stock, (b) cost of equity of 11.07%, based on the CAPM theory; (c) expected volatility of 77%, (d) risk free rate of 1.66% determined by management using the applicable 5-year treasury yield as of the measurement date, (e) market value of common stock of $3.09 (which was the current market price as of the date of the fair value measurement) and (f) expected life of convertibility option of the Series C preferred shares to common shares of 4 years. The Company applied option moneyness scenarios and determined the aforementioned assumptions of volatility and expected life of the convertibility option. The Company’s valuation determined that the exchange resulted in an excess value of the Series B preferred shares of $9,271, or $11.68 per preferred share, as compared to the fair value of the common shares exchanged, that was transferred from the common holders to the preferred holders on the measurement date, and that that value represented a deemed dividend to the preferred holders that should be deducted from the net income from continuing operations to arrive to the net income available to common stockholders from continuing operations (Note 12). The fair value of the common shares exchanged on the measurement date of $8,759 was determined through Level 1 inputs of the fair value hierarchy (quoted market price on the date of the exchange).

 

Accordingly, in its assessment for the accounting of the Series C preferred stock, the Company has taken into consideration the provisions of ASC 480 “Distinguishing Liabilities from Equity” and ASC 815 “Derivatives and Hedging” and determined that the Series C preferred shares should be classified as permanent equity rather than temporary equity or liability. The Series C preferred stock was measured as of the date of their issuance, being October 17, 2022, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Its fair value was determined through Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy as determined by management and amounted to $26,809. The fair value of the preferred stock was estimated as the sum of two components: a) the “straight” preferred stock component, using the discounted cash flow model, and b) the embedded option component, using the Black & Scholes model. For this assessment, the Company’s valuation used the following assumptions: (a) stated dividend yield for the Series C preferred stock (b) cost of equity of 10.38%, based on the CAPM theory; (c) expected volatility of 89%, (d) risk free rate of 4.23% determined by management using the applicable 5-year treasury yield as of the measurement date, (e) market value of common stock of $0.31 (which was the current market price as of the date of the fair value measurement), and (f) expected life of  convertibility option of the Series C preferred shares to common shares of 4 years. The Company applied option moneyness scenarios and determined the aforementioned assumptions of volatility and expected life of the convertibility option. The Company’s valuation determined that the transaction resulted in an excess value of the Series C preferred shares of $6,944, or $5.28 per preferred share, as compared to the sum of the amount of $4,930 (being the carrying value of the amount applied by the Company as a prepayment to the loan facility with Mango) and the carrying value of the Series B preferred shares exchanged, that was transferred from the preferred Series B holders to the preferred Series C holders on the measurement date, and that that value represented a deemed dividend to the preferred Series C holders that should be deducted from the net income from continuing operations to arrive to the net income available to common stockholders from continuing operations (Note 12). The carrying value of the Series B preferred shares exchanged by Mango on the measurement date was $14,935.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

As discussed above, the conversion price adjustment clause of the Series C Preferred Shares provides for a reduction in the initial conversion price in case, subsequent to the issuance of the Series C preferred shares, any of the following, among others, happens: a) upon stock dividend, split, or reverse stock split, or b) in case the Company issues equity securities at prices below the conversion price of the Series C preferred shares then in effect. The Company concluded that the feature mentioned in b) above provides protection to investors in promising to give each Series C holder investor the lowest pricing available to any other investors, rather than protecting against true economic dilution, and accordingly, this feature constitutes a down round feature. Following the reverse stock split that was effected in November 2022 (discussed later in paragraph (h)) the conversion price has been adjusted in November 2022 from $0.50 to $7.50. Later, on December 12, 2022, because of the issuance of common shares through the ATM offering (discussed later in paragraph (e)), the conversion price has been further adjusted to $3.51, and at that date the Company assessed that the down round feature was triggered. To measure the effect of the down round feature the Company performed fair value measurements by applying the same methodology as per initial fair value measurement for Series C preferred stock. For this assessment the Company updated the Level 3 inputs as follows: (a) expected volatility of 87% for the valuation of the instrument based on the initial conversion price of $7.50, and 118% for the valuation of the instrument based on the reduced conversion price of $3.51, and (b) expected life of  convertibility option of the Series C preferred shares to common shares of 5 years for the valuation of the instrument based on the initial conversion price of $7.50, and 1 year for the valuation of the instrument based on the reduced conversion price of $3.51. The Company applied option moneyness scenarios and determined the aforementioned assumptions of volatility and expected life of the convertibility option. In this respect, the Company determined an aggregate measurement of the down round feature of $5,930, which was accounted for as a deemed dividend that should be deducted from the net income from continuing operations to arrive to the net income available to common stockholders (Note 12).

 

The fair values of the Series B and Series C Preferred Shares at their issuance, as well as the fair value of the Series C Preferred Shares that were assessed on the date of triggering of the down-round feature as discussed above, were determined through Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as defined in FASB guidance for Fair Value Measurements, as they are derived by using significant unobservable inputs. Determining the fair value of the preferred stock requires management to make judgments about the valuation methodologies, including the unobservable inputs and other assumptions and estimates, which are significant in the valuation of the preferred stock.

 

(c)    Compensation Cost on Stock Option Awards: On January 1, 2021, the Company granted to its Chief Financial Officer stock options to purchase 8,000 of the Company’s common shares as share-based remuneration. The stock options, which were granted pursuant to, and in accordance with, the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan, have been approved by the Company’s board of directors, and have a term of five years. The exercise prices of the options are as follows: 2,000 shares for an exercise price of $150.00 per share, 1,667 shares for an exercise price of $187.50 per share, 1,333 shares for an exercise price of $225.00 per share, 1,000 shares for an exercise price of $300.00 per share, 1,000 shares for an exercise price of $375.00 per share, and 1,000 shares for an exercise price of $450.00 per share.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

In its assessment for the accounting of the stock options awards, the Company has taken into consideration the provisions of ASC 718 “Compensation – Stock Compensation” and determined that these stock options should be classified as equity rather than liability. The award was measured on the grant date, being January 1, 2021, at fair value on a non-recurring basis. Its fair value was determined through Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy as determined by management and amounted to $134. The fair value of the stock option was estimated using the binomial-pricing model with the following assumptions: (a) 6% dividend yield, assumed based on Company’s stated dividend policy and existing capital structure, (b) weighted average expected volatility of 75%, (c) risk free rate of 0.36% determined by management using the applicable 5-year treasury yield as of the measurement date, (d) market value of common stock of $4.64 (which was the current market price as of the date of the fair value measurement) and (e) expected life of 5 years as at January 1, 2021. Until December 31, 2022, no stock options were exercised, and in 2021 the full amount of $134 was recognized as compensation cost in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying statements of operations.

 

(d)   Compensation Cost on Restricted Common Stock: On December 30, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2015 Equity Incentive Plan (or the “Plan”), to increase the aggregate number of shares issuable under the plan to 35,922 shares, and further approved 4,481 restricted common shares to be issued on the same date as an award to the Company’s directors. The fair value of the award was $320 and was calculated by using the share closing price of December 29, 2020. One fourth of the shares vested on December 30, 2020, and the remainder three fourths vest ratably over three years from the issuance date. As at December 31, 2022, 31,441 restricted common shares remained reserved for issuance under the Plan.

 

Following the resignation of four of the Company’s board members on February 28, 2022, the Company decided to accelerate the vesting of any unvested shares on the date of their resignation as a severance benefit and the Company recognized the corresponding compensation cost during the first quarter of 2022. During 2022, 2021 and 2020, the aggregate compensation cost on restricted stock amounted to $107, $134 and $1,916 respectively, and is included in General and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As at December 31, 2022 and 2021, the total unrecognized compensation cost relating to restricted share awards was $52 and $159, respectively.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

During 2022, 2021 and 2020, the movement of the restricted stock cost was as follows:

 

    Number of
Shares
    Weighted
Average Grant
Date Price
 
Outstanding at December 31, 2019     25,904     $ 133.50  
Granted     4,481       71.40  
Vested     (23,713 )     131.10  
Forfeited or expired     -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2020     6,672     $ 100.65  
Granted     -       -  
Vested     (4,432 )     115.50  
Forfeited or expired     -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2021     2,240       71.40  
Granted     -       -  
Vested     (1,890 )     71.40  
Forfeited or expired     -       -  
Outstanding at December 31, 2022     350     $ 71.40  

 

As at December 31, 2022, the weighted-average period over which the total compensation cost related to non-vested restricted stock, as presented above, is expected to be recognized, is 0.99 years.

 

(e) At The Market (“ATM”) Offering: On March 5, 2021, the Company entered into an At The Market (or “ATM”) Offering Agreement with H.C. Wainwright & Co., LLC (“Wainwright”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $5,900 of its common shares, par value $0.01 per share. During 2022, a total of 35,128 common shares were issued as part of the Company’s ATM offering with Wainwright, and the net proceeds received, after deducting underwriting commissions and other expenses, amounted to $1,338. The Company terminated the specific ATM agreement effective August 23, 2022.

 

Furthermore, on December 9, 2022, the Company entered into an At The Market (or “ATM”) Offering Agreement with Virtu Americas LLC (“Virtu”), as sales agent, pursuant to which the Company could offer and sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $30,000 of its common shares, par value $0.01 per share. During 2022, a total of 140,379 common shares were issued as part of the Company’s ATM offering with Virtu, and the net proceeds received, after deducting underwriting commissions and other expenses, amounted to $450. Subsequent to the balance sheet date and up to February 27, 2023, when the Company terminated its ATM agreement with Virtu, a total of 224,817 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued as part of the Company’s ATM offering (Note 15).

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(f) Equity Offerings: On June 1, 2022, the Company completed its underwritten public offering of 508,000 units at a price of $15.75 per unit. Each unit consists of one common share (or pre-funded warrant in lieu thereof) and one Class A warrant (the “June 2022 Warrants”) to purchase one common share and was immediately separated upon issuance. Each Class A warrant was immediately exercisable for one common share at an exercise price of $15.75 per share and has a maturity of five years from issuance and can be either physically settled or through the means of a cashless exercise. The Company may at any time during the term of its warrants reduce the then current exercise price of each warrant to any amount and for any period of time deemed appropriate by the board of directors of the Company, subject to terms disclosed in each warrants’ agreements. The warrants also contain a cashless exercise provision, whereby if at the time of exercise, there is no effective registration statement, then the warrants can be exercised by means of a cashless exercise as disclosed in each warrants’ agreements. The Class A warrants and the pre-funded warrants do not have any voting, dividend or participation rights, nor do they have any liquidation preferences. The Company had granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 76,200 common shares and/or prefunded warrants and/or 76,200 Class A warrants, at the public offering price, less underwriting discounts and commissions. The offering closed on June 1, 2022, and the Company received net proceeds, after underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses, of $7,126 including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option by the underwriters of 59,366 Class A Warrants to purchase up to 59,366 common shares at $0.01 per share. 

 

Furthermore, on July 18, 2022, the Company completed a direct offering of 1,133,333 common shares and warrants to purchase up to 1,133,333 common shares (the “July 2022 Warrants”) at a concurrent private placement. The combined effective purchase price for one common share and one warrant to purchase one common share was $5.25. Each warrant is immediately exercisable for one common share at an initial exercise price of $5.25 per share, and will expire in five and a half years from issuance. The July 2022 Warrants have similar terms to the June Warrants, with the only significant difference being the existence of an exercise price adjustment clause (discussed below), which was assessed by the Company as a down round feature. Further to the registered direct offering of August 12, 2022 (discussed below) the July 2022 Warrants’ exercise price has been reduced to $4.75, and following the share issuances through the Company’s ATM offering in December 2022 (discussed previously), the July 2022 Warrants’ exercise price has been reduced to $3.51, according to the terms of the Form of Warrant, as has been further reduced to $1.65 subsequent to the balance sheet date. The offering closed on July 19, 2022, and the Company received net proceeds, after underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses, of approximately $5,271.

 

Finally, on August 12, 2022, the Company entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain unaffiliated institutional investors to purchase 2,222,222 of its common shares and warrants to purchase 2,222,222 common shares (the “August 2022 Warrants”) at a price of $6.75 per common share and accompanying warrant in a registered direct offering. The August Warrants are immediately exercisable, expire five years from the date of issuance, and had an initial exercise price of $6.75 per common share. The August 2022 Warrants have similar terms to the July 2022 Warrants, including the exercise price adjustment clause that constitutes a down-round feature. Further to the share issuances through the Company’s ATM offering in December 2022 (discussed previously), the August 2022 Warrants’ exercise price has been reduced to $3.51, according to the terms of the Form of Warrant, as has been further reduced to $1.65 subsequent to the balance sheet date. The offering closed on August 16, 2022, and the Company received net proceeds, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and expenses, of approximately $13,707.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

The exercise price adjustment clause of the July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants provides for a reduction in the warrants’ initial exercise price in case the company, subsequent to the warrants issuance: a) issues equity securities at prices below the initial exercise price of the July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants, or b) the Company’s stock trades below the July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants’ exercise price during any of the five trading sessions following the issuance of such equity securities. The Company concluded that the specific feature provides protection to investors in promising to give each warrant holder investor the lowest pricing available to any other investors, rather than protecting against true economic dilution, and accordingly, this feature constitutes a down round feature. Following the Company’s registered offering in August 2022 (discussed later), the down round feature of the July 2022 Warrants was triggered. Consequently, the Company measured the value of the effect of the feature as of the August 18, 2022, being the date that the down round feature was triggered and determined an approximate measurement of the down round feature of $22, which was accounted for as a deemed dividend. Moreover, following the ATM offering with Virtu (discussed previously) during which common shares were issued, the down round features of the July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants were triggered. In this respect, the Company measured the value of the effect of the feature as of the dates that the down round features were triggered, being December 12, 2022 for both the July 2022 and the August 2022 Warrants, and determined an approximate measurement of the down round feature of $192 and $902, respectively, which were accounted for as deemed dividends. The deemed dividends resulting from the re-valuation of the July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants are deducted from the net income from continuing operations to arrive to the net income available to common stockholders (Note 12). The fair values of the warrants, that were assessed on the date of triggering of the down-round features as discussed previously, were determined through Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as defined in FASB guidance for Fair Value Measurements, as they are derived by using significant unobservable inputs such as historical volatility.

 

As of December 31, 2022, the Company had 4,187,588 common shares outstanding, and none of the June 2022, July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants had been exercised.

 

(g) Reverse Stock Splits: With the intention of complying with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price requirements, the Company effected as of the opening of trading on November 15, 2022, a one-for-fifteen reverse stock split of its common shares, which was approved by shareholders at the Company’s 2022 Special Meeting of Shareholders held on November 7, 2022. Consequently, the Company regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), for the breach of which it was previously notified by the Nasdaq. The number of the Company’s common shares issued and outstanding at the date of the reverse stock split effectiveness was reduced from 60,728,363 to 4,047,209. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split. Shareholders who would otherwise hold fractional shares of the Company’s common stock received a cash payment in lieu of such fractional share.

 

Also on November 2, 2020, with the intention of complying with NASDAQ’s minimum bid price requirements, the Company effected as of the opening of trading a one-for-ten reverse stock split of its common shares, which was approved by shareholders at the Company’s 2020 Special Meeting of Shareholders held on October 29, 2020. Consequently, the Company regained compliance with Nasdaq Listing Rule 5450(a)(1), for the breach of which it was previously notified by the Nasdaq. The number of the Company’s common shares issued and outstanding at that date was reduced from 50,155,299 to 5,015,501. No fractional shares were issued in connection with the reverse split. Shareholders who would otherwise hold fractional shares of the Company’s common stock received a cash payment in lieu of such fractional share.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

11.       Interest and Finance Costs

 

The amounts in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations are analyzed as follows:

 

    2022     2021     2020  
Interest expense on bank debt  (Note 8)   $ 3,191     $ 1,596     $ 1,710  
Interest expense and other fees on related party debt (Note 5)     277       -       -  
Amortization of deferred financing costs on bank and related party debt     402       143       325  
Commitment fees and other     96       62       54  
Total   $ 3,966     $ 1,801     $ 2,089  

 

12.        Earnings / (Loss) per Share

 

All common shares issued (including the restricted shares issued under the equity incentive plan, or else) are the Company’s common stock and have equal rights to vote and participate in dividends, subject to forfeiture provisions set forth in the applicable award agreements. Unvested shares granted under the Company’s incentive plan, or else, are entitled to receive dividends which are not refundable, even if such shares are forfeited, and therefore are considered participating securities for basic and diluted earnings per share calculation purposes. For 2022, the Company paid aggregate dividends amounting to $941 to its Series B and Series C preferred stockholders, while for 2021 and 2020 the Company paid dividends of $nil and $502, respectively, to its common stockholders. The calculation of basic earnings/ (loss) per share does not consider the non-vested shares as outstanding until the time-based vesting restrictions have lapsed. The dilutive effect of share-based compensation arrangements and for unexercised warrants that are in-the money, is computed using the treasury stock method, which assumes that the “proceeds” upon exercise of these awards or warrants are used to purchase common shares at the average market price for the period, while the dilutive effect of convertible securities is computed using the “if converted” method. In particular, for the preferred convertible stock that requires the payment of cash by the holder upon conversion, the proceeds assumed to be received shall be assumed to be applied to purchase common stock under the treasury stock method and the convertible security shall be assumed to be converted under the “if-converted” method. For 2022 and 2020 the most dilutive method was the two-class method, considering anti-dilution sequencing as per ASC 260. For 2022 and 2020, the computation of diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution from conversion of outstanding preferred convertible stock calculated with the “if converted” method described above and resulted in 4,597,638 shares and 4,673 shares, respectively. For 2022, 2021 and 2020, securities that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because to do so would have anti-dilutive effect, are any incremental shares resulting from the non-vested restricted share awards, outstanding warrants, the non-exercised stock options and the Series C preferred stock calculated with the treasury stock method, or if converted method, as applicable, considering of anti-dilution sequencing as per ASC 260.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

For 2020, net income / (loss) from continuing operations is significantly adjusted to arrive to net income / (loss) attributable to common equity holders by $1,500, being the difference between the fair value of the consideration paid for the re-purchase of the Series C preferred shares (Note 10) and the carrying amount of the shares surrendered. The $1,500 gain from repurchase has been allocated to continuing operations, as it derives from corporate decisions in connection with the restructuring of the Company’s share capital.

 

For 2022, net income / (loss) from continuing operations is significantly adjusted by an amount of $9,271 representing deemed dividends on Series B preferred stock upon exchange of common stock (Note 10 (b)), by an amount of $6,944 representing deemed dividends on Series C preferred stock upon exchange of Series C preferred stock (Note 10 (b)), by a deemed dividend to the Series C preferred stockholders due to triggering of a down-round feature of $5,930, (Note 10 (b)), by a deemed dividend to the holders of the July and August 2022 Warrants of $1,116 as a result of triggering of a down-round feature (Note 10 (f)), and also by an amount of $1,030 representing dividends on Series B and Series C Preferred Stock (Note 10 (b)), to arrive at the net income / (loss) attributable to common equity holders.

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

The following table sets forth the computation for basic and diluted earnings (losses) per share:

 

    2022     2021     2020  
    Basic EPS     Diluted EPS     Basic LPS     Diluted LPS     Basic LPS     Diluted LPS  
Net income/ (loss) from continuing operations   $ 36,300     $ 36,300     $ (10,106 )   $ (10,106 )   $ 2,295     $ 2,295  
plus gain from repurchase of preferred shares     -       -       -       -       1,500       1,500  
less income allocated to participating securities     (6 )     (2 )     -       -       (87 )     (87 )
less deemed dividends on Series B preferred stock upon exchange of common stock     (9,271 )     (9,271 )     -       -       -       -  
less deemed dividends on Series C preferred stock upon exchange of Series B preferred stock and re-acquisition of loan due to a related party     (6,944 )     -       -       -       -       -  
less deemed dividend to the Series C preferred stockholders due to triggering of a down-round feature     (5,930 )     (5,930 )     -       -       -       -  
less deemed dividend to the July and August warrants’ holders due to triggering of a down-round feature     (1,116 )     (1,116 )     -       -       -       -  
less dividends on preferred stock     (1,030 )     (493 )     -       -       -       -  
Net income / (loss) attributable to common stockholders from continuing operations     12,003       19,488       (10,106 )     (10,106 )     3,708       3,708  
                                                 
Net income from discontinued operations     -       -       400       400       1,482       1,482  
                                                 
Total net income /(loss) attributable to common stockholders     12,003       19,488       (9,706 )     (9,706 )     5,190       5,190  
                                                 
Weighted average number of common shares, basic     1,850,072       1,850,072       335,086       335,086       325,031       325,031  
Effect of dilutive shares     -       4,597,638       -       -       -       4,673  
Weighted average number of common shares, diluted     1,850,072       6,447,710       335,086       335,086       325,031       329,704  
                                                 
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, continuing operations   $ 6.49     $ 3.02     $ (30.16 )   $ (30.16 )   $ 11.41     $ 11.25  
                                                 
Earnings per common share, discontinued operations   $ -     $ -     $ 1.19     $ 1.19     $ 4.56     $ 4.49  
                                                 
Earnings / (Loss) per common share, total   $ 6.49     $ 3.02     $ (28.97 )   $ (28.97 )     15.97     $ 15.74

 

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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

13.       Income Taxes

 

Under the laws of the countries of the companies’ incorporation and / or vessels’ registration, the companies are not subject to tax on international shipping income; however, they are subject to registration and tonnage taxes, which are included in Vessel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

The Company is potentially subject to a four percent U.S. federal income tax on 50% of its gross income derived by its voyages that begin or end in the United States. However, under Section 883 of the Internal Revenue Code of the United States (the “Code”), a corporation is exempt from U.S. federal income taxation on its U.S.-source shipping income if: (a) it is organized in a foreign country that grants an equivalent exemption from tax to corporations organized in the United States (an “equivalent exemption”); and (b) either (i) more than 50% of the value of its common stock is owned, directly or indirectly, by “qualified shareholders,”, which is referred to as the “50% Ownership Test,” or (ii) its common stock is “primarily and regularly traded on an established securities market” in the United States or in a country that grants an “equivalent exemption”, which is referred to as the “Publicly-Traded Test.”

 

The Marshall Islands, the jurisdiction where Performance Shipping Inc. and each of its vessel-owning subsidiaries are incorporated, grant an “equivalent exemption” to U.S. corporations. Therefore, the Company would be exempt from U.S. federal income taxation with respect to its U.S.-source shipping income if either the 50% Ownership Test or the Publicly-Traded Test is met.

 

Based on the trading and ownership of its stock, the Company believes that it satisfied the 50% Ownership Test for its 2022 taxable year and intends to take this position on its 2022 U.S. federal income tax returns. Therefore, the Company does not expect to have any U.S. federal income tax liability for the year ended December 31, 2022.

 

14.       Financial Instruments and Fair Value Disclosures

 

The carrying values of temporary cash investments, accounts receivable and accounts payable approximate their fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments. The fair values of long-term bank loans approximate the recorded values, due to their variable interest rates. The Company is exposed to interest rate fluctuations associated with its variable rate borrowings and its objective is to manage the impact of such fluctuations on earnings and cash flows of its borrowings. Currently, the Company does not have any derivative instruments to manage such fluctuations. During 2022, the Company measured on a non-recuring basis its newly-issued equity instruments on their appropriate measurement dates, using Level 3 inputs of the fair value hierarchy. These valuations resulted:

 

for the Company’s Series B Preferred Shares as of January 27, 2022, which was the date of the instrument’s issuance, to a fair value of $18,030 (Note 10 (b)),

for the Company’s Series C Preferred Shares as of October 17, 2022, which was the date of the instrument’s issuance, to a fair value of $26,809 (Note 10 (b)).
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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

During 2022, the Company measured on a non-recurring basis the fair values of the Series C Preferred Shares, July 2022 and August 2022 Warrants, before and after the triggering of the down round features. These valuations resulted:

in a deemed dividend for the Company’s Series C Preferred Shares as of December 12, 2022, of $5,930 (Note 10 (b)),

in a deemed dividend for the Company’s July 2022 Warrants as of August 18, 2022, of $22 (Note 10 (f)),

in a deemed dividend for the Company’s July 2022 Warrants as of December 12, 2022, of $192 (Note 10 (f)), and

in a deemed dividend for the Company’s August 2022 Warrants as of December 12, 2022, of $902 (Note 10 (f)).

 

15. Subsequent Events

 

(a) At-The-Market (“ATM”) Offering: Subsequent to the balance sheet date and up to February 15, 2023, a total of 224,817 shares of the Company’s common stock were issued as part of the Company’s ATM offering (Note 10), and the net proceeds received, after deducting agent’s commissions, amounted to $694. The Company terminated its ATM agreement on February 27, 2023.

 

(b) Conversion of Series B Preferred Shares to Series C Preferred Shares: On February 13, 2023, the Company notified its Series B preferred stockholders, that pursuant to the effective registration statement on Form F-3 filed by the Company with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on January 27, 2023, the holders of the Company’s issued and outstanding Series B Preferred Shares may at any time through and including March 15, 2023, convert, at the option of the holder, one Series B Preferred Share, for additional cash consideration of $7.50 per converted Series B Preferred Share, into two shares of Series C Convertible Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock. Upon the closing of the conversion period on March 15, 2023, 85,535 Series B preferred shares have been converted to 171,070 Series C preferred shares, and the Company collected gross proceeds of $642.

 

(c) Registered Direct Offering: On March 3, 2023, the Company completed a registered direct offering of (i) 5,556,000 of its common shares, $0.01 par value per share, (ii) Series A Warrants to purchase up to 3,611,400 common shares and (iii) Series B Warrants to purchase up to 4,167,000 common shares directly to several institutional investors. Each Series A Warrant and each Series B Warrant are immediately exercisable upon issuance for one common share at an exercise price of $2.25 per share and expire five years after the issuance date. Alternatively, each Series A Warrant will become exchangeable for one common share beginning on the earlier of 30 days following the closing of the Offering and the date on which the cumulative trading volume of the Company’s common shares following the date of entry into a securities purchase agreement with the purchasers in this offering exceeds 15,000,000 shares. At closing, the Company received proceeds of $11,586, net of placement agent’s fees and expenses. Subsequent to the closing and through March 22, 2023, the Company received exercise notices for 2,589,600 Series A warrants, and thus, 2,589,600 common shares were issued for no cash consideration, according to the terms of the Form of Warrant.
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PERFORMANCE SHIPPING INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 December 31, 2022

(Expressed in thousands of US Dollars – except for share and per share data, unless otherwise stated)

 

(d) Shipbuilding Contract for the Construction of an Oil Tanker: On March 7, 2023, the Company, through a newly established subsidiary, entered into a shipbuilding contract with China Shipbuilding Trading Company Limited and Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company Limited for the construction of a product/crude oil tanker of approximately 114,000 dwt. The newbuilding (H1515) has a gross contract price of $63,250 and the Company expects to take delivery of it by the end of October 2025. The purchase price of the newbuilding will be paid in five instalments, with the first one at $9,488, the second, third and fourth at $6,325 each, and the final instalment for the balance of the amount or $34,787.

 

(e) Dividend Payment to the Series B and Series C Preferred Stockholders: On March 15, 2023, the Company paid cash dividends to its Series B and Series C preferred stockholders amounting to $15 (or $0.25 per share) and $458 (or $0.3125 per share), respectively, according to the terms of each preferred stock, out of which $411 were paid to Mango (Note 5).

 

F-45

 


Exhibit 99.3

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements:

(1)
Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-269449) of Performance Shipping Inc.,
(2)
Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-266946) of Performance Shipping Inc.,
(3)
Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-237637) of Performance Shipping Inc., and
(4)
Registration Statement (Form F-3 No. 333-197740) of Performance Shipping Inc.;

of our report dated March 23, 2023, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Performance Shipping Inc. included in this Report on Form 6-K.

/s/ Ernst & Young (Hellas) Certified Auditors Accountants S.A.

Athens, Greece
March 23, 2023