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8. Long-term Debt

2023 A&R Debt Facility

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the $240.0 million amended and restated debt financing facility that we entered into on December 22, 2023 with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, ING Bank N.V., Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB (publ), BNP Paribas, and Danish Ship Finance A/S (the “2023 A&R Debt Facility”). On April 20, 2026, we prepaid $16.5 million of the 2023 A&R Debt Facility, the tranche related to the 2015-built VLGC Cobra.

We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of June 30, 2026.

Areion Facility

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on our $62.9 million debt financing facility that we entered into on February 17, 2026 with Citibank N.A., supported by export insurance provided by the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation, and Nordea Bank Abp (the “Areion Facility”).

We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of June 30, 2026.

BALCAP Facility

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on our $83.4 million debt financing facility that we entered into on December 29, 2021 with Banc of America Leasing & Capital, LLC and other financial institutions (the “BALCAP Facility”).

We were in compliance with all financial covenants as of June 30, 2026.

Corsair Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2014-built VLGC, Corsair, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Corsair Japanese Financing”). On May 28, 2026, we repaid the Corsair Japanese Financing’s then outstanding principal of $24.2 million.

Cresques Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, Cresques, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Cresques Japanese Financing”). On June 30, 2026, we gave a notice of repurchase to the owners of Cresques with an expected closing on or about September 30, 2026. The expected payment will be approximately $21.3 million, representing the principal amount then outstanding.

Cratis Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, Cratis, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Cratis Japanese Financing”).

Copernicus Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, Copernicus, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Copernicus Japanese Financing”).

Chaparral Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2015-built VLGC, Chaparral, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Chaparral Japanese Financing”).

Caravelle Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2016-built VLGC, Caravelle, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Caravelle Japanese Financing”).

Cougar Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the refinancing of our 2016-built VLGC, Cougar, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Cougar Japanese Financing”). On June 30, 2026, we gave a notice of repurchase to the owners of Cougar with an expected closing on or about August 31, 2026. The expected payment will be approximately $34.6 million, representing the principal amount then outstanding.

Captain Markos Dual-Fuel Japanese Financing

Refer to Note 10 to the consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2026 for information on the financing of our 2023-built dual-fuel VLGC, Captain Markos, pursuant to a memorandum of agreement and a bareboat charter agreement (the “Captain Markos Dual-Fuel Japanese Financing”).

Debt Obligations

The table below presents our debt obligations:

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June 30, 2026

  ​ ​ ​

March 31, 2026

 

2023 A&R Debt Facility

$

144,000,000

$

165,000,000

Areion Facility

$

62,900,531

62,900,531

BALCAP Facility

$

47,748,113

$

49,891,595

Japanese Financings

Corsair Japanese Financing

$

$

24,645,833

Cresques Japanese Financing

21,629,588

22,071,744

Cratis Japanese Financing

32,320,000

33,340,000

Copernicus Japanese Financing

32,320,000

33,340,000

Chaparral Japanese Financing

53,891,108

54,594,492

Caravelle Japanese Financing

34,400,000

35,300,000

Cougar Japanese Financing

35,600,000

36,500,000

Captain Markos Dual-Fuel Japanese Financing

47,600,000

48,230,000

Total Japanese Financings

$

257,760,696

$

288,022,069

Total debt obligations

$

512,409,340

$

565,814,195

Less: deferred financing fees

4,865,383

5,419,502

Debt obligations—net of deferred financing fees

$

507,543,957

$

560,394,693

Presented as follows:

Current portion of long-term debt

 

$

158,670,500

$

100,164,502

Long-term debt—net of current portion and deferred financing fees

 

348,873,457

460,230,191

Total

 

$

507,543,957

$

560,394,693

Deferred Financing Fees

The analysis and movement of deferred financing fees is presented in the table below:

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Financing

costs

Balance, April 1, 2026

 

$

5,419,502

Amortization

(554,119)

Balance, June 30, 2026

$

4,865,383