TOP SHIPS Inc. Announces Waiver from Emporiki Bank

ATHENS, GREECE – July 28, 2010 – TOP Ships Inc. (NasdaqGS: TOPS), an international provider of worldwide seaborne crude oil, petroleum products, and drybulk transportation services, announced today that it has obtained a waiver from Emporiki Bank until June 30, 2011 in relation to the breach of certain financial covenants under the Emporiki credit facility.

About TOP Ships Inc.

TOP Ships Inc., formerly known as TOP Tankers Inc., is an international provider of worldwide seaborne crude oil and petroleum products and drybulk transportation services. The Company operates a combined tanker and drybulk fleet as follows:

• A fleet of eight double-hull Handymax tankers and an average age of 3.3 years with a total carrying capacity of approximately 0.4 million dwt, of which 76%, in terms of dwt, are sister ships. Two of the Company's Handymaxes are on time charter contracts with an average term of 12 months with both of the time charters including profit sharing agreements above their base rates. Six of the Company’s Handymax tankers are fixed on a bareboat charter basis with an average term of 7.7 years.

• A fleet of five drybulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of approximately 0.3 million dwt and an average age of 9.2 years, of which 47%, in terms of dwt, are sister ships. All of the Company's drybulk vessels have fixed rate employment contracts for an average period of 17 months.

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