UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of October 2022
Commission File Number: 001-34153
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Global Ship Lease, Inc.
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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c/o Global Ship Lease Services Limited
25 Wilton Road
London SW1V 1LW
United Kingdom
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(Address of principal executive office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): [ ].
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted
solely to provide an attached annual report to security holders.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): [ ].
Note: Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7) only permits the submission in paper of a Form 6-K if submitted to
furnish a report or other document that the registrant foreign private issuer must furnish and make public under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the registrant is incorporated, domiciled or legally organized (the registrant's "home country"),
or under the rules of the home country exchange on which the registrant's securities are traded, as long as the report or other document is not a press release, is not required to be and has not been distributed to the registrant's security holders,
and, if discussing a material event, has already been the subject of a Form 6-K submission or other Commission filing on EDGAR.
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS REPORT ON FORM 6-K
Attached as Exhibit 99.1
to this Report on Form 6-K (this “Report”) is a copy of the press release of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “Company”), dated September 28, 2022, announcing that it has adjourned its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders until October 7, 2022 (the
"Adjournment").
Attached as Exhibit 99.2
to this Report is a copy of the notice to shareholders of the Adjournment.
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.
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GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
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(registrant)
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Dated: October 3, 2022
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By:
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/s/ Ian J. Webber
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Ian J. Webber
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Chief Executive Officer
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Exhibit 99.1
Global Ship Lease Announces Adjourned Annual Meeting of Shareholders
September 28, 2022
LONDON, Sept. 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Global Ship Lease, Inc. (NYSE:GSL) (the “Company”) today announced that its scheduled Annual Meeting of
Shareholders was convened on September 27, 2022, and has been subsequently adjourned due to lack of requisite quorum to October 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. local time, at 3-5 Menandrou Str., 14561 Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
The record date for determining shareholders entitled to participate at the Annual Meeting is August 2, 2022. The business of the Annual Meeting is to
elect two Term II Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and to ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31,
2022. Annual Meeting documentation and instructions for voting were mailed to all shareholders of record on or about August 18, 2022 and have been furnished to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) and are available on the
Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.
About Global Ship Lease
Global Ship Lease is a leading independent owner of containerships with a diversified fleet of mid-sized and smaller containerships. Incorporated in the
Marshall Islands, Global Ship Lease commenced operations in December 2007 with a business of owning and chartering out containerships under fixed-rate charters to top tier container liner companies. It was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in
August 2008.
As at August 30, 2022, Global Ship Lease owned 65 containerships, ranging from 1,118 to 11,040 TEU, with an aggregate capacity of 342,348 TEU. 32 ships
are wide-beam Post-Panamax.
Adjusted to include all charters agreed, up to August 30, 2022, the average remaining term of the Company’s charters as at June 30, 2022, to the mid-point
of redelivery, including options under the Company’s control and other than if a redelivery notice has been received, was 3.1 years on a TEU‑weighted basis. Contracted revenue on the same basis was $2.4 billion. Contracted revenue was $2.8 billion,
including options under charterers’ control and with latest redelivery date, representing a weighted average remaining term of 4.0 years.
Investor and Media Contact:
The IGB Group
Bryan Degnan
646-673-9701
or
Leon Berman
212-477-8438
Global Ship Lease Inc.
Exhibit 99.2
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September 28, 2022
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GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
NOTICE OF ADJOURNMENT OF ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
TO OCTOBER 7, 2022
TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.:
NOTICE IS HEREBY given that the 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Meeting”) of Global Ship Lease, Inc., a Marshall
Islands corporation (the “Company”), was convened on September 27, 2022, and has been subsequently adjourned due to lack of requisite quorum to October 7, 2022 at 6:00 p.m. local time, at 3-5 Menandrou Str., 14561 Kifisia, Athens, Greece.
The business scheduled for the Meeting remains the same as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement for the Meeting
dated August 18, 2022. Shareholders of the Company will consider and vote upon the following proposals:
1. To elect two Term
II Directors to serve until the 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders (“Proposal One”);
2. To ratify the
appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A., as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022 (“Proposal Two”); and
3. To transact such
other business as may properly come before the Meeting or any adjournment thereof.
Adoption of each of Proposal One and Proposal Two requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes cast by
shareholders present in person or by proxy and entitled to vote at the Meeting, provided that a quorum is present at the Meeting.
WHETHER OR NOT YOU PLAN TO ATTEND THE MEETING, PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THE PROXY PREVIOUSLY SENT TO YOU IN
THE ENVELOPE PROVIDED, WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE POSTAGE IF MAILED IN THE UNITED STATES. THE VOTE OF EVERY SHAREHOLDER IS IMPORTANT AND YOUR COOPERATION IN RETURNING YOUR EXECUTED PROXY PROMPTLY WILL BE APPRECIATED. ANY SIGNED PROXY RETURNED AND NOT
COMPLETED WILL BE VOTED IN FAVOR OF ALL PROPOSALS PRESENTED IN THE PROXY STATEMENT.
If you attend the Meeting in person, you will be asked to present photo identification, such as a driver’s license. If you
hold your shares through an account with a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, you will also be asked to present appropriate proof of ownership to be admitted to the Meeting. A recent brokerage statement or a letter from your bank or broker are
examples of proof of ownership.
If you attend the Meeting and do not hold your shares through an account with a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, you
may revoke your proxy and vote in person. If you hold your shares through an account with a brokerage firm, bank or other nominee, please follow the instructions you receive from them to vote your shares and revoke your vote, if necessary. If you
want to vote your shares held in street name in person at the Meeting, you must bring with you a written proxy in your name from the broker, bank or other nominee that holds your shares.
During the period of adjournment, the Company will continue to solicit proxies from shareholders with respect to the
proposals set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement. Proxies previously submitted in respect of the Meeting will be voted at the adjourned Meeting unless properly revoked. No further action is required by shareholders who have already voted.
We have engaged Georgeson to assist us in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the Meeting. The cost of
preparing and soliciting proxies will be borne by the Company.
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Very truly yours,
 Ian Webber
Chief Executive Officer
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