SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Giannopoulos Georgios (Last) (First) (Middle) 9 IRODOU ATTIKOU STREET (Street) KIFISIA, ATHENS J3 14561 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 03/17/2026	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Global Ship Lease, Inc. [ GSL ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Compliance Officer	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Shares, par value of $0.01 per share	7,692(1)	D
Class A Common Shares, par value of $0.01 per share	142,308(2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 7,692 Class A Common Shares of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the "Issuer") granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Issuer's 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"), of which 3,846 shares vested on December 31, 2025 and have not yet been issued, and 3,846 shares are scheduled to vest on March 31, 2026.

2. Unvested awards of Class A Common Shares of the Issuer granted to the reporting person pursuant to the Plan, consisting of (i) 42,308 shares which vest quarterly, pro rata, commencing from the quarter ended June 30, 2026, conditioned on the reporting person's continued service, (ii) 50,000 shares, of which approximately 1/3 are earned upon the Company's achievement of a specified annualized return on equity that is measured as of December 31 of 2026, 2027 and 2028, respectively, after which, such earned shares are notionally divided into a number of quarterly installments within the 3.25 year period beginning October 1, 2025 (the "Term") and are eligible to vest on this basis, and (iii) 50,000 shares which vest at December 31, 2028 based on the Company's achievement of a specified return on equity over the full Term.

	/s/ George Giannopoulos	03/17/2026
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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