<p>多伦多，2026 年 5 月 11 日（环球新闻）—— <strong>汉普顿金融公司</strong>（“ <strong>汉普顿</strong>” 或 “ <strong>公司</strong>”）今天宣布收购干散货运输公司 ICON Energy Corp.（“ <strong>Icon Energy</strong>”）10% 的股份。</p>
<p>汉普顿通过公开市场交易收购了 Icon Energy 10% 的股份。此次共计购买了 325,000 股 Icon Energy 的普通股，目的是为了投资。汉普顿的总投资约为 55 万加元。</p>
<p>Icon Energy 是一家国际航运公司，通过其远洋船队提供全球干散货的海上运输服务。Icon Energy 的主要执行办公室位于希腊雅典，其普通股在纳斯达克资本市场以 “ICON” 符号交易。Icon Energy 拥有 3 艘在全球运营的干散货船。</p>
<p><em>“</em> <em>汉普顿认为，Icon Energy 当前的股价与其每股约 7.00 美元的净资产价值相比，显著低估。此外，汉普顿相信，许多行业费率跟踪系统和新闻来源报告的航运费率和整体行业环境的显著改善是与 Icon Energy 股价相关的积极因素</em>，”_ 汉普顿的执行董事长兼首席执行官彼得·迪布（Peter Deeb）指出。</p>
<p><strong>关于汉普顿金融公司</strong></p>
<p>汉普顿是一家独特的私募股权公司，旨在通过长期战略投资来提升股东价值。通过其全资子公司汉普顿证券有限公司（“ <strong>HSL</strong>”），汉普顿积极参与家族办公室、财富管理、机构服务和资本市场活动。HSL 是一家全方位服务的投资经纪商，受 IIROC 监管，并在阿尔伯塔省、不列颠哥伦比亚省、曼尼托巴省、萨斯喀彻温省、新斯科舍省、西北地区、安大略省和魁北克省注册。此外，公司还提供投资银行服务，包括协助公司筹集资本、提供并购咨询以及帮助发行人在加拿大和海外的认可证券交易所上市。</p>
<p>公司还通过其全资子公司氧气营运资本从事商业贷款业务。</p>
<p>通过今天对 Icon Energy 的投资，公司已开始按照其声明的计划进入全球远洋运输业务，以进一步多元化其运营业务组合。</p>
<p>公司继续探索通过在互补业务和非核心领域进行战略投资来多元化收入来源的机会，这些领域可以利用其董事会的专业知识和管理团队的多样化经验。</p>
<p>如需更多信息，请联系：</p>
<p>奥尔加·尤拉夫列夫（Olga Juravlev）</p>
<p>首席财务官</p>
<p>汉普顿金融公司</p>
<p>（416）862-8701</p>
<p>或</p>
<p>彼得·M·迪布（Peter M. Deeb）</p>
<p>执行董事长兼首席执行官</p>
<p>汉普顿金融公司</p>
<p>（416）862-8651</p>
<p><strong><em>TSXV 对本新闻稿的内容没有以任何方式进行批准或否决。TSXV 及其监管服务提供者（根据 TSXV 政策的定义）对本新闻稿的充分性或准确性不承担任何责任</em></strong> <strong>。</strong></p>
<p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
<p>本新闻稿包含某些前瞻性声明和前瞻性信息（统称为 “ <strong>前瞻性声明</strong>”），符合适用的加拿大证券法的定义，可能包括但不限于关于 Icon Energy 被低估、Icon Energy 提升其价值的能力以及股东潜在需求的信息和声明，以及公司的未来业务、运营、财务表现、前景和其他计划、意图、期望、估计和信念。除当前或历史事实的陈述外，所有声明均为前瞻性声明。前瞻性声明通常但不总是通过使用 “应该”、“希望”、“恢复”、“预期”、“实现”、“可能”、“相信”、“计划”、“打算”、“目标”、“持续”、“进行中”、“估计”、“展望”、“期望”、“可能”、“将”、“项目” 或类似词汇（包括其否定形式）来识别，暗示未来结果。</p>
<p>前瞻性声明涉及并受到假设以及已知和未知的风险、不确定性和其他超出公司预测或控制能力的因素的影响，这些因素可能导致公司实际事件、结果、业绩或成就与此处所表达或暗示的未来事件、结果、业绩和成就存在重大差异。前瞻性声明并不保证未来的业绩。尽管公司认为此处的任何前瞻性声明都是合理的，但考虑到假设的使用以及此类声明中固有的重大风险和不确定性，无法保证任何此类前瞻性声明将被证明是准确的。实际结果可能与此处所表达或暗示的前瞻性声明存在差异，并且可能存在重大差异。因此，建议读者依赖于他们自己对此处前瞻性声明中固有的风险和不确定性的评估，而不应对这些前瞻性声明过度依赖。所有此处的前瞻性声明均受到此警示声明的限制。此处的任何前瞻性声明仅在本日期作出，除非法律要求，公司不承担任何义务，并且不打算更新或修订此处的任何前瞻性声明，或更新实际事件或结果可能与此处任何前瞻性声明中预测的结果不同的原因，无论是由于新信息、未来事件或结果，还是其他原因，除非法律要求。</p>

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<p>汉普顿金融公司已收购 ICON Energy Corp 约 10% 的股份，投资金额约为 55 万加元，标志着其进入全球航运行业。此次投资涉及 325,000 股 ICON 的普通股，该公司提供散装货物运输服务。汉普顿首席执行官彼得·迪布认为，ICON 的股票相较于每股 7.00 美元的净资产价值被低估，并指出航运费率的改善是一个积极的指标。这一举措与汉普顿多元化投资组合和探索新收入来源的战略相一致</p>

<p>TORONTO, May 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- <strong>Hampton Financial Corporation</strong> (“ <strong>Hampton</strong>” or the “ <strong>Company</strong>”) today announced the acquisition of a 10% stake in dry bulk shipping company, ICON Energy Corp. (“ <strong>Icon Energy</strong>”) ICON:NASDAQ</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>多伦多，2026 年 5 月 11 日（环球新闻）—— <strong>汉普顿金融公司</strong>（“ <strong>汉普顿</strong>” 或 “ <strong>公司</strong>”）今天宣布收购干散货运输公司 ICON Energy Corp.（“ <strong>Icon Energy</strong>”）10% 的股份。</p>
</div><p>Hampton has acquired a 10% stake in Icon Energy in open market transactions. The purchases of an aggregate of 325,000 common shares of Icon Energy are for investment purposes. The total investment by Hampton was approximately C$550,000.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>汉普顿通过公开市场交易收购了 Icon Energy 10% 的股份。此次共计购买了 325,000 股 Icon Energy 的普通股，目的是为了投资。汉普顿的总投资约为 55 万加元。</p>
</div><p>Icon Energy is an international shipping company that provides worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes via its fleet of oceangoing vessels. Icon Energy maintains its principal executive office in Athens, Greece, and its common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the symbol &#34;ICON.&#34; Icon Energy owns 3 dry bulk vessels operating globally.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>Icon Energy 是一家国际航运公司，通过其远洋船队提供全球干散货的海上运输服务。Icon Energy 的主要执行办公室位于希腊雅典，其普通股在纳斯达克资本市场以 “ICON” 符号交易。Icon Energy 拥有 3 艘在全球运营的干散货船。</p>
</div><p><em>“</em> <em>Hampton sees Icon Energy’s current share price as being substantially undervalued when compared to its NAV of approximately US$7.00 per share based on ICON Energy’s publicly available financial statements. Additionally, Hampton believes that significant recent improvements in shipping rates and general industry climate as reported by numerous industry rate tracking systems and news sources are encouraging factors in relation to Icon Energy’s share price</em>, <em>”</em> notes Hampton’s Executive Chairman &amp; CEO, Peter Deeb.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>“</em> <em>汉普顿认为，Icon Energy 当前的股价与其每股约 7.00 美元的净资产价值相比，显著低估。此外，汉普顿相信，许多行业费率跟踪系统和新闻来源报告的航运费率和整体行业环境的显著改善是与 Icon Energy 股价相关的积极因素</em>，”_ 汉普顿的执行董事长兼首席执行官彼得·迪布（Peter Deeb）指出。</p>
</div><p><strong>About Hampton Financial Corporation</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>关于汉普顿金融公司</strong></p>
</div><p>Hampton is a unique private equity firm that seeks to build shareholder value through long-term strategic investments. Through its wholly owned subsidiary Hampton Securities Limited (“ <strong>HSL</strong>”), Hampton is actively engaged in family office, wealth management, institutional services and capital markets activities. HSL is a full-service investment dealer, regulated by IIROC and registered in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Quebec. In addition, the Company provides investment banking services, which include assisting companies with raising capital, advising on mergers and acquisitions, and aiding issuers in obtaining a listing on recognized securities exchanges in Canada and abroad.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>汉普顿是一家独特的私募股权公司，旨在通过长期战略投资来提升股东价值。通过其全资子公司汉普顿证券有限公司（“ <strong>HSL</strong>”），汉普顿积极参与家族办公室、财富管理、机构服务和资本市场活动。HSL 是一家全方位服务的投资经纪商，受 IIROC 监管，并在阿尔伯塔省、不列颠哥伦比亚省、曼尼托巴省、萨斯喀彻温省、新斯科舍省、西北地区、安大略省和魁北克省注册。此外，公司还提供投资银行服务，包括协助公司筹集资本、提供并购咨询以及帮助发行人在加拿大和海外的认可证券交易所上市。</p>
</div><p>The Company is also engaged in the Commercial Lending space through its wholly owned subsidiary, Oxygen Working Capital.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司还通过其全资子公司氧气营运资本从事商业贷款业务。</p>
</div><p>With today’s investment in Icon Energy, the Company has begun its move into the global ocean-going transport business in line with its stated plan to further diversify its portfolio of operating businesses.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>通过今天对 Icon Energy 的投资，公司已开始按照其声明的计划进入全球远洋运输业务，以进一步多元化其运营业务组合。</p>
</div><p>The Company continues to explore opportunities to diversify its sources of revenue by way of strategic investments in both complimentary business and non-core sectors that can leverage the expertise of its board of directors and the diverse experience of its management team.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>公司继续探索通过在互补业务和非核心领域进行战略投资来多元化收入来源的机会，这些领域可以利用其董事会的专业知识和管理团队的多样化经验。</p>
</div><p>For more information, please contact:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>如需更多信息，请联系：</p>
</div><p>Olga Juravlev</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>奥尔加·尤拉夫列夫（Olga Juravlev）</p>
</div><p>Chief Financial Officer</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>首席财务官</p>
</div><p>Hampton Financial Corporation</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>汉普顿金融公司</p>
</div><p>(416) 862-8701</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>（416）862-8701</p>
</div><p>Or</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>或</p>
</div><p>Peter M. Deeb</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>彼得·M·迪布（Peter M. Deeb）</p>
</div><p>Executive Chairman &amp; CEO</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>执行董事长兼首席执行官</p>
</div><p>Hampton Financial Corporation</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>汉普顿金融公司</p>
</div><p>(416) 862-8651</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>（416）862-8651</p>
</div><p><strong><em>The TSXV has in no way approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release. Neither the TSXV nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSXV) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this press release</em></strong> <strong>.</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong><em>TSXV 对本新闻稿的内容没有以任何方式进行批准或否决。TSXV 及其监管服务提供者（根据 TSXV 政策的定义）对本新闻稿的充分性或准确性不承担任何责任</em></strong> <strong>。</strong></p>
</div><p><strong>Forward-Looking Statements</strong></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p><strong>前瞻性声明</strong></p>
</div><p>This press release contains certain forward-looking statements and forward-looking information (collectively referred to herein as “ <strong>forward-looking statements</strong>”) within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws, which may include, but are not limited to, information and statements regarding or inferring Icon Energy being undervalued, Icon Energy’s ability to improve its value and the potential demand from shareholders, the future business, operations, financial performance, prospects, and other plans, intentions, expectations, estimates, and beliefs of the Company. All statements other than statements of present or historical fact are forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are often, but not always, identified by the use of words such as “should”, “hopeful”, “recovery”, “anticipate”, “achieve”, “could”, “believe”, “plan”, “intend”, “objective”, “continuous”, “ongoing”, “estimate”, “outlook”, “expect”, “may”, “will”, “project” or similar words, including negatives thereof, suggesting future outcomes.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>本新闻稿包含某些前瞻性声明和前瞻性信息（统称为 “ <strong>前瞻性声明</strong>”），符合适用的加拿大证券法的定义，可能包括但不限于关于 Icon Energy 被低估、Icon Energy 提升其价值的能力以及股东潜在需求的信息和声明，以及公司的未来业务、运营、财务表现、前景和其他计划、意图、期望、估计和信念。除当前或历史事实的陈述外，所有声明均为前瞻性声明。前瞻性声明通常但不总是通过使用 “应该”、“希望”、“恢复”、“预期”、“实现”、“可能”、“相信”、“计划”、“打算”、“目标”、“持续”、“进行中”、“估计”、“展望”、“期望”、“可能”、“将”、“项目” 或类似词汇（包括其否定形式）来识别，暗示未来结果。</p>
</div><p>Forward-looking statements involve and are subject to assumptions and known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors beyond the Company’s ability to predict or control which may cause actual events, results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future events, results, performance, and achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements herein. Forward-looking statements are not a guarantee of future performance. Although the Company believes that any forward-looking statements herein are reasonable, in light of the use of assumptions and the significant risks and uncertainties inherent in such statements, there can be no assurance that any such forward-looking statements will prove to be accurate. Actual results may vary, and vary materially, from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements herein. Accordingly, readers are advised to rely on their own evaluation of the risks and uncertainties inherent in forward-looking statements herein and should not place undue reliance upon such forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements herein are qualified by this cautionary statement. Any forward-looking statements herein are made only as of the date hereof, and except as required by applicable laws, the Company assumes no obligation and disclaims any intention to update or revise any forward-looking statements herein or to update the reasons that actual events or results could or do differ from those projected in any forward-looking statements herein, whether as a result of new information, future events or results, or otherwise, except as required by applicable laws.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>前瞻性声明涉及并受到假设以及已知和未知的风险、不确定性和其他超出公司预测或控制能力的因素的影响，这些因素可能导致公司实际事件、结果、业绩或成就与此处所表达或暗示的未来事件、结果、业绩和成就存在重大差异。前瞻性声明并不保证未来的业绩。尽管公司认为此处的任何前瞻性声明都是合理的，但考虑到假设的使用以及此类声明中固有的重大风险和不确定性，无法保证任何此类前瞻性声明将被证明是准确的。实际结果可能与此处所表达或暗示的前瞻性声明存在差异，并且可能存在重大差异。因此，建议读者依赖于他们自己对此处前瞻性声明中固有的风险和不确定性的评估，而不应对这些前瞻性声明过度依赖。所有此处的前瞻性声明均受到此警示声明的限制。此处的任何前瞻性声明仅在本日期作出，除非法律要求，公司不承担任何义务，并且不打算更新或修订此处的任何前瞻性声明，或更新实际事件或结果可能与此处任何前瞻性声明中预测的结果不同的原因，无论是由于新信息、未来事件或结果，还是其他原因，除非法律要求。</p>
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汉普顿金融公司进军全球航运领域