(Source: MARKETWIRE)

TOP Ships Inc. (NASDAQ: TOPS), an international provider of
worldwide seaborne crude oil, petroleum products, and drybulk
transportation services, announced today that it will release its
results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30,
2009 after the market closes in New York on Monday, November 9, 2009.
TOP Ships' management team will host a conference call on Tuesday,
November 10, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. EST to discuss the Company's
financial results.
Conference Call details:
Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the
scheduled time using the following numbers: 1(866) 819-7111 (from the
US), 0(800) 953-0329 (from the UK), or (+44) (0) 1452 542 301 (from
outside the US). Please quote "TOP Ships."
A replay of the conference call will be available until November 18,
2009. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK
0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0)
1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is:
39394642#.
Slides and Audio webcast:
There will also be a simultaneous live webcast over the Internet,
through the TOP Ships Inc. website (www.topships.org) under "Investor
Relations." Participants to the live webcast should register on the
website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
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
2.6 years with a total carrying capacity of approximately 0.4 million dwt,
of which 76% are sister ships. Two of the Company's Handymaxes are on time
charter contracts with an average term of 9 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 8.4 years.
-- A fleet of five drybulk vessels with a total carrying capacity of
approximately 0.3 million dwt and an average age of 8.5 years, of which 47%
are sister ships. All of the Company's drybulk vessels have fixed rate
employment contracts for an average period of 23 months.
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and information included in this release
constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the
Federal Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.