0001430725 2026-03-16 2026-03-16 0001430725 1 2026-03-16 2026-03-16 0001430725 2 2026-03-16 2026-03-16 shares iso4217:USD shares iso4217:USD pure S-8 S-8 Global Ship Lease, Inc. false Equity Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share true 2430000 37.82 91902600 0.0001381 12692 false Equity Class A Common Shares, par value $0.01 per share true 3683005 0 91902600 12692 0 12692 <table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><td style="width: 1%;"> </td><td style="width: 99%;"> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(1)</span> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">Securities Act</span>”), the Registration Statement also covers any additional securities of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">Company</span>”) that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions. </div> </td> </tr> </table><table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><td style="width: 1%;"> </td><td style="width: 99%;"> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(3)</span> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> The Registration Statement covers the resale by certain selling securityholders named in the Reoffer Prospectus included in and filed with the Registration Statement, consisting of (i) 2,430,000 Class A Common Shares under the 2019 Plan for which no additional registration fee is required pursuant to Rule 457(h)(3) under the Securities Act, and (ii) 1,253,005 Class A Common Shares under the 2019 Plan for which the registration fee has been previously paid in connection with the prior registration of such shares in Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-258992 and 333-264113) (collectively, the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">Prior Registration Statements</span>”). Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act the Registration Statement is deemed to be a post-effective amendment to the Prior Registration Statements. </div> </td> </tr> </table> <table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><td style="width: 1%;"> </td><td style="width: 99%;"> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(1)</span> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">Securities Act</span>”), the Registration Statement also covers any additional securities of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">Company</span>”) that may be offered or issued in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, or pursuant to anti-dilution provisions. </div> </td> </tr> </table><table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><td style="width: 1%;"> </td><td style="width: 99%;"> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(2)</span> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> Consists of Class A Common Shares issuable under the Company’s 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “<span style="text-decoration:underline">2019 Plan</span>”). </div> </td> </tr> </table><table style="font-size: 12pt; border-spacing: 0px; border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"> <tr style="height: 0px; font-size: 0px;"><td style="width: 1%;"> </td><td style="width: 99%;"> </td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: top;"> <td style="padding: 0px 0pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> <span style="font-size: 10.0pt;">(4)</span> </div> </td> <td style="padding: 0px 5.4pt; text-align: left; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="margin-bottom: 4pt;"> Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act. The proposed maximum offering price per unit is estimated to be $37.82, based on the average of the high and low prices of the Class A common shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on March 12, 2026. </div> </td> </tr> </table> 0001430725 EX-FILING FEES N/A