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Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for the Nine-Month Period and Quarter Ended September 30, 2012

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First Nine Months 2012 Results:
For the first nine months of 2012, the Company reported total net revenues of $40.1 million representing a 12.9% decrease over total net revenues of $46.0 million during the first nine months of 2011. The Company reported a net loss for the period of $11.2 million as compared to net income of $0.0 million for the first nine months of 2011. The results for the first nine months of 2012 include a $0.7 million unrealized gain on derivatives and realized gain on trading securities, a $1.3 million realized loss on derivatives and a $8.6 million loss on sale of vessel as compared to a $1.1 million unrealized loss on derivatives and trading securities, a $0.6 million net realized loss on derivatives and $1.3 million amortization of time charters acquired, for the same period of 2011.

Depreciation expenses for the first nine months of 2012 were $13.1 million compared to $13.8 million during the same period of 2011. On average, 15.28 vessels were owned and operated during the first nine months of 2012 earning an average time charter equivalent rate of $10,373 per day compared to 16.00 vessels in the same period of 2011 earning on average $11,356 per day.

Adjusted EBITDA for the first nine months of 2012 was $12.3 million, a 20.0% decrease from $15.4 million achieved during the first nine months of 2011. Please see below for Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation to net income/(loss) and cash flow provided by operating activities.

Basic and diluted net loss per share for the first nine months of 2012 were $0.30, calculated on 36,806,388 weighted average number of shares outstanding basic and diluted, respectively, compared to basic and diluted earnings per share of $0.00 for the first nine months of 2011, calculated on 31,769,312 and 31,792,558 weighted average number of shares outstanding basic and diluted, respectively.

Excluding the effect on the loss for the first nine months of 2012 of the unrealized gain on derivatives, realized gain on trading securities and realized loss on derivatives and the loss on sale of vessel, the adjusted loss per share for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012 would have been $0.05 per share basic and diluted compared to earnings of $0.01 per share basic and diluted for the same period in 2011. Usually, security analysts do not include the above items in their published estimates of earnings per share.

Fleet Profile:
The Euroseas Ltd. fleet profile is as follows:


----------------------------------------------------------------------------Name                Type       Dwt     TEU    Year  Employment    TCE Rate                                             Built      (*)       ($/day)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dry Bulk Vessels----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'til                                                     Feb-14 +     $11,200PANTELIS           Panamax    74,020          2000   1 Year in +50/50 Profit                                                    Charterers     Share                                                      Option      $14,200----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilELENI P            Panamax    72,119          1997    Jan-13      $16,500----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilIRINI              Panamax    69,734          1988    Apr-13      $14,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilARISTIDES N.P.     Panamax    69,268          1993    Feb-13      $10,300----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilMONICA P          Handymax    46,667          1998    Sep-13      $12,375----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Dry Bulk Vessels              5      331,808----------------------------------------------------------------------------Multipurpose Dry Cargo Vessels----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilANKING                1       22,568   950    1990    Mar-13       $8,600----------------------------------------------------------------------------Container Carriers----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilMAERSK NOUMEA   Intermediate  34,677  2,556   2001    Jun-13      $15,750----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC tillTIGER BRIDGE    Intermediate  31,627  2,228   1990    Dec-12       $5,500----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilAGGELIKI P      Intermediate  30,360  2,008   1998    Dec-12       $6,500----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilDESPINA P        Handy size   33,667  1,932   1990    Mar-13       $7,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'til                                                      Mar-13CAPTAIN                                             +12 months COSTAS(ex-OEL   Handy size   30,007  1,742   1992      in         $7,000 TRANSWORLD)                                        Charterers                                                      Option       $12,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------MARINOS (ex-YM PORT KELANG, ex-MASTRO       Handy size   23,596  1,599   1993   TC 'till NICOS,)                                              Dec -12      $6,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC 'tilMANOLIS P        Handy size   20,346  1,452   1995    Feb-13       $6,000----------------------------------------------------------------------------NINOS (ex-YM       Feeder     18,253  1,169   1990    TC 'til QINGDAO I)                                           Mar-13       $6,950----------------------------------------------------------------------------                                                      TC till                                                     Apr-13 +                                                     6 monthsKUO HSIUNG         Feeder     18,154  1,169   1993      in         $6,725                                                    Charterers                                                      Option      $13,500----------------------------------------------------------------------------Total Container Carriers             9      240,687 15,855----------------------------------------------------------------------------Fleet Grand Total               15      595,063 16,805----------------------------------------------------------------------------

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