 ATHENS, Greece, Aug. 31, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Capital Product Partners L.P. the Partnership, CPLP or we us NASDAQ: CPLP, an international owner of ocean-going vessels, today announced that it has agreed to acquire three 174,000 cubic meter cbm latest generation X-DF LNG carriers from CGC Operating Corp. the Seller, for total consideration of 599.5 million comprised of i 147.1 million of cash on hand, ii the assumption of the 427.4 million of secured debt, iii the issuance of 15.0 million of new common units of CPLP at a premium to the current trading unit price and iv 10.0 million of unsecured, interest free seller financing. The three vessels are the LNGC Aristos I built in 2020, and the LNGC Aristarchos and the LNGC Aristidis I built in 2021, all three constructed at Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd Hyundai. The LNGC Aristos I and the LNGC Aristarchos are expected to be delivered to the Partnership by September 15, while the LNGC Aristidis I is expected to be delivered by the end of November 2021. 