Eli Glickman, ZIM President & CEO, stated, “We achieved strong operational and financial results in 2025 with adjusted EBITDA and EBIT at the upper end of our guidance. This enabled a Q4 2025 dividend of $106 million, or $0.88 per share, raising the total dividends declared on account of 2025 earnings to $240 million, or $1.99 per share. Since our IPO in January 2021, we have distributed an extraordinary $5.8 billion in dividends to shareholders, more than 25 times the amount raised at the Company’s IPO, or total dividends of $48.42 per share since the IPO. Upon completion of the proposed merger with Hapag-Lloyd, total cash to be returned to shareholders will reach approximately $10 billion.”

“Building on the foundation laid by our successful renewal program implemented in 2023 and 2024--which established ZIM’s fleet as one of the most modern and environmentally advanced in the industry and significantly improved our cost structure--we continued to be proactive to further strengthen our core capacity. Through a series of new charter agreements concluded between Q4 2024 and Q4 2025, we have ensured our operated capacity remains modern and competitive, securing an additional 36 newbuild containerships that range in size from 3,000 to 12,000 TEU, with total capacity of 250 thousand TEUs and deliveries expected to commence in the second half of 2026.”

During the second half of 2025, the Company concluded a series of charter agreements for 22 newbuild vessels. This includes two containerships with capacity of 12,000 TEU and 20 ships with capacity ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 TEU. All vessels are scheduled for delivery between 2027 and 2028, with charter periods of up to five years, in addition to optional extensions.

All future dividends are subject to the discretion of Company's Board of Directors and to the restrictions provided by Israeli law. In addition, distribution of special dividends is restricted under the merger agreement between the Company and Hapag-Lloyd.

The following information contains, or may be deemed to contain forward-looking statements (as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995). In some cases, you can identify these statements by forward-looking words such as “may,” “might,” “will,” “should,” “expect,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “predict,” “potential” or “continue,” the negative of these terms and other comparable terminology. These forward-looking statements, which are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions about the Company, may include statement regarding chartering agreements, statements relating to the timing and closing of the merger agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, the Company’s anticipated growth strategies and anticipated trends in its business. These statements are only predictions based on the Company’s current expectations and projections about future events or results. There are important factors that could cause the Company’s actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements to differ materially from the results, level of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause such differences include, but are not limited to: our expectations regarding general market conditions as a result of the current geopolitical instability, developments and further escalation of events, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties relating to outcome of the merger agreement with Hapag-Lloyd, the current military conflict between Israel and the U.S. against Iran and some of its proxies, the Houthi attacks against vessels in the Red Sea, the war between Israel and Hamas, Iran and Iranian-backed proxies, the political and military instability in the Middle East and the war between Russia and Ukraine; our expectations regarding general market conditions as a result of global economic trends, including potential rising inflation and interest rates as a result of geopolitical and other events; our expectations regarding trends related to the global container shipping industry, including with respect to fluctuations in vessel and container supply, industry consolidation, demand for containerized shipping services, bunker and alternative fuel prices and supply, charter and freights rates, container values and other factors affecting supply and demand; our plans regarding our business strategy, areas of possible expansion and expected capital spending or operating expenses; our ability to adequately respond to political, economic and military instability in Israel and the Middle East (particularly as a result of the Israel-Hamas war and the Israel-Hezbollah and Israel-Iran armed conflicts), and our ability to maintain business continuity as an Israeli-incorporated company in times of emergency; our ability to effectively handle cyber-security threats and recover from cyber-security incidents, including in connection with the war between Israel and Iran and Iranian-backed proxies; our anticipated ability to obtain additional financing in the future to fund expenditures; our expectation of modifications with respect to our and other shipping companies’ operating fleet and lines, including the utilization of larger vessels within certain trade zones and modifications made in light of environmental regulations; the expected benefits of our cooperation agreements and strategic partnerships; formation of new alliances among global carriers, changes in and disintegration of existing alliances and collaborations, including alliances and collaborations to which we are not a party to; our anticipated insurance costs; our expectations regarding the availability of crew; our expectations regarding our environmental and regulatory conditions, including extreme weather events (such as the drought conditions in the Panama Canal), changes in laws and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, and the expected effect of such regulations; our expectations regarding potential liability from current or future litigation; our plans regarding hedging activities; our ability to pay dividends in accordance with our dividend policy; our expectations regarding our competition and ability to compete effectively. and other risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including under the caption “Risk Factors” in its 2025 Annual Report filed with the SEC on March 9, 2026.