Initial Report of Ownership for Anastasios Psaropoulos

This filing details the initial ownership report for Anastasios Psaropoulos, Chief Financial Officer of Global Ship Lease, Inc. (GSL). The report includes holdings of Class A Common Shares. Directly owned shares are reported as 131,275, which includes 21,192 shares granted under the 2019 Omnibus Incentive Plan, with specific vesting dates in March and December 2026. An additional 392,058 unvested shares are also reported, contingent upon continued service and the company's achievement of specified return on equity targets for the years 2026, 2027, and 2028. Vesting for these performance-based awards is structured over a 3.25-year period starting October 1, 2025.