On April 5, 2019, Navios Partners completed a $20.0 million sale and leaseback transaction with unrelated third parties, for a 2009-built Capesize vessel. The sale and leaseback transaction has a duration of ten years and an implied fixed interest rate of 6.6%. Navios Partners has the option to buy the vessel starting at the end of year four de-escalating to a $6.3 million obligation at maturity. There are no financial covenants or no loan-to-value requirements in connection with the sale and leaseback transaction.

On April 25, 2019, Navios Partners announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 1-for-15 reverse split of its issued and outstanding common units. The reverse split will be effected before the market opens on May 21, 2019. Common units will begin trading on May 21, 2019 on a split-adjusted basis on the New York Stock Exchange, under the same ticker symbol, NMM. Following the reverse split, the Company expects to have approximately 11.1 million common units issued and outstanding.

Navios Partners has entered into medium to long-term time charter-out agreements for its vessels with a remaining average term of approximately 2.2 years. Navios Partners has currently contracted out 84.8% of its available days for 2019, 36.2% for 2020 and 23.4% for 2021, including index-linked charters, expecting to generate revenues (excluding index-linked charters) of approximately $117.2 million, $82.0 million and $80.8 million, respectively. The average contracted daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $15,811, $27,479 and $27,684 for 2019, 2020 and 2021, respectively.

For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Partners has compiled consolidated statements of operations for the three month periods ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The quarterly information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods. Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Earnings per Common Unit, Adjusted Net Income and Operating Surplus are non-GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Partners' results calculated in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles ("U.S. GAAP").

Time charter and voyage revenues for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 decreased by $6.2 million, or 11.8%, to $46.8 million, as compared to $53.1 million for the same period in 2018. The decrease in time charter and voyage revenues was mainly attributable to: (i) the decrease in revenue due to the sales of the YM Unity and the YM Utmost in July 2018 and the Navios Felicity and the Navios Libra II in December 2018; and (ii) the decrease in the time charter equivalent rate, or TCE rate, to $13,209 per day for the three month period ended March 31, 2019, from $16,108 per day for the three month period ended March 31, 2018. That decrease was partially mitigated by the increase in revenue following the acquisition of five vessels in 2018. The available days of the fleet increased to 3,277 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2019, as compared to 3,186 days for the three month period ended March 31, 2018, mainly due to the increased size of the fleet.

EBITDA for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 was negatively affected by the accounting effect of a $7.3 million impairment loss on the sale of the Navios Galaxy I. EBITDA for the three month period ended March 31, 2018 was negatively affected by the accounting effect of a $0.6 million equity compensation expense. Excluding these items, Adjusted EBITDA decreased by $8.9 million to $22.7 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2019, as compared to $31.5 million for the same period in 2018. The decrease in Adjusted EBITDA was primarily due to a: (i) $6.2 million decrease in revenue; (ii) $1.8 million increase in time charter and voyage expenses; (iii) $1.1 million increase in general and administrative expenses; (iv) $0.4 million decrease in other income; and (vi) $1.0 million decrease in equity in net earnings of affiliated companies. The above decrease was partially mitigated by a: (i) $0.1 million decrease in management fees; and (ii) $1.6 million decrease in other expenses.

Net Loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 was negatively affected by the accounting effect of a $7.3 million impairment loss on the sale of the Navios Galaxy I. Net Income for the three month period ended March 31, 2018 was negatively affected by the accounting effect of a $0.6 million equity compensation expense. Excluding these items, Adjusted Net Loss for the three month period ended March 31, 2019 amounted to $(2.2) million compared to $6.1 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2018. The decrease in Adjusted Net Income of $8.3 million was due to: (i) an $8.9 million decrease in adjusted EBITDA; and (ii) a $1.7 million increase in interest expense and finance cost, net. The above decrease was partially mitigated by a: (i) $1.4 million decrease in depreciation and amortization expense; and (ii) $0.8 million increase in interest income.

There will also be a live webcast of the conference call, through the Navios Partners website (www.navios-mlp.com) under "Investors". Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE:NMM) is a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates dry cargo vessels. For more information, please visit our website at www.navios-mlp.com.

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events including Navios Partners' expected cash flow generation, future contracted revenues, future distributions and its ability to have a dividend going forward, opportunities to reinvest cash accretively in a fleet renewal program or otherwise, potential capital gains, our ability to take advantage of dislocation in the market and Navios Partners' growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as "may", "expects", "intends", "plans", "believes", "anticipates", "hopes", "estimates", and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters.

These forward-looking statements are based on the information available to, and the expectations and assumptions deemed reasonable by Navios Partners at the time these statements were made. Although Navios Partners believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Partners. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, uncertainty relating to global trade, including prices of seaborne commodities and continuing issues related to seaborne volume and ton miles, our continued ability to enter into long-term time charters, our ability to maximize the use of our vessels, expected demand in the dry cargo shipping sector in general and the demand for our Panamax, Capesize, Ultra-Handymax and Containerships in particular, fluctuations in charter rates for dry cargo carriers and container vessels, the aging of our fleet and resultant increases in operations costs, the loss of any customer or charter or vessel, the financial condition of our customers, changes in the availability and costs of funding due to conditions in the bank market, capital markets and other factors, increases in costs and expenses, including but not limited to: crew, insurance, provisions, port expenses, lube oil, bunkers, repairs, maintenance and general and administrative expenses, the expected cost of, and our ability to comply with, governmental regulations and maritime self-regulatory organization standards, as well as standard regulations imposed by our charterers applicable to our business, general domestic and international political conditions, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Partners operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in Navios Partners' filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its Form 20- Fs and Form 6- Ks. Navios Partners expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in Navios Partners' expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based. Navios Partners makes no prediction or statement about the performance of its common units.

EBITDA represents net (loss)/ income attributable to Navios Partners' unitholders before interest and finance costs, before depreciation and amortization (including intangible accelerated amortization) and income taxes. Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA before equity compensation expense and vessel impairment losses. Navios Partners uses Adjusted EBITDA as a liquidity measure and reconcile EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net cash provided by operating activities, the most comparable U.S. GAAP liquidity measure. EBITDA in this document is calculated as follows: net cash provided by operating activities adding back, when applicable and as the case may be, the effect of: (i) net (decrease)/ increase in operating assets; (ii) net decrease in operating liabilities; (iii) net interest cost; (iv) amortization and write-off of deferred financing cost; (v) equity in net earnings of affiliated companies; (vi) impairment charges; (vii) non-cash accrued interest income and amortization of deferred revenue; (viii) equity compensation expense; and (ix) non-cash accrued interest income from receivable from affiliates. Navios Partners believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are each the basis upon which liquidity can be assessed and presents useful information to investors regarding Navios Partners' ability to service and/or incur indebtedness, pay capital expenditures, meet working capital requirements and make cash distributions. Navios Partners also believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are used: (i) by potential lenders to evaluate potential transactions; (ii) to evaluate and price potential acquisition candidates; and (iii) by securities analysts, investors and other interested parties in the evaluation of companies in our industry.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for the analysis of Navios Partners' results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Some of these limitations are: (i) EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs; and (ii) although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may have to be replaced in the future. EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such capital expenditures. Because of these limitations, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered as a principal indicator of Navios Partners' performance. Furthermore, our calculation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that reported by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.

Operating Surplus is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership's ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Operating Surplus is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.

• less the amount of cash reserves established by the Board of Directors to: 
  
  -- provide for the proper conduct of Navios Partners' business (including reserve for maintenance and replacement capital expenditures);
  
  -- comply with applicable law, any of Navios Partners' debt instruments, or other agreements; or  
  
  -- provide funds for distributions to the unitholders and to the general partner for any one or more of the next four quarters;
  
  
• plus all cash on hand on the date of determination of available cash for the quarter resulting from working capital borrowings made after the end of the quarter. Working capital borrowings are generally borrowings that are made under any revolving credit or similar agreement used solely for working capital purposes or to pay distributions to partners.

Available Cash is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership's ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Available cash is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.