Top Ships Inc. has told investors it detected unusual activity in its common stock on the NYSE American during the late trading session on 21 September 2026 and in early trading on 22 September 2026, and has issued a corporate response, sources indicated on 22 September 2026.
The firm is described in the report as an international owner and operator of modern, fuel-efficient "ECO" tanker vessels; the announcement noted the timing of the trading irregularity and that the company had taken steps to address the matter publicly.
When the activity occurred
According to the published item, the trading patterns of concern took place in post-market hours on 21 September and in pre-market hours on 22 September 2026, both on the NYSE American LLC, the exchange where Top Ships Inc. is listed. The company informed the market of those specific windows and signalled that it had become aware of an unusual sequence of transactions affecting its common stock.
The company response
Sources indicated that Top Ships Inc. provided a response to the unusual market action; the account specifies only that the company acknowledged the trading activity and issued an update. The summary supplied in the notice does not include the full text of that update, and no direct excerpts from a company statement are reproduced in the report.
The published item emphasises the company’s business profile, identifying Top Ships Inc. as an operator of ECO-design tankers, which the summary describes as modern and fuel-efficient; that background was given in the context of the company’s announcement but the report does not link the vessel profile to the trading event. No additional corporate statements, regulatory filings or detailed market data were included in the summary provided by reports.
The report does not disclose specific trading figures, price movements, volumes, or any regulatory measures that may have been taken in relation to the unusual activity, and it does not attribute causes or identify parties involved in the transactions. Readers are told only the dates and sessions affected and that Top Ships Inc. issued a response to the events reported.
Sources carried the item on 22 September 2026 under the headline "Top Ships Inc. Provides Response to Unusual Market Action" and its summary serves as the basis for this report; the shipping company’s notice to the market is the central fact recorded. Market participants seeking the company’s full statement, regulatory filings or exchange announcements will need to consult the primary releases from Top Ships Inc. or official disclosures on the NYSE American platform.