Safe Bulkers Announces Appointments to the Board of Directors

MONACO, April 15, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Safe Bulkers, Inc. (the Company) (NYSE: SB), an international provider of marine drybulk transportation services, announced today that on the recommendation of the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) voted to expand the size of the Board from nine to eleven directors and to appoint Jeffrey Bunzel and Vassilis Hajioannou to fill the new positions, with immediate effect. The Board has determined that Mr. Bunzel is independent for the purposes of NYSE independence standards and has appointed Mr. Bunzel to serve on the Corporate Governance, Nominating and Compensation Committee, the Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance Committee and the Audit Committee.