NewLead : To Present at the LD Micro Conference

PIRAEUS, Greece, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- NewLead Holdings Ltd. (OTC: NEWL) ("NewLead" or the "Company") announced today the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, Mr. Michael Zolotas, will be presenting at the LD Micro Conference in Los Angeles, California on Monday, June 1, 2015 at 5:00 pm local time.

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Michael Zolotas will be analyzing the thirty-year-low of the international dry bulk market, as well as potential opportunities in the asphalt/bitumen market.

A link to the presentation materials will be available on the renewed website of NewLead under the "Investor Relations" and "Media" sections.

Fleet Update

The following table details NewLead's fleet as of May 29, 2015:

    Vessel Name       Size (dwts)        Vessel Type                        Year Built      Charter Expiration Date
    -----------       ----------         -----------                        ----------      -----------------------

    Dry Bulk Carriers
    -----------------

    Newlead
     Castellano                   35,542             Eco-type Handysize                2013                 Spot
    -----------                   ------             ------------------                ----                 ----

    Newlead Albion                32,318             Eco-type Handysize                2012                 Spot
    --------------                ------             ------------------                ----                 ----

    Newlead
     Venetico                     32,394             Eco-type Handysize                2012                 Spot
    ---------                     ------             ------------------                ----                 ----

    Newlead
     Victoria                     75,966                   Panamax                     2002             Q2 - Q3 2018
    ---------                     ------                   -------                     ----             ------------

    Newlead
     Markela                      71,733                   Panamax                     1990               Q2 2016
    --------                      ------                   -------                     ----               -------

    Tanker Vessels
    --------------

      Newlead
       Granadino                   5,887         Asphalt/Bitumen Oil Tanker            2009                 Spot
      ----------                   -----         --------------------------            ----                 ----

      Katerina L                   3,357         Asphalt/Bitumen Oil Tanker            2009               Q3 2015
      ----------                   -----         --------------------------            ----               -------

      Nepheli                      3,416         Asphalt/Bitumen Oil Tanker            2009               Q1 2016
      -------                      -----         --------------------------            ----               -------

      Ioli                         3,396         Asphalt/Bitumen Oil Tanker            2009               Q4 2015
      ----                         -----         --------------------------            ----               -------

      Sofia                        2,888         Asphalt/Bitumen Oil Tanker            2008                 Spot
      -----                        -----         --------------------------            ----                 ----

      Gema(1)                     19,831                 Oil Tanker                    2001                 Spot
      ------                      ------                 ----------                    ----                 ----

About NewLead Holdings Ltd.
NewLead Holdings Ltd. is an international vertically integrated shipping, logistics and commodity company providing ideal solutions for seaborne transportation of dry bulk commodities and petroleum products through owned and managed vessels. NewLead controls a fleet of ten vessels, including five dry bulk and five tanker vessels and manages one third party tanker vessel. NewLead is a Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") reporting Foreign Private Issuer in compliance with applicable SEC rules and regulations and current in its SEC reporting, utilizing U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles' financial reporting standards. NewLead's common shares are traded under the symbol "NEWL" on the Over-the-Counter market. To learn more about NewLead Holdings Ltd., please visit NewLead's renewed website at www.newleadholdings.com.

"Safe Harbor" Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
This press release includes assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events. These statements, as well as words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "project," "plan," and "expect," are intended to be ''forward-looking" statements. We caution that assumptions, expectations, projections, intentions and beliefs about future events may vary from actual results and the differences can be material. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, such matters as the creditworthiness of our counterparties, the reliability of reserve reports, our ability to extract or acquire coal to fulfill contracts, the consummation of conditional contracts, future operating or financial results; our liquidity position and cash flows, our ability to borrow additional amounts under our revolving credit facility and, if needed, to obtain waivers from our lenders and restructure our debt, and our ability to continue as a going concern; statements about planned, pending or recent vessel disposals and/or acquisitions, business strategy, future dividend payments and expected capital spending or operating expenses, including dry-docking and insurance costs; statements about trends in the product tanker and dry bulk vessel shipping segments, including charter rates and factors affecting supply and demand; expectations regarding the availability of vessel acquisitions; completion of repairs; length of off-hire; availability of charters; and anticipated developments with respect to any pending litigation. The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, management's examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although NewLead believes that these assumptions were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, NewLead cannot assure you that it will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections described in the forward looking statements. Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including changes in charter rates and vessel values, failure of a seller to deliver one or more vessels, and other factors discussed in NewLead's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. NewLead 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 NewLead's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

Investor and Media Relations:
Elisa Gerouki
NewLead Holdings Ltd.
Telephone: + 30 213 014 8023
Email: [e-mail]

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