ATHENS, GREECE -- (Marketwired) -- 05/06/15 -- Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP) (the 'Partnership'), an international diversified shipping company, announced today that CSSA S.A., a fully owned subsidiary of Total S.A., has exercised the option to extend the current employment of the M/T 'Alkiviadis' (36,721 dwt, Ice Class 1A IMO II/III Chemical/ Product, built 2006 Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Company Ltd., South Korea) for an additional 12 months at an increased rate of $15,125 gross per day. The charter extension will commence in September 2015 with earliest charter expiration in August 2016. The vessel is currently earning $14,125 gross per day.

As a result of the above time charter extension, the Partnership's charter coverage for 2015 and 2016 is 90% and 70%, respectively.

About Capital Product Partners L.P.

Capital Product Partners L.P. (NASDAQ: CPLP), a Marshall Islands master limited partnership, is an international owner of modern tanker, container and drybulk vessels. The Partnership currently owns 31 vessels, including four Suezmax crude oil tankers, 19 modern MR (Medium Range) product tankers, seven post panamax container vessels and one Capesize bulk carrier. All of its vessels are under period charters to A.P. Moller-Maersk A.S., BP Shipping Limited, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. Ltd., CSSA S.A. (Total S.A.), Cosco Bulk Carrier Co. Ltd., Engen Petroleum, Overseas Shipholding Group Inc., Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. ('Petrobras'), Repsol Trading S.A. ('Repsol'), Stena Bulk A.B., Subtec S.A. de C.V., and Capital Maritime.

For more information about the Partnership, please visit our website: www.capitalpplp.com.

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Contact Details:

Capital GP L.L.C.
Petros Christodoulou
CEO and CFO
Tel. +30 (210) 4584 950
Email: p.christodoulou@capitalpplp.com

Capital GP L.L.C.
Jerry Kalogiratos
Chief Operating Officer
Tel. +30 (210) 4584 950
E-mail: j.kalogiratos@capitalpplp.com

Investor Relations / Media
Nicolas Bornozis
Capital Link, Inc. (New York)
Tel. +1-212-661-7566
E-mail: cplp@capitallink.com

Source: Capital Product Partners L.P.

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