UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of October 2019

Commission File Number:  001-34153

Global Ship Lease, Inc.

(Translation of registrant's name into English)

c/o Global Ship Lease Services Limited

25 Wilton Road

London SW1V 1LW

United Kingdom

(Address of principal executive office)

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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

On October 1, 2019, Global Ship Lease, Inc. (the “Company”) closed its previously announced fully underwritten public offering (the “Offering”) of 7,613,788 Class A common shares, par value $0.01 per share (the “Shares”), including 993,102 Shares that were issued pursuant to the underwriter’s option to purchase additional shares. B. Riley FBR, Inc. acted as sole book-running manager in the Offering.

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1.1 is a copy of the Underwriting Agreement, dated September 26, 2019, between the Company and B. Riley FBR, Inc.

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company on September 24, 2019, announcing the launch of the Offering.

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.2 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company on September 26, 2019, announcing the pricing and upsizing of the Offering.

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.3 is a copy of the press release issued by the Company on October 1, 2019, announcing the closing of the Offering and the exercise of the underwriter’s option to purchase additional Shares.

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 99.4 is a copy of the Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 1, 2019, among the Company, B. Riley Financial, Inc. and BRC Partners Opportunity Fund, LP, entered into in connection with the Offering.

The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-231509), filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission with an effective date of May 28, 2019.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	GLOBAL SHIP LEASE, INC.
	(registrant)
Dated: October 3, 2019	By:	/s/ Ian J. Webber
		Ian J. Webber
		Chief Executive Officer