ATHENS, GREECE, August 13th, 2012. STEALTHGAS INC. (NASDAQ:GASS) (the "Company"), a ship-owning company serving primarily the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry, announced today that it will release its second quarter and six months operating and financial results for the period ended June 30, 2012 on August 17th, 2012 before the opening of the market in New York.

On August 17th, 2012 at 11:00 am ET, the company's management will host a conference call to discuss the results and the company's operations and outlook.

Conference Call details:

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1866 966 9439 (US Toll Free Dial In) or 0800 694 0257 (UK Toll Free Dial In).

In case of any problems with the above numbers, please dial +01 631 510 7498 (US Toll Dial In), or +44 (0)1452 555 566 (Standard International Dial In). Please quote "20389534".

A telephonic replay of the conference call will be available until August 23rd, 2012 by dialling 1866 247 4222 (US Toll Free Dial In), 0800 953 1533 (UK Toll Free Dial In) or +44 (0)1452 55 00 00 (Standard International Dial In). Access Code: 20389534#

Slides and audio webcast:

There will also be a live-and then archived webcast of the conference call, through the STEALTHGAS INC. website (www.stealthgas.com). Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.

About STEALTHGAS INC.

Headquartered in Athens, Greece, STEALTHGAS INC. is a ship-owning company primarily serving the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sector of the international shipping industry. STEALTHGAS INC. currently has a fleet of 33 LPG carriers with a total capacity of 161,822 cubic meters (cbm), three M.R. product tankers and one Aframax oil tanker with a total capacity of 255,804 deadweight tons (dwt). STEALTHGAS INC's shares are listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market and trade under the symbol "GASS".

Visit our website atwww.stealthgas.com

Company Contact:

Konstantinos Sistovaris

Chief Financial Officer

STEALTHGAS INC.

011-30-210-6250-001

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