Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE: NAT) AGM successfully concluded today. All recommendations of the NAT Board approved.
Bermuda November 20, 2019
Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE: NAT) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that all of the proposals at its Annual General Meeting have been approved by its shareholders by well over the required margin.These proposals are:–appointment of six directors for a term of one year. The NAT board of directors is now composed of; – Herbjorn Hansson, Norway – Andreas Ove Ugland, Cayman Island – James Kelly, USA – David Workman, United Kingdom – Richard H.K. Vietor, USA – Alexander Hansson, Monaco–reduction of the Company’s share premium account to facilitate the payment of dividends.–appointment of KPMG AS as the Company’s independent auditorHerbjorn Hansson, the Company’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated: “We believe that the approval of all of the proposals at the Annual General Meeting are a recognition of the Company’s emphasis on good corporate governance.”
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTSMatters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives, goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements of historical facts.The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words “believe,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “forecast,” “project,” “plan,” “potential,” “will,” “may,” “should,” “expect,” “pending” and similar expressions identify forward-looking statemenThe 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, our management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe 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, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.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 fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a result of changes in OPEC’s petroleum production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form 6-K.AttachmentNordic American Tankers Ltd. November 20, 2019