Tender Offer

B+H Ocean Carriers to Repurchase Shares

B+H Ocean Carriers Ltd. announced that it will commence a modified "Dutch Auction" tender offer to purchase up to 600,000 shares of its common stock at a price per share not less than $4.00 and not greater than $5.00. The tender offer is expected to begin on October 20, 2008, and to expire on November 17, 2008, at 12:00 midnight, time, unless extended. BHO will purchase up to 600,000 common shares in the offer (representing approximately 8.8% of BHO's outstanding common shares). Tenders of shares must be made prior to the expiration of the tender offer and may be withdrawn at any time prior to that time. On the terms and subject to the conditions of the tender offer, BHO's stockholders will have the opportunity to tender some or all of their shares at a price within the $4.00 to $5.00 per share range. Based on the number of shares tendered and the prices specified by the tendering stockholders, BHO will determine the lowest per share price within the range that will enable it to buy 600,000 shares, or such lesser number of shares that are tendered and not withdrawn. All shares accepted in the tender offer will be purchased at the same price per share even if the stockholder tendered at a lower price. If stockholders tender more than 600,000 shares at or below the purchase price per share, BHO will purchase the shares tendered at or below the determined per share purchase price by those stockholders, subject to a preference for "odd lots" tendered

Intelsat Announces Successful Receipt of Requisite Consents

Intelsat Announces Successful Receipt of Requisite Consents Relating to Certain Notes of Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A.   Intelsat S.A., a provider of satellite services, has announced that its subsidiary, Intelsat Jackson Holdings S.A. ("Intelsat Jackson"), has received the requisite consents to amend certain terms of the indenture governing its 11 ¼% Senior Notes due 2016 (the "Notes") in connection with its previously announced Tender Offer and Consent

Crowley Settles Stockholder Lawsuit

Crowley Maritime Corporation reached a proposed settlement in the pending Franklin Balance Sheet Investment Fund v Crowley ("Franklin") litigation, a purported class action and derivative complaint filed in November 2004 against certain members of the board of directors and Crowley. The plaintiffs in that lawsuit have agreed to its dismissal if they and the other unaffiliated holders of Crowley common stock have the opportunity, through a tender offer, to sell their common stock for $2

Detroit Diesel Merges With DaimlerChrysler

Detroit Diesel Corp. has signed a definitive merger agreement with a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG. The agreement calls for DaimlerChrysler, a shareholder of DDC since 1993 that currently owns 21.3 percent of the outstanding common shares of DDC, will commence a cash tender offer for the remaining 78.7 percent of DDC at a price of $23 per common share - for a total transaction value of $423 million. Penske Corp., which owns 48

Maritrans Inc. Announces Tender Offer

Maritrans Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved the initiation of a modified "Dutch auction" tender offer by Maritrans to purchase up to 2,000,000 shares of its outstanding common stock at a price per share of not less than $11.00 per share nor in excess of $12.50 per share. The tender offer is expected to commence on Monday, December 17, 2001 and to expire, unless extended, at 5:00 P.M., New York City Time, on Friday, January 18, 2002.

GulfMark To Redeem 8.75% Senior Notes Due 2008

GulfMark Offshore, Inc. called for redemption all of its $130,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.75% Senior Notes due 2008 that remain outstanding on the redemption date,August 23, 2004. The redemption price is 102.917% of the principal amount of the Notes, or $1,029.17 per $1,000 principal amount of Notes, plus interest accrued and unpaid to the redemption date. On July 2, 2004 the Company commenced a tender offer and consent

GD Extends NNS Offer

General Dynamics extended its pending tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock (including associated rights) of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. to midnight, EDT, on July 6, 2001. The offer was previously scheduled to expire at midnight, EDT, on June 22, 2001. As of midnight, EDT, on June 22, 2001, approximately 20,248,926 shares (including guaranteed delivery) of Newport News had been tendered. While the number of shares tendered exceeds the

Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard Wins $61m contract in Indonesia

Chinese shipbuilding company Jiangsu Eastern Shipyard has been awarded a contract to build two oil tankers worth 61.49 million U.S. dollars by Indonesia's state- run oil firm Pertamina, Xinhua reported Jiangsu is expected to deliver the two tankers in July 2010. The tankers will be used to transport kerosene for a period of 25 years, he said, adding that no local shipbuilding company was capable to meet contract requirements in pre-tender offering. Source: Xinhua

Newport News, General Dynamics Terminate Merger Agreement

Newport News Shipbuilding, (NNS) and General Dynamics (GD), have agreed to terminate their agreement and plan of merger. The companies entered into an agreement on April 24, 2001, and a tender offer by General Dynamics commenced on May 4, 2001.

Northrop Grumman Extends Tender Offer

Northrop Grumman Corporation today announced that it has extended its pending exchange offer for all outstanding shares of common stock, including associated rights, of Newport News Shipbuilding Inc. (NYSE: NNS) from Oct. 18, 2001, to Oct. 25, 2001, at midnight E.D.T. Approximately 7,571,023 shares of Newport News Shipbuilding common stock had been tendered to Northrop Grumman as of 5:00 p.m. E.D.T. on Oct. 18, 2001,