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First Olsen Ltd News

15 Feb 2011

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Q4 Report

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. ("NAT" or "the Company") announced today that the Company has declared a dividend of $0.25 per share for 4Q10, the same dividend as for 4Q09. The dividend policy will continue. The Company has a very strong balance sheet and we shall protect this position. The Company will pay the dividend of $0.25 per share on or about March 4, 2011 to shareholders of record as of February 24, 2011. After the first three vessels were delivered in the autumn 1997, NAT has always paid a quarterly dividend; including the dividend for 4Q10 the total dividend payment amounts to $41.84 per share. Including two newbuildings there are now 19 vessels in our fleet of which 15 vessels were trading during 4Q10.

09 Nov 2010

Nordic American Tanker Shipping's Q3 Report

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Ltd. (NYSE: NAT) announced that the dividend for 3Q10 was $0.25 per share compared with $0.10 per share for 3Q09. The full pay out dividend policy will continue. The dividend essentially follows the spot tanker market. The company has a very strong balance sheet. We expect that the fleet of NAT will reach a minimum of 20 vessels by the end of 2011. We have no plans to tap the equity markets to fund this expansion, since the company has ample financial resources. The company will pay the dividend on or about December 3, 2010, to shareholders of record as of November 22, 2010. Since the autumn of 1997, when the company's first three vessels were delivered…

11 Sep 2006

Ganger Rolf Orders Newbuildings

First Olsen Ltd., which is owned 50/50 by Bonheur ASA and Ganger Rolf ASA, is advising of a Letter of Intent for newbuilding contracts for two suezmax tankers to be built at Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy industries C. Ltd. in China. If concluded, delivery will be due in December 2009 and April 2010, respectively and the price is agreed at $73.7m per vessel.