Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) increases quarterly dividend to $0.43

Nordic American Tanker increases quarterly dividend to $0.43/share from $0.38/share.

Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) confirms dividend policy unchanged

• Div/yield 0.38/10.61

Nordic American Tanker issues a financial and operational update; 4Q15 is progressing well : Co stated:
"We also wish to make it absolutely clear that NAT has no financial or operational relationships with MLPs. Our dividend policy remains in place. NAT has paid dividend for 73 consecutive quarters since the autumn of 1997. The financial position of NAT is solid. The net debt stood at $6.8 million per ship at the end of the third quarter 2015. The 4th quarter 2015 is progressing well. The tanker market is strong now, impacting the 4Q2015 results for NAT positively."

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5/14 buy : Nordic American Tanker Shipping (NAT) @ $32.11

Ex-Dividend Date:   5/18   Dividend:  $0.88  Div Yield:  15.45%   Payable Date:  6/3

Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited is an international tanker company that owns double-hull Suezmax tankers averaging approximately 155,000 deadweight tons (dwt) each. It owns and operates crude oil tankers. As of December 31, 2008, the Company owned 15 double hull Suezmax tankers, including one vessel delivered in February 2009 and two new buildings. The Company's fleet includes Gulf Scandic, Nordic Hawk, Nordic Hunter, Nordic Voyager, Nordic Freedom, Nordic Fighter, Nordic Discovery, Nordic Sprite, Nordic Saturn, Nordic Jupiter, Nordic Cosmos, Nordic Moon, Nordic Apollo, Nordic Galaxy and Nordic Vega.

Company Contact

Headquarters:LOM Building 27 Reid Street HM 11 Hamilton BMU

Web Address: http://www.nat.bm