UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2011
Commission File Number: 001-162171
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NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
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(Translation of registrant's name into English)
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LOM Building, 27 Reid Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
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(Address of principal executive office)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 1 is a press release of Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (the "Company"), dated June 13, 2011 containing the results of the Company's 2011 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
This Report on Form 6-K is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's Registration Statement on Form F-3 ASR (Registration No. 333-162171) filed on September 28, 2009 and Form F-3ASR (Registration No. 333-158212) filed on March 26, 2009.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LIMITED
(registrant)
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Dated: June 13, 2011
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By: /s/ Herbjørn Hansson
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Herbjørn Hansson
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
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Exhibit 1
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited (NYSE: NAT) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
Hamilton, Bermuda, June 1, 2011
Nordic American Tankers Limited (the "Company") today announced the official results of its 2011 Annual General Meeting, held on June 1, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Hamilton, Bermuda (the "Meeting"). The following resolutions were approved with more than the necessary majority required for each:
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All of the nominees of the Board of Directors were approved to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders;
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Deloitte AS was approved as the Company's independent auditors until the close of the next Annual General Meeting;
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The Company's Amended and Restated Bye-laws were approved;
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The increase in the Company's authorized share capital was approved; and
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The change of the Company's legal name to "Nordic American Tankers Limited" was approved.
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In addition, the Company's audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2010 were presented at the Meeting.
The authorized capital has not been increased since the Company's founding in 1995, when its fleet consisted of three vessels. Today, the Company's fleet consists of 19 vessels, including newbuildings. The increase in the authorized capital is intended to facilitate the Company's continued growth. The Company, however, does not have any immediate plans to conduct an offering of its common shares.
Contacts:
Scandic American Shipping Ltd
Manager for:
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited
P.O Box 56, 3201 Sandefjord, Norway
Tel: + 47 33 42 73 00 E-mail: nat@scandicamerican.com
Rolf Amundsen, Head of Investor Relations, Norway
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906
Jacob Ellefsen, Head of Research, United Kingdom
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel: + 44 20 31 78 58 20 or + 44 78 27 92 94 11
Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223
Herbjørn Hansson, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Nordic American Tanker Shipping Limited
Tel: +1 866 805 9504 or + 47 901 46 291