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AMSC ASA AGM Information 2020

Apr 27, 2020

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AGM Information

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Annual General Meeting

American Shipping Company ASA 27 April 2020 Oslo, Norway

Agenda

    1. Opening of the annual general meeting of American Shipping Company ASA, including approval of the notice and agenda.
    1. Election of a person to co-sign the meeting minutes along with the meeting chair.
    1. Presentation of business activities (nonvoting).
    1. Approval of the 2019 annual accounts of American Shipping Company ASA, group consolidated accounts and the Board of Directors' report.
    1. Statement from the Board of Directors regarding determination of salary and other remuneration to the Management of the Company.
  • a. Advisory guidelines
  • b. Binding guidelines
    1. Consideration of the statement of corporate governance (no voting).
    1. Determination of the board members' remuneration.
    1. Determination of the remuneration to the members of the Nomination Committee.
    1. Approval of remuneration to the auditor for 2019.
    1. Election of members to the Board of Directors.
    1. Election of members to the Nomination Committee.
    1. Authorization to the Board of Directors for payment of dividends.
    1. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares in connection with incentive scheme for employees.
    1. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares for investment purposes or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.
    1. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares in connection with acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions.
    1. Authorization to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital in connection with future investments etc.

3. Presentation of Business Activities

  • Established in 2005
  • Oslo listed with mcap. of USD ~100m
  • oOSE ticker: AMSC
  • oU.S. OTC ticker: ASCJF
  • oBond ticker: AMTI01
  • Pure play Jones Act tanker owner with a modern tanker fleet
  • Long-term bareboat leases generate stable, predictable cash flow
  • Solid balance sheet with no debt maturities before Q2 2025
  • Exploring growth and diversification opportunities in the U.S. Jones Act market
  • Admitted to OTCQX International to increase awareness and public profile among U.S. investors

About AMSC Fleet overview

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* Market cap. based on closing share price of NOK 17.40 per April 27th, 2020

Long Term Contracts Returning Stable Cash Flow

2019 Highlights

  • OSG extension of four tankers up for renewal
  • Improved U.S. Jones Act market
  • Continued dividends with USD 0.32 per share paid for the financial year

4. Approval of the 2019 annual accounts of American Shipping Company ASA, group consolidated accounts, and Board of Directors' Report

Consolidated Statement of Financial Position Assets

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5. Statement from the Board of Directors regarding determination of salary and other remuneration to the Management of the Company

The statement from the Board of Directors regarding determination of salary and other remuneration to the Management of the Company is made available on the Company's website and is also included in note 17 to the consolidated accounts on page 47 of the 2019 Annual Report.

(a) Advisory Guidelines

The General Meeting endorses the advisory guidelines in the declaration from the Board of Directors pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16a.

(b) Binding Guidelines

The General Meeting approves the binding guidelines in the declaration from the Board of Directors pursuant to the Norwegian Public Limited Liability Companies Act section 6-16a.

6. Statement of Corporate Governance 2019

American Shipping Company ASA's corporate governance report is included on pages 73-78 of the 2019 Annual Report

7. Determination of Board Members' remuneration

  • The recommendation from the Nomination Committee is available on the Company's website
  • Guidelines for remuneration to Board members are included in the Company's Corporate Governance report on page 77 of the 2019 Annual Report
  • Remuneration for the Board also includes work on the Audit Committee.
  • The Nomination Committee proposes that the General Meeting passes the following resolution:

"In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rates for members of the Board of Directors for the period from the 2019 Annual General Meeting up to the 2020 Annual General Meeting shall be as follows:

  • • NOK 475,000 to the Chairperson of the board
  • • NOK 375,000 to each of the other board members

The above fees include remuneration for audit committee-related work."

8. Determination of remuneration to members of the Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee proposes that the General Meeting passes the following resolution

"In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, the General Meeting approves that the remuneration rate for members of the Nomination Committee for the period from the 2019 Annual General Meeting up to the 2020 Annual General Meeting shall be NOK 25,000 for each member."

9. Approval of Auditor Fees

"The remuneration to the auditor of NOK 677,000 ex. VAT for the audit of the Company's 2019 annual accounts is approved. In addition, the Group has paid fees to KPMG of NOK 67,790 ex. VAT for services other than audit."

10. Election of Board members

The Nomination Committee proposes that the General Meeting passes the following resolution:

"In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, Kristian Røkke and Peter Ditlef Knudsen are re-elected as members of the Board of Directors for a period of two years.

The Board of Directors of American Shipping Company ASA will then consist of the following members:

Annette Malm Justad (Chairperson)

Peter Ditlef Knudsen

Kristian Røkke"

11. Election of member to the Nomination Committee

The Nomination Committee proposes that the General Meeting passes the following resolution:

" In accordance with the proposal from the Nomination Committee, Ingebret G. Hisdal is elected as member of the Nomination Committee and Ove A. Taklo is elected as member and chair of the Nomination Committee, both for a period of two years.

The Nomination Committee of American Shipping Company ASA will then consist of the following members:

Ove A. Taklo (Chair)

Ingebret G. Hisdal"

Authorizations to the Board of Directors

  1. Authorization to the Board of Directors for payment of dividends.

  2. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares in connection with incentive scheme for employees.

  3. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares for investment purposes or subsequent sale or deletion of such shares.

  4. Authorization to the Board of Directors to acquire treasury shares in connection with acquisitions, mergers, de-mergers or other transactions.

  5. Authorization to the Board of Directors to increase the share capital in connection with future investments etc.

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