Contact Information: Contacts: Investor Relations / Financial Media: Nicolas Bornozis President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue - Suite 1536 New York, NY 10160, USA Tel: (212) 661-7566 Fax: (212) 661-7526 E-Mail: excelmaritime@capitallink.com www.capitallink.com Company: Lefteris Papatrifon Chief Financial Officer Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd. 17th Km National Road Athens-Lamia & Finikos Street 145 64 Nea Kifisia Athens, Greece Tel: 011-30-210-62-09-520 Fax: 011-30-210-62-09-528 E-Mail: ir@excelmaritime.com www.excelmaritime.com
Excel Maritime to Present at the Oppenheimer 4th Annual Industrials Conference
| Source: Excel Maritime
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - November 13, 2009) - Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd (NYSE : EXM ), an
owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a leading international
provider of worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk
cargoes, announced today that Lefteris Papatrifon, Chief Financial Officer
of the Company, will be presenting at the Oppenheimer 4th Annual
Industrials Conference on Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm EST in New
York City.
A PDF version of the slide presentation used at the conference will be
available on the Excel Maritime Carriers website in the Investor Relations
section.
About Excel Maritime Carriers Ltd
Excel is an owner and operator of dry bulk carriers and a provider of
worldwide seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, such as
iron ore, coal and grains, as well as bauxite, fertilizers and steel
products. Excel owns a fleet of 40 vessels and, together with 7 Panamax
vessels under bareboat charters, operates 47 vessels (5 Capesize, 14
Kamsarmax, 21 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 5 Handymax vessels) with a total
carrying capacity of approximately 3.9 million DWT. Excel Class A common
shares have been listed since September 15, 2005 on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE) under the symbol EXM and, prior to that date, were listed
on the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) since 1998. For more information
about the Company, please go to our corporate website
www.excelmaritime.com.
Forward-Looking Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events
and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy;
including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time
charters. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes,"
"anticipates," "hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and
similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements.
Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such
forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that
such expectations will prove to have been correct.
These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a
number of assumptions and estimates which are inherently subject to
significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the
control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those
expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could
cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to
the ability to changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels, competitive
factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with
operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to
time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release
publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements
contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with
respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on
which any statement is based.