Global Lead Sponsor - Fortis Bank Nederland Silver Sponsor - PricewaterhouseCoopers Sponsors - Charles Stanley Securities, Clarksons, Goldenport Holdings Inc, Norton Rose LLP.OBJECTIVE: Now in its second year, Capital Link's "Invest in International Shipping" Forum aims to provide investors with a comprehensive review and outlook of the various shipping markets post international economic crisis and raise the profile of shipping among the UK and wider-European investment communities. The Forum will cover the following shipping sectors: dry bulk, tanker, container, and marine services. The forum's target audience includes Institutional Investors, Financial Analysts & Risk Advisors, Hedge Funds, Shipping Fund Investors, Funds of Funds, Private Equity & Venture Capital Firms, Pension Funds, Senior Fund Managers and Ship owners. FORUM STRUCTURE: The Forum will start with a presentation by Mr. Nick Langford, Head of UK & International Business Development of the London Stock Exchange to be followed by three shipping sector panels on Dry Bulk, Tankers & Containers. SECTOR PANELS:
-- In the first panel on "Capital Markets Access a Competitive Advantage
for Listed Shipping Companies," senior investment bankers from Clarkson
Investment Services and Fortis Bank Nederland, will discuss the listing
advantages for shipping companies and what investors typically look for
today.
-- Container Panel moderated by Nick Sjoberg, Head of Containers at
Braemar Shipping, with the senior executives from Goldenport Holdings, Inc,
Global Ship Lease and Synergy Management Services Ltd.
-- Tanker Panel moderated by Simpson Spencer & Young Ltd (SSY) with
senior executives from d'Amico International Shipping, Omega Navigation
Enterprises, Inc and Sovcomflot.
-- Dry Bulk Panel moderated by Amrit Singh, Shipping Analyst at Clarksons
Investment Services with senior executives from Goldenport Holdings, Inc,
Hellenic Carriers Limited and OceanFreight Inc.
-- Each panel will last 45 minutes. The panels will focus on industry
trends rather than individual company characteristics. The Forum's
attendees will have the opportunity to address their questions to each
panel's participants.
OTHER PRESENTATION TOPICS:
In addition, there will be presentations on topics of interest such as on:
-- Availability of Bank Financing for Shipping in Today's Environment
presented by Fortis Bank Nederland
-- Legal Developments in a Turbulent Market presented by Norton Rose LLP
-- Distressed Opportunities in Shipping presented by
PricewaterhouseCoopers
-- Marine Services, Sector Overview by Charles Stanley Securities
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS:
In addition there will be company presentations by the senior management
of:
-- Clarksons Investment Services (ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH MANAGEMENT: Participants in the Forum may request to schedule one-on-one meetings with company management. For further information, please see contacts at the end of this press release. About Capital Link Capital Link is an Investor Relations and Financial Communications firm with strategic focus, among other areas, on shipping. Capital Link is the leading provider of Investor Relations and Financial Communications and Media services to international shipping companies working with the majority of shipping companies listed on Stock Exchanges in the United States and Europe. Capital Link's headquarters are in New York with offices in London and Athens. Capital Link maintains a web based resource, www.CapitalLinkShipping.com, whose objective is to enhance investor knowledge and understanding of shipping and its listed companies, and to facilitate the exchange of information among listed companies, industry participants and investors. The site provides information on the major shipping and stock market indices, as well as on all shipping stocks. It also features industry reports from major industry participants, interviews with CEOs, analysts and other market participants and a Calendar of the Quarterly Earnings Releases and Conference Calls of listed companies. In addition, Capital Link organizes a series of annual investment conferences on shipping in New York, London and Athens, as well as a series on Webinars and Virtual Forums featuring discussions among analysts, company CEOs and industry participants. The Maritime Stock Indices by Capital Link mark a new milestone in the strategic development of the firm. It is a new initiative of Capital Link in an effort to improve the information flow about shipping to investors and to enhance the profile of shipping in the global investment community. These indices address a market need and have gained a following within the investment and shipping community. You can access the data for the indices centrally from our website at www.MaritimeIndices.com or www.CapitalLinkShipping.com or from Bloomberg at page "CPLI." They will soon be available through Reuters terminals as well. For more information and to register, please go to http://www.capitallinkforum.com/shipping/2009london/main.htmlLSE :CKN ) -- Braemar Shipping Services (LSE :BMS ) -- ACM Shipping (LSE :ACMG ) -- Sovcomflot (SCF) -- Goldenport Holdings (LSE :GPRT ) -- Hellenic Carriers Limited (LSE :HCL )
Contact Information: For further information, please contact: Capital Link Nicolas Bornozis/Vincent Tricoli - New York +1 212 661 7566 Annie Evangeli - London + 44 (0) 20 3206 1322 E-mail: londonforum@capitallink.com