SWEDEN, Skärhamn – Rederi AB TransAtlantic (publ)(OSE:VSS01)(STO:RABTB) on April 9, 2015 –
Christen Sveaas, Folke Patriksson, Håkan Larsson and Magnus Sonnorp were re-elected as board members and Bengt A. Rem was newly elected for the period up until the end of the next Annual General Meeting. Tom Ruud had declined re-election. Christer Lindgren represents the SEKO Seafarers trade union on the Board of Directors. Christen Sveaas was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors and Folke Patriksson was re-elected as Deputy Chairman.
The Annual General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Nomination Committee, that the company shall have a Nomination Committee consisting of four members. The members shall comprise of representatives of each of the three largest shareholders or owner groups at the end of the third quarter 2015, besides the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
The Annual General Meeting resolved, in accordance with the proposal of the Board of Directors, to amend the Articles of Association resulting in the change of name from Rederi AB TransAtlantic to Viking Supply Ships AB. The company’s share can currently be purchased on NASDAQ Stockholm under the ticker RABT. As a result of the change of name the ticker will be changed to VSSAB. The company will also launch a new website.
Rederi AB TransAtlantic is a leading Swedish shipping company with headquarters in Gothenburg, Sweden and additional offices in Europe. The company is organized into two business areas: TransAtlantic and Viking Supply Ships. The company has about 800 employees and the turnover in 2014 was MSEK 3 190. The company’s B-shares are listed on the NASDAQ Stockholm, Small Cap segment
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