Bermuda November 22, 2018
Dear Shareholders,
We would like to inform you that we have sold our two 1999 built tankers, the Nordic Aurora and the Nordic Sprite. Both ships
have their so called special surveys in January next year, normally costing $1 mill or more for each ship. The ships have
been sold at a price of about $10 mill per unit net to us. The ships are scheduled to be delivered to the new owners in December
2018. The contracts contain provisions related to the Hong Kong Convention (2009) for ships.
After having sold eight ships this summer, built in 1997/1998, the NAT fleet now consists of ships built in 2000 and
onwards. The accumulated sale of the ten ships in 2018 is a part of our commercial strategy. The NAT top quality fleet now
counts 23 suezmax tankers with an average age of 10 years.
The tanker market for our suezmaxes is strong - the strongest we have seen for many years. The payment of dividend
will continue to remain a key element of our strategy. Our fleet is well positioned to reap the benefits of the buoyant
tanker market.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Matters discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking statements. The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 provides safe harbor protections for forward-looking statements in order to encourage companies to
provide prospective information about their business. Forward-looking statements include statements concerning plans, objectives,
goals, strategies, future events or performance, and underlying assumptions and other statements, which are other than statements
of historical facts.
The Company desires to take advantage of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995 and is including this cautionary statement in connection with this safe harbor legislation. The words "believe,"
"anticipate," "intend," "estimate," "forecast," "project," "plan," "potential," "will," "may," "should," "expect," "pending" and
similar expressions identify forward-looking statements.
The forward-looking statements in this press release are based upon various assumptions, many of which are
based, in turn, upon further assumptions, including without limitation, our management's examination of historical operating
trends, data contained in our records and other data available from third parties. Although we believe that these assumptions
were reasonable when made, because these assumptions are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies which
are difficult or impossible to predict and are beyond our control, we cannot assure you that we will achieve or accomplish these
expectations, beliefs or projections. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
Important factors that, in our view, could cause actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the
forward-looking statements include the strength of world economies and currencies, general market conditions, including
fluctuations in charter rates and vessel values, changes in demand in the tanker market, as a result of changes in OPEC's petroleum
production levels and worldwide oil consumption and storage, changes in our operating expenses, including bunker prices, drydocking
and insurance costs, the market for our vessels, availability of financing and refinancing, changes in governmental rules and
regulations or actions taken by regulatory authorities, potential liability from pending or future litigation, general domestic and
international political conditions, potential disruption of shipping routes due to accidents or political events, vessels
breakdowns and instances of off-hires and other important factors described from time to time in the reports filed by the Company
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the prospectus and related prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form
20-F, and our reports on Form 6-K.
Contacts:
Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP
New York, USA
Tel: +1 212 574 1223
Bjørn Giæver, CFO
Nordic American Tankers Limited
Tel: +1 888 755 8391 or +47 91 35 00 91
Herbjørn Hansson, Chairman & CEO
Nordic American Tankers Limited
Tel: +1 866 805 9504 or +47 90 14 62 91
Web-site: www.nat.bm
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