ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - July 28, 2010) - Globus Maritime Limited ("Globus" or "the Company") (
George Feidakis, Non Executive Chairman of Globus Maritime, commented: "We would like to take this opportunity and thank all of our shareholders for backing our management and our strategy, as indicated by their strong vote in today's Annual General Meeting. We are exploring alternatives, including a listing on a U.S. Exchange, that seek to enhance shareholder value for the long term and open up our Company to new growth and development opportunities. Thank you for your support and confidence."
The Company had received on time ten proxy forms in respect of 24,583,423 shares (representing approximately 84.9% of the issued share capital) voting "for," "against" or "abstaining" on the various resolutions as indicated in the table below:
| ORDINARY RESOLUTIONS | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHOLD | ||
| 1. | To receive and adopt the company's annual accounts for the year ended 31 December 2009. | 24,583,423 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2. | To re-elect George Feidakis as a director. | 24,583,423 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3. | To re-elect Amir Eilon as a director. | 24,543,982 | 0 | 39,441 | |
| 4. | To re-elect Jeff Parry as a Director. | 24,583,423 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5. | To re-appoint Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors. | 24,583,423 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6. | To fix the remuneration of the Auditors. | 24,583,423 | 0 | 0 | |
| SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS | FOR | AGAINST | WITHHOLD | ||
| 7. | To remove pre-emption rights. | 23,867,691 | 715,332 | 400 | |
| 8. | To hold general meetings on at least 14 clear days' notice. | 24,582,823 | 200 | 400 | |
| 9. | To approve a share consolidation of one new share for four old shares, and amend the articles in respect of fractional entitlements. | 24,582,823 | 600 | 0 | |
| 10. | To: | ||||
| (a) | approve the proposal for the Company to apply for continuance in the Marshall Islands and to authorise the Directors to take all necessary action for the Company to redomicile to the Marshall Islands; and | 24,582,823 | 600 | 0 | |
| (b) | conditional upon the filing of the Articles of Domestication with the Registrars of Corporations of the Marshall Islands, adopt new articles of incorporation and by-laws in the form produced to the Annual General Meeting. | ||||
| 11. | To, conditional upon the Company's continuance into the Marshall Islands becoming effective, remove Ernst & Young LLP as Auditors and appoint Ernst & Young (Hellas) as Auditors and authorise the Directors to fix the remuneration of the Auditors. | 24,583,023 | 400 | 0 | |
The issued share capital at the closing of business on July 28, 2010 is 28,963,408 shares of US$0.001 each. Following the approval of special resolution 9, the issued share capital at the opening of business on July 29, 2010 will be 7,240,852 shares of US$0.004 each.
Further Information -- Notes to Editors
About Globus Maritime Limited
Globus is a global provider of seaborne transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, including among others iron ire, coal, grain, cement and fertilizers, along worldwide shipping routes. Globus owns and operates one Panamax, one Kamsarmax, and three Supramax vessels, with a weighted average age of 3.4 years as at June 30, 2010, and a total carrying capacity of 319,952 DWT.
Globus is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under ticker GLBS. Jefferies International Limited is acting as nominated adviser and broker to the Company.
Contact Information:
For further information, please contact:
Globus Maritime Limited
+30 210 960 8300
Elias Deftereos
CFO
deftereos@globusmaritime.gr
Jefferies International Limited
+44 (0) 20 7029 8000
Oliver Griffiths
Anne Dovigen
Capital Link - London
+44 (0) 20 3206 1322
globus@capitallink.com
Annie Evangeli
Capital Link - New York
+1 212 661 7566
globus@capitallink.com
Ramnique Grewal