ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - November 25, 2008) - Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC) announces
that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program and
authorized the officers of the Company to repurchase, from time to time, up
to 1,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock (par value $0.01).
About Danaos Corporation
Danaos Corporation is an international owner of containerships, chartering
its vessels to many of the world's largest liner companies. Our current
fleet of 39 containerships aggregating 156,275 TEUs ranks Danaos among the
largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU
capacity. Danaos is the largest US listed containership company based on
fleet size. Furthermore, the company has a contracted fleet of 31
additional containerships aggregating 230,709 TEU with scheduled deliveries
up to 2011. The company's shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "DAC."
Visit our website at www.danaos.com
Contact Information: For further information please contact:
Company Contact:
Dimitri Andritsoyiannis
Chief Financial Officer
Danaos Corporation
Athens, Greece
Tel: +30 210 419 6481
E-Mail: cfo@danaos.com
Iraklis Prokopakis
Chief Operating Officer
Danaos Corporation
Athens, Greece
Tel. +30 210 419 6400
E-Mail: coo@danaos.com
Investor Relations and Financial Media:
Nicolas Bornozis
President
Capital Link, Inc.
New York
Tel. 212-661-7566
E-Mail: nbornozis@capitallink.com