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Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. to Ring NASDAQ Closing Bell on Tuesday, Septemeber 29, 2009
| Source: Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
ATHENS, GREECE--(Marketwire - September 25, 2009) - Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the
"Company") (NASDAQ : SHIP ) (NASDAQ : SHIP.W ) announced today that the
Company's Senior Management Team, including Dale Ploughman, Chief Executive
Officer, and Christina Anagnostara, Chief Financial Officer, will ring the
NASDAQ closing bell on Tuesday, September 29, 2009.
The ceremony will take place at NASDAQ MarketSite Times Square Studio in
New York City and will be viewable live online starting at 3:50 pm EDT
through this link: http://www.nasdaq.com/about/marketsitetowervideo.asx.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp.,
is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens,
Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes
through the control and operation of dry bulk carriers. The Company
purchased and took delivery of six dry bulk carriers in the third and
fourth quarters of 2008 from companies associated with members of the
Restis family. In August 2009, the Company acquired a controlling interest
in Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited, which owns five drybulk
carriers, four Capesize and one Panamax.
As a result, the Company's current controlled fleet includes 11 dry bulk
carriers (4 Capesize, 3 Panamax, 2 Supramax and 2 Handysize vessels) with a
total carrying capacity of 1,043,296 dwt and an average age of 13 years.
The Company's common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market
under the symbols SHIP and SHIP.W, respectively. Prior to October 15, 2008,
the Company's common stock and warrants traded on the NYSE Amex LLC
(formerly known as AMEX) under the symbols SRG, SRG.W, respectively.
For further information please visit our website at
www.seanergymaritime.com
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events
and the Company's growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy.
Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "believes," "anticipates,"
"hopes," "estimates," and variations of such words and similar expressions
are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes that such expectations will prove to have been correct, these
statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of
assumptions and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant
uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of
the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or
implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the scope and
timing of SEC and other regulatory agency review, competitive factors in
the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations
outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in
the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The
Company's filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at
www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking
to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking
statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company's
expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or
circumstances on which any statement is based.