Change in number of shares and votes in Rederi AB TransAtlantic (publ)

As previously announced, the extraordinary general meeting in Rederi AB TransAtlantic (“TransAtlantic”) decided on November 7, 2011 on a rights issue of shares with preferential right for existing shareholders to finance the acquisition of SBS Marine and to strengthen the company’s financial position in advance of the forthcoming division of the group.

The total number of shares and votes in TransAtlantic increased by the rights issue with 55,451,350 shares and 88,174,639 votes respectively, of which 3,635,921 shares of series A with 10 votes each and 51,815,429 shares of series B with one vote each.

Following the rights issue the total number of shares and votes in TransAtlantic as per December 30, 2011 will be 110,902,700 shares and 176,349,278 votes respectively, of which 7,271,842 shares of series A with 10 votes each and 103,630,858 shares of series B with one vote each.

For more information please visit www.rabt.se or contact CEO Rolf Skaarberg, phone +46 (0)304 67 47 00.

 
Rederi AB TransAtlantic is a leading Swedish shipping company. Operations are organised into two business areas; Offshore/Icebreaking and Industrial Shipping. The Industrial Shipping business area consists of five divisions: RoRo Baltic, Bulk, Short Sea Bulk, Container and Integrated Logistics. The fleet consists of 63 vessels and one anchor handling vessels on order scheduled to be delivered 2012. The company has about 950 employees. The sales for 2010 totaled SEK 3,600 million pro forma. The company’s B-shares are listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Small Cap segment.

TransAtlantic is obliged to make this information public according to the Financial Markets Act andthe Financial Instruments Trading Act (Sw: lagen om värdepappersmarknaden and lagen om handel med finansiella instrument). The information was submitted for publication on December 30, 2011 at 08:30.