UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549



FORM 6-K



REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of June 2016
Commission File Number: 001-13944

 

NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LIMITED
(Translation of registrant's name into English)



LOM Building, 27 Reid Street, Hamilton, HM 11, Bermuda
(Address of principal executive office)



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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report on Form 6-K is a copy of the press release of Nordic American Tankers Limited (the "Company"), dated June 21, 2016, announcing the results of the Company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders held on June 20, 2016.
 
 
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
             
 
 
  
 
NORDIC AMERICAN TANKERS LIMITED
 
 
  
 
(registrant)
       
Dated: June 21, 2016
 
  
 
By:
 
/s/    Herbjørn Hansson        
 
 
  
 
  
 
Herbjørn Hansson
 
 
  
 
  
 
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President


Exhibit 99.1


Nordic American Tankers Limited (NYSE:NAT) Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
 
Hamilton, Bermuda, June 21, 2016
 
Nordic American Tankers Limited (the "Company") (NYSE: NAT) conducted its Annual General Meeting on June 20, 2016 in Hamilton, Bermuda.  The following resolutions were approved and adopted at the Meeting:
1. Election of the five nominees, Herbjørn Hansson, Andreas Ove Ugland, Jim Kelly, Richard Vietor and Jan Erik Langangen, to the Board of Directors to serve until the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders; and

2. Approval of the appointment of KPMG AS as the Company's independent auditors until the close of the next Annual General Meeting of Shareholders.
 

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," "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.

Contacts:

Jan H. A. Moller 
Head of Investor Relations & Finance Manager 
Nordic American Tankers Limited
 Tel: +1 888 755 8391 or +47 90 11 53 75
Turid M. Sørensen, CFO & EVP
Nordic American Tankers Limited
 Tel: +47 33 42 73 00 or +47 90 57 29 27
Rolf Amundsen, Advisor
Nordic American Tankers Limited
 Tel: +1 800 601 9079 or + 47 908 26 906
Gary J. Wolfe
Seward & Kissel LLP, New York, USA
 Tel: +1 212 574 1223
Web-site: www.nat.bm