Seanergy Maritime Shareholders Overwhelmingly Re-Elect Seanergy Nominees at 2024 Annual Meeting
November 04 2024 - 1:45PM
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (“Seanergy” or the “Company”)
(NASDAQ: SHIP) today announced that at the Company’s 2024 Annual
Meeting of Shareholders, Seanergy shareholders have overwhelmingly
voted to re-elect the Company’s two director nominees – Dimitrios
Anagnostopoulos and Ioannis Kartsonas – to serve until the 2027
Annual Meeting, to ratify the appointment of the existing auditors
and to reject the proposals brought by G. Economou through his
entity Sphinx Investment Corp.
The final voting results are as follows:
COMPANY PROPOSALS |
% OF VOTES |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHOLD / ABSTAIN |
1a. Election of Director – Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos |
88.21% |
- |
11.79% |
1b. Election of Director – Ioannis Kartsonas |
88.22% |
- |
11.78% |
2. Ratification of Appointment of Auditors |
93.47% |
6.48% |
0.05% |
G. ECONOMOU PROPOSALS |
% OF VOTES |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHOLD / ABSTAIN |
3. Board declassification |
13.23% |
86.60% |
0.17% |
4A. Resignation of Mr. Stamatios Tsantanis |
8.48% |
91.27% |
0.24% |
4B. Resignation of Ms. Christina Anagnostara |
8.48% |
91.30% |
0.22% |
4C. Resignation of Mr. Elias Culucundis |
8.50% |
91.28% |
0.22% |
Excluding the votes of management, directors,
Series B Preferred Shares and G. Economou1, Seanergy’s unaffiliated
common shareholders overwhelmingly supported Seanergy’s incumbent
directors and rejected the proposals put forth by G. Economou, as
follows:
COMPANY PROPOSALS |
% OF VOTES |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHOLD / ABSTAIN |
1a. Election of Director – Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos |
71.47% |
- |
28.53% |
1b. Election of Director – Ioannis Kartsonas |
71.51% |
- |
28.49% |
2. Ratification of Appointment of Auditors |
97.51% |
2.31% |
0.18% |
G. ECONOMOU PROPOSALS |
% OF VOTES |
FOR |
AGAINST |
WITHHOLD / ABSTAIN |
3. Board declassification |
36.38% |
62.70% |
0.93% |
4A. Resignation of Mr. Stamatios Tsantanis |
10.54% |
88.14% |
1.32% |
4B. Resignation of Ms. Christina Anagnostara |
10.54% |
88.28% |
1.18% |
4C. Resignation of Mr. Elias Culucundis |
10.64% |
88.16% |
1.20% |
Seanergy issued the following statement:
We greatly appreciate
our shareholders’ support for our Board. This outcome reflects
confidence in our Board and Seanergy’s strategic direction and our
commitment to value creation both now and into the future. It is
clear that our shareholders recognize that our Board and governance
are driving meaningful, sustained growth. Today’s vote also
underscores that Seanergy shareholders have firmly rejected G.
Economou’s self-serving attempt to seize control, standing
decisively against his proposals.
In recent years,
Seanergy’s Board and management team have transformed the Company
into a leading public, growth-oriented Capesize pure-play. Our
investments in the Capesize fleet have enabled us to operate
efficiently, outperform the market, and generate strong free cash
flow to support disciplined growth while increasing capital returns
to shareholders. With this focused strategy, we believe Seanergy is
well-positioned to continue delivering strong performance through
the cycle and attractive shareholder returns.
We thank our
shareholders for the trust they have placed in our Board, and we
look forward to continue engaging with them and taking actions that
are in the best interest of all Seanergy shareholders.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings
Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. is a prominent
pure-play Capesize shipping company publicly listed in the U.S.
Seanergy provides marine dry bulk transportation services through a
modern fleet of Capesize vessels. The Company’s operating fleet
consists of 19 vessels (1 Newcastlemax and 18 Capesize) with an
average age of approximately 13.5 years and an aggregate cargo
carrying capacity of approximately 3,417,608
dwt.
The Company is incorporated in the Republic of
the Marshall Islands and has executive offices in Glyfada, Greece.
The Company's common shares trade on the Nasdaq Capital Market
under the symbol “SHIP”.
Please visit our Company 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, including with respect
to the declaration of dividends, market trends and shareholder
returns. Words such as “may”, “should”, “expects”, “intends”,
“plans”, “believes”, “anticipates”, “hopes”, “estimates” and
variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. 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 Company’s operating or
financial results; the Company’s liquidity, including its ability
to service its indebtedness; competitive factors in the market in
which the Company operates; shipping industry trends, including
charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply
and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and
dispositions, business strategy, impacts of litigation, areas of
possible expansion or contraction, and expected capital spending or
operating expenses; risks associated with operations outside the
United States; broader market impacts arising from trade disputes
or war (or threatened war) or international hostilities, such as
between Israel and Hamas or Iran and between Russia and Ukraine;
risks associated with the length and severity of pandemics
(including COVID-19), including their effects on demand for dry
bulk products and the transportation thereof; and other factors
listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC,
including its most recent annual report on Form 20-F. The Company’s
filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at
www.sec.gov. Except to the extent required by law, 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.
For further information please contact:
InvestorsSeanergy Investor RelationsTel: +30
213 0181 522E-mail: ir@seanergy.gr
Capital Link, Inc.Paul Lampoutis230 Park Avenue Suite 1536New
York, NY 10169Tel: +1
212-661-7566Email: seanergy@capitallink.com
MediaJoele Frank, Wilkinson Brimmer
KatcherAaron Palash / Maggie Carangelo / Spencer HoffmanTel: +1
212-355-4449Email: Seanergy-Media@joelefrank.com
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1 Assumes that shares reported on Schedule 13D as beneficially
owned by G. Economou were voted against the Company proposals and
for his proposals.
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