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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LTD
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001000177
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
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		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
		STREET 2:		27 REID STREET
		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
		STATE:			D0
		ZIP:			00000
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(441) 292-7202

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vessel has been named Nordic Sprite. Including the Nordic Sprite, the fleet of
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discussed in this press release may constitute forward-looking
statements.&#160;&#160;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.&#160;&#160;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.</font></div>
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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 &#8220;believe,&#8221;
&#8220;anticipate,&#8221; &#8220;intend,&#8221; &#8220;estimate,&#8221; &#8220;forecast,&#8221; &#8220;project,&#8221; &#8220;plan,&#8221; &#8220;potential,&#8221;
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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.&#160;&#160;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.&#160;&#160;We undertake
no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise.</font></div>
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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 world wide 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, including the prospectus and related
prospectus supplement, our Annual Report on Form 20-F, and our reports on Form
6-K.</font></div>
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