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		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			NORDIC AMERICAN TANKER SHIPPING LTD
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		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	WATER TRANSPORTATION [4400]
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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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		STREET 1:		LOM BUILDING
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		CITY:			HAMILTON HM 11
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<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">As you know, our goal is to maximize total return to our shareholders. Total return is defined as the stock price plus dividends, assuming dividends are reinvested in the stock. From 1997 to mid September this year our total return was about 20% on an annualized basis. The major portion of this return was paid as dividends to our shareholders. </font></font></div>

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