American Shipping Company ASA : Notice of Annual General Meeting

The shareholders in American Shipping Company ASA are invited to attend the
Company's annual general meeting to be held on Wednesday April 25, 2018 at 10
a.m.  (CET) at Advokatfirmaet BAHR AS, Tjuvholmen Allé 16, 0252 Oslo, Norway.

Please find attached the following documents:

  * Notice of the annual general meeting
  * Form for notice of attendance/proxy
  * The Board of Directors' proposed resolutions
  * The statement from the Board of Directors regarding determination of salary
and other remuneration to the Senior Management
  * The proposals from the Nomination Committee
  * The 2017 Annual Report

The attachments will also be made available on the company's website at
www.americanshippingco.com.

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This information is subject of the disclosure requirements pursuant to section
5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.