Evermore Global Advisors, LLC (“EGA”), a U.S. SEC-registered investment adviser, is the investment adviser to the Evermore Global Value Fund (the “Fund”), an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as well as to the Evermore Global Opportunities Fund, L.P. (the “LP”) and several institutional separate accounts (the “Fund”, the “LP” and EGA’s institutional separate accounts are collectively referred to as “EGA’s Managed Accounts”). Pursuant to investment management agreements with EGA’s Managed Accounts, EGA has the power to make investment decisions and vote shares on behalf of EGA’s Managed Accounts.
On 18 February 2019, several of EGA’s Managed Accounts disposed of 288,875 shares of Songa Bulk ASA (“Songa Bulk”). After this transaction, EGA’s Managed Accounts held 2,909,916 shares of Songa Bulk or 8.11% of Songa Bulk’s total number of shares outstanding and EGA had voting rights equivalent to 8.11% of the total votes. After the transaction, the Fund held 1,643,346 shares of Songa Bulk or 4.58% of Songa Bulk’s total number of shares outstanding.