5th Nov 2010 07:00
Goldenport Holdings Inc.
Athens, 5 November 2010
Director / PDMR shareholding
Goldenport Holdings Inc. ('Goldenport' or the 'Company'), (LSE: GPRT) announces that under the terms of the Company's Scrip Dividend Offer relating to the interim dividend for the financial year ending 31 December 2010, a total of 196,886 shares were allotted to members of the Board of Directors that elected for the scrip dividend instead of the cash dividend, on 4 November 2010 as follows:
Name | Position | Shares on record date that elected scrip | Number of shares allotted | |
Mr. Chris Walton and related parties | Non-executive Chairman | 2,816 | 42 | |
Captain Paris Dragnis | Chief Executive Officer | 12,771,921 | 191,762 | |
Mr. Christos Varsos | Chief Financial Officer | 80,000 | 1,203 | |
Mr. Konstantinos Kabanaros | Chief Accounting Officer | 84,827 | 1,276 | |
Mr. John Dragnis | Commercial Director | 148,132 | 2,603 | |
TOTAL | 13,087,696 | 196,886 |
Immediately following the allotment, the participants have total beneficial interests in the Company's shares as follows:
Name | Number of shares | % of total share capital |
Chris Walton | 18,606 | 0.02% |
Captain Paris Dragnis | 51,279,444 | 56.25% |
Mr. Christos Varsos | 81,203 | 0.09% |
Mr. Konstantinos Kabanaros | 86,103 | 0.09% |
Mr. John Dragnis | 595,130 | 0.65% |
Goldenport was notified of these transactions on 4 November 2010.
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For further information, please contact
Goldenport Holdings Inc.:
Christos Varsos, Chief Financial Officer +30 210 8910500
Eleftheria Savvidaki, Company Secretary +30 210 8910500
Investor Relations Coordinators:
Capital link:
Annie Evangeli - London +44 203 206 1320
Nicolas Bornozis - New York +1 212 661 7566
E-mail: [email protected]
Further Information:
Overview of Goldenport
Goldenport is an international shipping company that owns and operates a fleet of twenty-six container and dry bulk vessels that transport cargo worldwide. The fleet consists of twelve container vessels (including one new-build vessel with delivery scheduled for 2011) and fourteen dry bulk carriers (including five new-build vessels with deliveries scheduled for 2010 and 2011). Goldenport is listed on the London Stock Exchange under the ticker GPRT.
Website: www.goldenportholdings.com or www.goldenport.biz
Related Shares:
GPRT.L