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Ad hoc announcement: Rickmers Group invests in state-of-the-art energy-efficient container ships
Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous 01.04.2015 12:13 Dissemination of a Corporate News, transmitted by DGAP - a service of EQS Group AG. The issuer / publisher is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION IN, OR INTO, THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA OR JAPAN. 1 April 2015 Announcement pursuant to § 8 of the General Terms and Conditions of Deutsche Börse AG for the Prime Standard for Corporate Bonds Ad hoc announcement: Rickmers Group invests in state-of-the-art energy-efficient container ships Hamburg, 1 April 2015 - Rickmers Reederei, a fully consolidated subsidiary of Rickmers Group, today announced its investment in three state-of-the-art container ships with a capacity of 9,300 TEU each. The ships are under construction at South Korea's fourth largest shipyard (STX). Two of these highly energy-efficient vessels will be delivered within the coming six months, with a third following in February 2016. The total investment volume amounts to roughly 260 million US dollars. Under an integrated financial concept Rickmers will make the investment jointly with a renowned bank and an international financial investor. Long-term charter contracts for all three vessels have already been agreed with the French company CMA CGM, the world's third-biggest container shipping line. The contracted terms total a charter income around 200 million US dollars. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information and Explaination of the Issuer to this News: Rickmers Group CEO Dr Ignace Van Meenen comments: 'The market demands large fuel-efficient ships to sustainably lower slot costs, that is costs per transported container unit, to a competitive level. We are also proud to uphold an old Rickmers tradition in naming these ships: the MS 'R.C. Rickmers', the first newbuild, will be the seventh vessel since 1868 with this name, followed by the seventh MS 'Peter Rickmers' and the fourth MS 'Mai Rickmers'.' Holger Strack, CEO of the Maritime Assets segment, adds: 'Our newbuilds stand out thanks not only to their significantly decreased fuel consumption, which amounts to more than 70 percent of ship operating costs, but also through radically lower emission values, especially of carbon dioxide, sulphur oxides and nitrogen oxides.' 'In our view, pressure to modernize technology in the shipping industry is structural and broad-based. As a company we intend to participate in this development for the long-term and are aligning our investment strategy accordingly. More consistently than before we plan to provide the required financial resources for this through tapping international capital markets', explains Prof. Dr Erdmann, CFO Rickmers Group. About Rickmers Group With its Head Offices in Hamburg and Singapore, the Rickmers Group is an international service provider for the shipping industry as well as for shipowners and shipping lines. Its international structure comprises over 20 offices in eleven countries and more than 50 agents worldwide. The Rickmers Group's business activities are grouped into three segments: Maritime Assets, Maritime Services and Rickmers-Linie. In the Maritime Assets segment the Rickmers Group is active as Asset Manager for its own vessels and also for those of third parties. Rickmers initiates and coordinates shipping projects, organises financing and acquires, charters and sells ships. In the Maritime Services business segment the Rickmers Group provides shipmanagement services for the Rickmers Group's own vessels as well as for those owned by third parties; these services comprise technical and operational management, crewing, newbuild supervision, consultancy and insurance-related services. In the Rickmers-Linie business segment the Rickmers Group operates as a shipping line for breakbulk, heavy lift and project cargo, and additionally offers individual voyages. Press enquiries: Kirchhoff Consult AG Sebastian Bucher T: +49 (0)40 60 91 86 18 F: +49 (0)40 60 91 86 60 E: sebastian.bucher@kirchhoff.de The material set forth in this announcement is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or with any securities regulatory authority of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction of the United States. No public offering of securities will be made in the United States. The material set forth in this announcement does not constitute an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction in which such an offer or solicitation is unlawful. No public offering of securities will be made in any member state of the European Economic Area. 01.04.2015 The DGAP Distribution Services include Regulatory Announcements, Financial/Corporate News and Press Releases. Media archive at www.dgap-medientreff.de and www.dgap.de --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Company: Rickmers Holding GmbH & Cie. KG Neumühlen 19 22763 Hamburg Germany Phone: +49 40 389177 0 Fax: +49 40 389177 500 E-mail: info@rickmers.com Internet: www.rickmers.com ISIN: DE000A1TNA39 WKN: A1TNA3 Listed: Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Hanover, Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard for Corporate Bonds) End of Announcement DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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