(Singapore, 4 January 2017)
Pursuant to the Company’s share incentive scheme for its top management, BW LPG issues shares to its Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Martin Ackermann, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Elaine Ong and Senior Vice President for Technical and Operations Pontus Berg.
The issuance of shares relates to the Company’s share performance under its shares incentive scheme for the year 2015, with deferred shares being issued at the start of 2017 and 2018, respectively. The shares issued on 3rd January are priced at NOK 37.28. Details of the number of shares issued are as follows.
Martin Ackermann
Current number of shares: 150,000
Number of shares issued on 3 Jan 2017: 806
Number of shares issued in Jan 2018: 805
Total number of shares including the deferred shares: 151,611
Elaine Ong
Current number of shares: 4340
Number of shares issued on 3 Jan 2017: 645
Number of shares issued in Jan 2018: 645
Total number of shares including the deferred shares: 5630
Pontus Berg
Current number of shares: 0
Number of shares issued on 3 Jan 2017: 748
Number of shares issued in Jan 2018: 747
Total number of shares including the deferred shares: 1495
For further information, please contact:
Elaine Ong, CPA, CA
Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +65 6705 5506
Email: elaine.ong@bwlpg.com
John Papaioannou, CFA
Senior Manager, Strategy & Investor Relations
Tel: +65 6705 5514
Email: john.papaioannou@bwlpg.com
About BW LPG
BW LPG is the world’s leading owner and operator of LPG vessels. BW LPG currently owns and operates 43 Very Large Gas Carriers (VLGC) and Large Gas Carriers (LGC) with a total carrying capacity of over 3.1 million cbm. In addition, BW LPG has 4 VLGC newbuildings under construction. With four decades of operating experience in LPG shipping and experienced seafarers and staff, BW LPG offers a flexible and reliable service to customers. BW LPG is associated with BW Group, one of the world’s leading shipping groups. BW Group is involved in oil and gas transportation, floating gas infrastructure, environmental technologies and deep-water production.
This information is subject to disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
