Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (NYSE:ECO / OSE:OET) held its 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders on May 30, 2025, where shareholders approved all agenda items. The meeting resulted in the election of eight directors to the board, including Ioannis Alafouzos as Chair, and the ratification of Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. as independent auditors for FY2025. The Board approved committee expansions effective June 1, 2025, with Frank Dunne joining all standing committees. The updated committee structure includes the Audit Committee chaired by Charlotte Stratos, the Remuneration Committee also chaired by Stratos, and the Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee chaired by Petros Siakotos. All committee members meet independence requirements for both NYSE and Oslo Stock Exchange listings.
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (NYSE:ECO / OSE:OET) ha tenuto la sua Assemblea Annuale degli Azionisti il 30 maggio 2025, durante la quale sono stati approvati tutti i punti all'ordine del giorno. L'assemblea ha portato all'elezione di otto amministratori nel consiglio, incluso Ioannis Alafouzos come Presidente, e alla ratifica di Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. come revisori indipendenti per l'esercizio 2025. Il Consiglio ha approvato l'ampliamento delle commissioni a partire dal 1° giugno 2025, con Frank Dunne che entrerà a far parte di tutte le commissioni permanenti. La struttura aggiornata delle commissioni include la Commissione di Revisione presieduta da Charlotte Stratos, la Commissione per le Remunerazioni anch'essa presieduta da Stratos, e la Commissione per la Nomina e la Corporate Governance presieduta da Petros Siakotos. Tutti i membri delle commissioni soddisfano i requisiti di indipendenza richiesti sia dalla NYSE che dalla Borsa di Oslo.
Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (NYSE:ECO / OSE:OET) hielt am 30. Mai 2025 seine Jahreshauptversammlung ab, bei der alle Tagesordnungspunkte von den Aktionären genehmigt wurden. Die Versammlung führte zur Wahl von acht Direktoren in den Vorstand, darunter Ioannis Alafouzos als Vorsitzender, sowie zur Bestätigung von Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. als unabhängige Wirtschaftsprüfer für das Geschäftsjahr 2025. Der Vorstand genehmigte mit Wirkung zum 1. Juni 2025 eine Erweiterung der Ausschüsse, wobei Frank Dunne allen ständigen Ausschüssen beitritt. Die aktualisierte Ausschussstruktur umfasst den Prüfungsausschuss unter dem Vorsitz von Charlotte Stratos, den Vergütungsausschuss ebenfalls unter Stratos sowie den Nominierungs-/Corporate-Governance-Ausschuss unter dem Vorsitz von Petros Siakotos. Alle Ausschussmitglieder erfüllen die Unabhängigkeitsanforderungen sowohl der NYSE als auch der Osloer Börse.
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ATHENS, Greece, May 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Okeanis Eco Tankers Corp. (“OET� or the “Company�) (NYSE:ECO / OSE:OET) today announced that the 2025 Annual Meeting of the Shareholders of the Company (the “Annual Meeting�) was duly held on May 30, 2025 and that all proposals on the agenda were approved.
At the Annual Meeting, the shareholders of the Company:
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Elected the following eight directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected and qualified: Ioannis Alafouzos (Chair), Robert Knapp, Daniel Gold, Joshua Nemser, Charlotte Stratos, Francis “Frank� Dunne, Petros Siakotos Konstantinidis and Dimitrios Papalexopoulos; and
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Ratified the appointment of Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. as independent auditors for the year ending December 31, 2025.
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Following the Annual Meeting, the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board�) approved the expansion of the size of each of its standing committees, effective June 1, 2025, and designated Frank Dunne to each such committee. The committees therefore are now comprised of the following directors:
Audit Committee: Charlotte Stratos (Chair), Petros Siakotos and Frank Dunne.
Remuneration Committee: Charlotte Stratos (Chair), Robert Knapp and Frank Dunne.
Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee: Petros Siakotos (Chair), Charlotte Stratos and Frank Dunne.
Each of the directors serving on the committees has been determined to be independent in accordance with the New York Stock Exchange listing standards and Oslo Stock Exchange requirements.
Investor Relations / Media Contact: Nicolas Bornozis, President Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540, New York, N.Y. 10169 Tel: +1 (212) 661-7566 [email protected]
About OET
OET is a leading international tanker company providing seaborne transportation of crude oil and refined products. The Company was incorporated on April 30, 2018 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands and is listed on Oslo Stock Exchange under the symbol OET and the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol ECO. The sailing fleet consists of six modern scrubber-fitted Suezmax tankers and eight modern scrubber-fitted VLCC tankers.
Forward-Looking Statements
This communication contains “forward-looking statements�, including as defined under U.S. federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements provide the Company’s current expectations or forecasts of future events. Forward-looking statements include statements about the Company’s expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, intentions, assumptions and other statements that are not historical facts or that are not present facts or conditions. Words or phrases such as “anticipate,� “believe,� “continue,� “estimate,� “expect,� “hope,� “intend,� “may,� “ongoing,� “plan,� “potential,� “predict,� “project,� “should,� “will� or similar words or phrases, or the negatives of those words or phrases, may identify forward-looking statements, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. Forward-looking statements are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties and are based on potentially inaccurate assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expected or implied by the forward-looking statements. The Company’s actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements for many reasons, including as described in the Company’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC�). Accordingly, you should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this communication. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the Company’s operating or financial results; the Company’s liquidity, including its ability to service its indebtedness; competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; shipping industry trends, including charter rates, vessel values and factors affecting vessel supply and demand; future, pending or recent acquisitions and dispositions, business strategy, areas of possible expansion or contraction, and expected capital spending or operating expenses; risks associated with operations; broader market impacts arising from war (or threatened war) or international hostilities; risks associated with pandemics, including effects on demand for oil and other products transported by tankers and the transportation thereof; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the SEC. Except to the extent required by law, the Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances on which any statement is based. You should, however, review the factors and risks the Company describes in the reports it files and furnishes from time to time with the SEC, which can be obtained free of charge on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.
This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to Section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
FAQ
Who are the newly elected board members of Okeanis Eco Tankers (NYSE:ECO) for 2025?
The eight elected board members are Ioannis Alafouzos (Chair), Robert Knapp, Daniel Gold, Joshua Nemser, Charlotte Stratos, Francis Dunne, Petros Siakotos Konstantinidis, and Dimitrios Papalexopoulos.
Who is the independent auditor for Okeanis Eco Tankers (ECO) for fiscal year 2025?
Deloitte Certified Public Accountants S.A. was ratified as the independent auditor for the year ending December 31, 2025.
What are the current committee compositions for Okeanis Eco Tankers after the 2025 annual meeting?
The committees include Audit Committee (Charlotte Stratos-Chair, Petros Siakotos, Frank Dunne), Remuneration Committee (Charlotte Stratos-Chair, Robert Knapp, Frank Dunne), and Nominating/Corporate Governance Committee (Petros Siakotos-Chair, Charlotte Stratos, Frank Dunne).
When do the changes to Okeanis Eco Tankers' board committees take effect?
The expansion of standing committees and Frank Dunne's appointment to each committee takes effect on June 1, 2025.
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