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The two main shareholders of Royal Caribbean Cruises finish their Shareholders' Agreement
To. Wilhelmsen and Cruise Associates they stop directly and indirectly about 50% of the crocieristico group
August 25, 2011
The two main shareholders of the crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises, To. Wilhelmsen AS, Norwegian society that is under responsibility of the Wilhelmsen family, and the Cruise Associates, societies of Bahamas controlled from the American family Pritzker and the Israeli family Ofer, have placed term to their Shareholders' Agreement.
The two societies are the main shareholders of the crocieristico group from 1992. Al 10 last March To. Wilhelmsen stopped 19.34% of Royal Caribbean Cruises, while the quota Cruise Associates was of 15.34%. Moreover Cruise Associates is partner of Osiris Holdings Inc. , society that 17.47% of Royal Caribbean Cruises stop, quota constituted from 37,9 million actions of which 33,3 million actions of property Cruise Associates, 3,0 million actions of property of Osiris and 1,6 million actions of property of a branch of Osiris.
Emphasizing that the conclusion of the Shareholders' Agreement is not previewed has some effect on the activity of Royal Caribbean Cruises and its strategic planning, the president and managing director of the crocieristico group, Richard Fain, has specified that "this initiative regards the two shareholders exclusively and does not involve the company".
The American crocieristico group has explained that the agreement between To. Wilhelmsen and Cruise Associates previewed mainly that the two partner unanimously exercised their right to vote connected to their actions for the nomination of the members of the board of directors. Moreover Royal Caribbean has announced that with the term of the agreement Cruise Associates it would have in program to distribute the share quotas Royal Caribbean Cruises to own partner which would transfer such actions to the respective owners.
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The two main shareholders of the crocieristico group American Royal Caribbean Cruises, To. Wilhelmsen AS, Norwegian society that is under responsibility of the Wilhelmsen family, and the Cruise Associates, societies of Bahamas controlled from the American family Pritzker and the Israeli family Ofer, have placed term to their Shareholders' Agreement.
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