Eimskipafélag Íslands hf. announced that its shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held on April 3, 2013 considered and approved to pays a dividend of ISK 2.1 per share to shareholders for the year 2012, corresponding to approximately 20% of the company's net profits. Ex-date is April 4, 2013, the record date is April 8, 2013 and the payment sate is April 26, 2013.

At the meeting, the shareholders also elected Mr. Gunnar Karl Guðmundsson, Mrs. Helga Melkorka Óttarsdóttir, Mrs. Hrund Rudolfsdóttir and Mr. Víglundur Þorsteinsson to serve on the Board of Directors of the company until next Annual General Meeting and Mrs. Jóhanna á Bergi and Mr. Marc Jason Smernoff to serve as the alternate Board of Directors of the company until next Annual General Meeting.