Navigator Gas拟迁册英格兰 股东大会将表决合并方案 NVGS代码不变
伦敦讯——Navigator Holdings Ltd.（Navigator Gas，纽交所：NVGS）10月16日经GlobeNewswire宣布，公司已于10月8日与其全资英国子公司Navigator Gas plc（新母公司）及Navigator Gas Merger Co Inc.签署合并协议与计划，公司将合并入Merger Sub，后者作为新母公司的全资子公司存续；公司每股普通股将转换为新母公司的一股普通股。新母公司将成为上市主体，并计划以现有代码NVGS在纽约证券交易所挂牌其普通股。公司已发出召开股东大会的通知，就注册地由马绍尔群岛迁至英格兰和威尔士进行表决。
公司表示，迁册将使公司架构与其运营架构对齐——其执行办公室、高级管理层和众多员工、贷款方与保险方均位于英国。公告列举的益处包括英国的法律与公司治理框架、具竞争力且稳定的税收制度及其广泛的双重征税协定网络，以及适用于海运企业的成熟吨位税制度。
Navigator Gas主要从事液化气体的海上运输。本次迁册以股东大会批准合并方案为实施前提。
Navigator Gas to Seek Shareholder Approval for Redomiciliation to England and Wales
LONDON — Navigator Holdings Ltd. (Navigator Gas, NYSE: NVGS) announced on October 16 via GlobeNewswire that on October 8, 2026 it entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with its wholly owned English subsidiary Navigator Gas plc (New Parent) and Navigator Gas Merger Co Inc. (Merger Sub). The company will merge into Merger Sub, which survives as a wholly owned subsidiary of New Parent, and each common share will convert into one ordinary share of New Parent. New Parent becomes the publicly traded parent and intends to list its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange under the existing NVGS ticker. The announcement convenes a shareholder meeting to approve the change of domicile from the Marshall Islands to England and Wales.
The company said the redomiciliation aligns its corporate structure with its operating structure, as its executive office, senior management, many employees, lenders and insurers are in the United Kingdom. Benefits cited include the UK legal and governance framework, a competitive and stable tax regime with an extensive double-tax treaty network, and a mature tonnage tax regime for maritime businesses.
Navigator Gas is engaged in the seaborne transportation of liquefied gases. Completion of the redomiciliation is subject to shareholder approval of the merger at the convened meeting.
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