NEWLEAD

MEDIA

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NewLead recognizes the significant role of the media in understanding the part of the shipping industry in the international economy and ensures the immediate and transparent dissemination of the news. NewLead emphases on the continuous feed of the media with recent corporate developments. NewLead uses its already established and continuously growing media relations to communicate with its existing and potential investors who are the cornerstone of the Company’s imminent growth.

NewLead recognizes that communication with different stakeholders is an integral part of NewLead's business success. The Company has established and follows a Corporate Communication Policy to preserve the reputation of the Company and ensure shareholder confidence. The Corporate Communications Policy is constantly updated to ensure compliance with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulation and guidelines for publicly trade companies and to adapt to external and internal corporate communications developments. In todays media environment where information about the Company flows instantaneously and globally, it is important that the information we distribute externally is accurate, consistent and timely.