NEW YORK, Oct. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Maritime Corporation ("General Maritime" or the "Company") (NYSE: GMR) announced today that it intends to offer $300 million principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2017, subject to market and other conditions, in a private placement. The notes will be offered and sold in the United States only to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and in offshore transactions to non-United States persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. General Maritime intends to use the net proceeds of the proposed offering to repay outstanding borrowings under its bank credit facilities and for other general corporate purposes.

This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any of the notes, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation, or sale in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation, or sale is unlawful. The notes offered will not be registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold in the United States except pursuant to an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state laws. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.

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SOURCE General Maritime Corporation