International Shipholding Corporation Declares Dividends on series A and B Preferred Stock

International Shipholding Corporation (NYSE: ISH) announced that the Company’s Board of Directors has declared a dividend of $2.375 per share on its Series A Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: ISHPRA) and a dividend of $2.25 per share on its Series B Cumulative Redeemable Perpetual Preferred Stock (NYSE: ISHPRB), each representing payment for the full ninety day period ending April 30, 2014. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2014 to preferred shareholders as of record on April 29, 2014.

About International Shipholding Corporation
International Shipholding Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates a diversified fleet of U.S. and International Flag vessels that provide worldwide and domestic maritime transportation services to commercial and governmental customers primarily under medium to long-term charters and contracts.

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