GOGL - Filing of amendment to the 2015 Annual Report on Form 20-F/A

HAMILTON, Bermuda, May 2, 2016 -- Golden Ocean Group Limited ("Golden Ocean" or "the Company") announces that it has filed an amendment to its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2015 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") in the U.S. solely to include a statement that the Company, as permitted by SEC rules and Bermuda law, has chosen to have an audit committee that consists of two members that currently meet NASDAQ independence requirements.

The amendment may be accessed on the Company's website, www.goldenocean.bm, or in the link below. It is also available on the website of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, www.sec.gov.

May 2, 2016
Golden Ocean Group Limited
Hamilton, Bermuda

Contact Person:
Per Heiberg: CFO, Golden Ocean Management AS
+47 22 01 73 45

This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.

Golden Ocean 2015 Form 20-F Amendment http://hugin.info/132879/R/2009168/743473.pdf

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