Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
2015年12月30日 - 6:37AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Form 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT
TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For
the month of December 2015
Commission
File Number: 000-51672
FREESEAS
INC.
(Name
of Registrant)
10,
Eleftheriou Venizelou Street (Panepistimiou Ave.), 106 71, Athens, Greece
(Address
of principal executive office)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
☐ Form 40-F ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐
On
December 28, 2015, FreeSeas Inc. (the “Company”) held a special meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”),
at which the Company’s shareholders approved one proposal. The proposal is described in detail in its proxy statement filed
as an exhibit to a Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed on December 1, 2015.
Proposal
1
The
Company’s shareholders grant discretionary authority to the Company’s board of directors to (A) amend the Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company to effect one or more consolidations of the issued and outstanding shares
of common stock, pursuant to which the shares of common stock would be combined and reclassified into one share of common stock
at a ratio within the range from 1-for-2 up to 1-for-60 (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and (B) determine whether to arrange
for the disposition of fractional interests by shareholder entitled thereto, to pay in cash the fair value of fractions of a share
of common stock as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or to entitle shareholder to receive
from the Company’s transfer agent, in lieu of any fractional share, the number of shares of common stock rounded up to the
next whole number, provided that, (X) that the Company shall not effect Reverse Stock Splits that, in the aggregate, exceeds 1-for-60,
and (Y) any Reverse Stock Split is completed no later than the first anniversary of the date of the Special Meeting, as set forth
below:
Votes
For | | |
Votes
Against | | |
Abstentions | |
| 14,207,330 | | |
| 6,634,484 | | |
| 192,204 | |
The
following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
|
|
Description |
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|
99.1 |
|
Press
Release, dated December 29, 2015, issued by the Company |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
|
FREESEAS INC. |
|
|
|
Date: December
29, 2015 |
By: |
/s/ DIMITRIS
PAPADOPOULOS |
|
|
Dimitris
Papadopoulos |
|
|
Chief
Financial Officer |
3
Exhibit 99.1
FreeSeas Inc. Announces Results of Special
Meeting of Shareholders
Athens,
Greece, December 29, 2015 - FreeSeas Inc. (Nasdaq: FREE) (“FreeSeas” or the “Company” ), a transporter
of dry-bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of a fleet of Handysize vessels and an owner of a controlling stake in
a company commercially operating tankers, announced today that at the special meeting of the Company’s shareholders held
on December 28, 2015, the shareholders granted discretionary authority to the Company’s board of directors to (A) amend
the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company to effect one or more consolidations of the issued and outstanding
shares of common stock, pursuant to which the shares of common stock would be combined and reclassified into one share of common
stock at a ratio within the range from 1-for-2 up to 1-for-60 (the “Reverse Stock Split”) and (B) determine whether
to arrange for the disposition of fractional interests by shareholder entitled thereto, to pay in cash the fair value of fractions
of a share of common stock as of the time when those entitled to receive such fractions are determined, or to entitle shareholder
to receive from the Company’s transfer agent, in lieu of any fractional share, the number of shares of common stock rounded
up to the next whole number, provided that, (X) that the Company shall not effect Reverse Stock Splits that, in the aggregate,
exceeds 1-for-60, and (Y) any Reverse Stock Split is completed no later than the first anniversary of the date of the special
meeting,
About
FreeSeas Inc.
FreeSeas
Inc. is a Marshall Islands corporation with principal offices in Athens, Greece. FreeSeas is engaged in the transportation of
drybulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of drybulk carriers and also is an owner of a controlling stake in a company
commercially operating tankers. Currently, it has a fleet of Handysize vessels. FreeSeas' common stock trades on the Nasdaq Capital
Market under the symbol FREE. Risks and uncertainties are described in reports filed by FreeSeas Inc. with the SEC, which can
be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov. For more information about FreeSeas Inc., please
visit the corporate website, www.freeseas.gr.
Forward-Looking
Statements
This
press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section
21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company's growth strategy and measures
to implement such strategy. Words such as ''expects,'' ''intends,'' ''plans,'' ''believes,'' ''anticipates,'' ''hopes,'' ''estimates,''
and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company
believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such
expectations will prove to be correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions
and estimates, which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control
of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors
that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, changes in the demand for dry bulk vessels;
competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and
other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly
disclaims any obligation or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained
herein to reflect any change in the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances
on which any statement is based.
Contact
Information:
At
the Company
FreeSeas
Inc.
Dimitris
Papadopoulos, Chief Financial Officer
011-30-210-45-28-770
Fax:
011-30-210-429-10-10
dp@freeseas.gr
www.freeseas.gr
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