FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of July 2010
Commission File Number:
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1-3 Patriarchou Grigoriou
166 74 Glyfada
Athens, Greece
(Address of principal executive office)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a press release of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") dated July 22, 2010, announcing the results of the 2010 Annual General Meeting of its shareholders and the appointment of Mr. Dale Ploughman as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Company.
EXHIBIT 1
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP.
ANNOUNCES THE RESULTS OF THE 2010 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND
THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. DALE PLOUGHMAN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
July 22, 2010 - Athens, Greece - Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: SHIP; SHIP.W) announced today the results of the annual meeting of its shareholders held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Company's executive offices.
At the meeting the following proposals were approved and adopted: 1) the election of Messrs. Elias Culucundis, Dimitrios Panagiotopoulos, Dimitrios Anagnostopoulos and George Taniskidis, as Class A Directors to serve until the 2013 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 2) the amendment of the Company's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation to increase the number of authorized shares of common stock, par value $0.0001 per share from 201,000,000 to 501,000,000 shares and 3) the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. as the Company's Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm for the Fiscal Year ending December 31, 2010.
Mr. George Koutsolioutsos, Chairman and Director to the Board, has resigned from his position as the Chairman and Director. Following the annual meeting of its shareholders, the Board of Directors thanked Mr. Koutsolioutsos for his contribution to Seanergy and appointed Mr. Dale Ploughman, CEO and Director, as the Chairman of the Board. Seanergy's Board now consists of nine members.
About Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp., the successor to Seanergy Maritime Corp., is a Marshall Islands corporation with its executive offices in Athens, Greece. The Company is engaged in the transportation of dry bulk cargoes through the ownership and operation of dry bulk carriers.
The Company's initial fleet comprised two Panamax, two Supramax, one Handymax and one Handysize dry bulk carriers that Seanergy purchased and took delivery of in the third and fourth quarters of 2008 from companies associated with members of the Restis family. In August 2009, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Bulk Energy Transport (Holdings) Limited, which owns four Capesize and one Panamax dry bulk carriers. In May 2010, the Company acquired a controlling interest in Maritime Capital Shipping Limited, which owns nine Handysize dry bulk carriers.
The Company's current controlled fleet includes 20 drybulk carriers (four Capesize, three Panamax, two Supramax and one Handymax and 10 Handysize vessels) with a total carrying capacity of approximately 1,292,544 dwt and an average fleet age of 12.7 years.
The Company's common stock and warrants trade on the NASDAQ Global Market under the symbols "SHIP" and "SHIP.W", respectively.
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 such expectations will prove to have been 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, the scope and timing of Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and other regulatory agency review, 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 SEC. The Company's filings can be obtained free of charge on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations 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.
For further information please contact:
Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp.
Dale Ploughman - Chief Executive Officer
Christina Anagnostara - Chief Financial Officer
Tel: +30 210 9638461
E-mail: ir@seanergymaritime.com
Investor Relations / Media
Capital Link, Inc.
Paul Lampoutis
230 Park Avenue Suite 1536
New York, NY 10169
Tel: (212) 661-7566
E-mail: seanergy@capitallink.com
SIGNATURES
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.
SEANERGY MARITIME HOLDINGS CORP.
(Registrant)
/s/ Christina Anagnostara
By: Christina Anagnostara
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 27, 2010
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