Edgar Filing: StealthGas Inc.

FORM 20-F/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON D.C. 20549

FORM 20-F/A

(Amendment No. 1)

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission file number 000-51559

STEALTHGAS INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Republic of the Marshall Islands

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

331 Kifissias Avenue, Erithrea 14561 Athens, Greece

(Address of principal executive offices)

Konstantinos Sistovaris

331 Kifissias Avenue, Erithrea 14561, Athens, Greece

Telephone: (011) (30) (210) 625 0001

Facsimile: (011) (30) (210) 625 0018

(Name, Address, Telephone Number and Facsimile Number of Company Contact Person)

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:


Title of each class				Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share				The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

None

SECURITIES FOR WHICH THERE IS A REPORTING OBLIGATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE ACT:

None

The number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer’s classes of capital or common stock as of December 31, 2011 was:


Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share		20,552,568 shares

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Act. ¨ Yes x No

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. ¨ Yes x No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):


Large accelerated filer ¨		Accelerated filer x		Non-accelerated filer ¨

Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing.


U.S. GAAP x		International Financial Reporting Standards ¨				Other ¨

If “Other” has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.


¨ Item 17		¨ Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ¨ Yes x No

Explanatory Note

This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F of StealthGas Inc. for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2012 (the “2011 Form 20-F”), is being filed solely for the purposes of furnishing the interactive data files as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. This Exhibit was not previously filed.

Users of this data are advised pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, modify, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2011 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2011 Form 20-F was originally filed.

PART III

ITEM 19. Exhibits

The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index hereof are filed herewith in response to this Item.


Number		Description

101.INS		XBRL Instance Document (furnished herewith)

101.SCH		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema (furnished herewith)

101.CAL		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase (furnished herewith)

101.DEF		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase (furnished herewith)

101.LAB		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase (furnished herewith)

101.PRE		XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase (furnished herewith)

SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.


STEALTHGAS INC.

By:		/s/ Harry N. Vafias


Name:		Harry N. Vafias
Title:		President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: May 29, 2012