PIRAEUS, Greece, Aug. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime
Acquisition Corporation ("Navios Acquisition") (NYSE: NNA, NNA.WS,
NNA.U) is pleased to announce the successful preliminary results of
its warrant program (the "Warrant Program"). Under the
Warrant Program, holders of publicly traded warrants ("Public
Warrants") had the opportunity to exercise the Public Warrants on
enhanced terms through Friday, August 27,
2010.
At expiration of the Warrant Program, 19,267,090 Public Warrants
(76.2% of the Public Warrants outstanding) were exercised, of which
19,251,140 Public Warrants were exercised cashlessly and 15,950
Public Warrants were exercised by payment of the $5.65 cash exercise price.
As a result of the successful conclusion of the Warrant Program,
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. ("Navios Holdings") and Angeliki Frangou will exercise 13,835,000 of the
privately issued warrants (the "Private Warrants") for cash.
In addition, the remaining 90,000 Private Warrants will be
exercised, of which 75,000 will be done on a cashless basis.
As a result, the following corporate actions are expected:
- $90,118 of gross cash proceeds
will be raised from the exercise of the Public Warrants;
- $78,252,500 of gross cash
proceeds will be raised by the exercise for the Private Warrants;
and
- Approximately 18,413,277 new shares of common stock will be
issued.
Following the issuance of the new shares, Navios Acquisition is
expected to have outstanding approximately 40,016,878 shares of
common stock and 6,032,910 Public Warrants. The Public
Warrants will expire in accordance with their terms on June 25, 2013.
Angeliki Frangou, Navios
Acquisition's Chairman and CEO, stated, "We are grateful for the
support of our warrant holders. We have recapitalized Navios
Acquisition; warrants now represent only about 15% of our new
equity capital. With our new capital structure, we can focus
on positioning Navios Acquisition to take advantage of
opportunities."
Of the Public Warrants exercised, 8,555,084 were exercised under
the provisions of the Warrant Program providing for the notice of
guaranteed delivery. It is expected that the exercise of these
Public Warrants will be completed by no later than September 1, 2010 and are subject to verification
by the depositary. The final number of Public Warrants exercised
will be announced following expiration of the guaranteed delivery
period and completion of the verification process.
Additional Information
S. Goldman Advisors LLC was dealer manager for the Warrant
Program and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C.
acted as counsel to Navios Acquisition.
Questions regarding the completed Warrant Program may be
directed to Morrow & Co., Inc., the Information Agent. Morrow's
telephone number for banks and brokers is +1 (203) 658-9400 and for
all other security holders is +1 (800) 662-5200.
This announcement is for informational purposes only with
respect to notification of the preliminary results of the Warrant
Program, and the foregoing reference to the Warrant Program and any
other related transactions shall not constitute an offer to buy or
exchange securities or constitute the solicitation of an offer to
sell or exchange any securities in Navios Acquisition or any of its
subsidiaries. The Warrant Program was made only through an offer
letter originally dated July 27,
2010, as revised August 12,
2010, and related materials.
About Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
Navios Acquisition is an owner and operator of tanker vessels
focusing in the transportation of petroleum products (clean and
dirty) and bulk liquid chemicals.
Safe Harbor
This press release contains forward-looking statements
concerning Navios Acquisition's proposed Warrant Program. 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 Navios Acquisition believes that the expectations
reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no
assurance can be given 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, including
fulfillment of the terms of guaranteed deliveries, which are
inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies,
many of which are beyond the control of Navios Acquisition. Actual
results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by
such forward-looking statements.
Public &
Investor Relations Contact:
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Navios Maritime
Acquisition Corporation
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Investor
Relations
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+1.212.279.8820
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info@navios-acquisition.com
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SOURCE Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation
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