UNITED STATES
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 March 2020
Commission File Number 001-37889
TOP SHIPS INC.
(Translation of registrant's name into English)
1 VAS. SOFIAS & MEG.
ALEXANDROU STREET
151 24, MAROUSSI
ATHENS, GREECE
(Address of principal executive offices)
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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
On March 11, 2020, TOP Ships Inc. (the "Company") entered into an Equity Distribution Agreement (the "Agreement") with Maxim Group LLC ("Maxim"), as sales agent, under which the Company may offer and sell, from time to time through Maxim, up to US$5,000,000 of its common shares, par value $0.01 per share.
Attached hereto as
Exhibit 1.1 is a copy of the Equity Distribution Agreement, dated March 11, 2020, by and between the Company and Maxim.
Attached hereto as
Exhibit 5.1 is the opinion of Seward & Kissel LLP relating to the common shares.
Recent Developments of the Company
On August 26, 2019, Plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal to an ongoing purported securities class action complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (No. 2:17-cv-04987(JFB)(SIL)) by Christopher Brady on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated against (among other defendants) the Company and two of its executive officers. Plaintiffs/appellants filed their opening brief on the appeal on October 25, 2019. Defendants/appellees filed their response briefs on November 26 and November 27, 2019, and plaintiffs/appellants filed their reply brief on December 11, 2019. The Court of Appeals held oral argument on March 10, 2020 and took the matter under advisement. A decision on the appeal is currently pending. The Company and its management believe that the allegations in the complaints are without merit and plan to vigorously defend themselves against the allegations
The information contained in this Report on Form 6-K and the exhibits attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into the Company's registration statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-234281) that was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and became effective on November 4, 2019.
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.
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| By: /s/ Evangelos Pistiolis |
| | Evangelos Pistiolis Chief Executive Officer | |
