Explanatory Note
Except as specifically amended and supplemented by this Amendment No. 15 (this “Amendment No. 15”), and by Amendment No. 1 filed on February 2, 2005, Amendment No. 2 filed on May 27, 2005, Amendment No. 3 filed on July 29, 2005, Amendment No. 4 filed on February 16, 2006, Amendment No. 5 filed on May 18, 2007, Amendment No. 6 filed on June 5, 2007, Amendment No. 7 filed on October 28, 2010, Amendment No. 8 filed on April 29, 2014, Amendment No. 9 filed on May 15, 2015, Amendment No. 10 filed on April 12, 2007, Amendment No. 11 filed on April 13, 2018, Amendment No. 12 filed on September 9, 2019, Amendment No. 13 filed on January 10, 2022 and Amendment No. 14 filed on April 7, 2022, all other disclosure contained in the Schedule 13D filed by the Reporting Persons on December 16, 2004 (the “Original Schedule 13D”) remain in full force and effect. The Original Schedule 13D together with each of the Amendments thereto is referred to herein as the “Schedule 13D.” Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the same meanings ascribed to them in the Original Schedule 13D.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of Issuer.
(a) Ms. Frangou beneficially owns and has the sole voting power and/or dispositive power over an aggregate of 16,278,565 shares of Common Stock, such shares representing approximately 46.0% of the issued and outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Issuer based on 22,824,328 shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding as of June 30, 2022 (excluding 2,414,263 shares of Common Stock held as of June 30, 2022 by Navios Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer, that are considered treasury shares), based on information provided by the Issuer, plus the 12,573,229 shares of Common Stock in the aggregate underlying vested options and the Convertible Debenture described herein which shares of Common Stock are (although not yet issued) deemed outstanding and included pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) under the Act. The number of shares beneficially owned by Ms. Frangou includes vested options to purchase 350,000 shares of Common Stock held by Ms. Frangou, as well as 1,272,793 shares of Common Stock owned indirectly through Amadeus Maritime S.A., 1,374,219 shares of Common Stock owned indirectly through Raymar Investments S.A., and the 12,223,229 shares of Common Stock that are (although not yet issued) initially issuable upon conversion of a Convertible Debenture described herein as of July 5, 2022 owned indirectly through NSM.