UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Dated: February 29, 2008
Commission File Number: 333-141113
BRITANNIA BULK PLC
Dexter House
2nd Floor
2 Royal Mint Court
London EC3N 4QN
United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive offices)
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Commencement of Excess Cash Flow Offer
On February 29, 2008, Britannia Bulk Plc (the “Company”), in accordance with the indenture governing the terms of its outstanding 11% Senior Secured Notes due 2011 (the “Notes”), commenced an excess cash flow offer to purchase up to $52,560,057 in aggregate principal amount of the Notes at a purchase price for each $1,000 principal amount of Notes tendered equal to $961.15, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The excess cash flow offer expires at 4:00 p.m., London time, on May 23, 2008, unless extended. If the excess cash flow offer is consummated, the settlement date will be on a date promptly following the Company’s acceptance of any tendered Notes and is currently expected to be May 29, 2008. A press release announcing the commencement of the excess cash flow offer was provided to the trustee for the Notes and was issued on the Company’s website and the website of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange on February 29, 2008, a copy of which is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
| Press Release Dated February 29, 2008 |
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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
| BRITANNIA BULK PLC |
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| /s/ Fariyal Khanbabi |
| Fariyal Khanbabi |
Date: February 29, 2008 | Chief Financial Officer |
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