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This Amendment No. 16 amends and supplements the disclosures in Items 2 through 7 of the Schedule 13D (the “Schedule 13D”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on April 4, 2008, as amended by amendments thereto filed on September 22, 2020, September 10, 2020, May 1, 2019, December 14, 2018, December 3, 2018, April 23, 2015, September 29, 2014, March 29, 2013, June 13, 2012, May 31, 2012, October 26, 2011, October 5, 2011, May 9, 2011, February 26, 2009, and April 30, 2008, relating to the common units representing limited partner interests (the “Common Units”) of Capital Product Partners L.P., a limited partnership organized under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands (the “Issuer”). Unless specifically amended hereby, the disclosures set forth in the Schedule 13D remain unchanged.
Crude Carriers Investments Corp. (“CCIC”) transferred all Common Units it owned to Capital Maritime & Trading Corp. (“Capital Maritime”). Accordingly, this Amendment No. 16 constitutes an exit filing for CCIC.
Item 2. Identity and Background.
This Schedule 13D is jointly filed by Capital Maritime, CCIC, Evangelos M. Marinakis and Miltiadis E. Marinakis (collectively, the “Reporting Persons”).
The principal business office and address of each Reporting Person is c/o Capital Maritime, 3 Iassonos Street Piraeus, 18537, Greece.
Mr. Evangelos M. Marinakis is the chairman and a director of Capital Maritime.
Mr. Miltiadis E. Marinakis is the son of Mr. Evangelos M. Marinakis. Although not engaged in day-to-day management, Mr. Miltiadis E. Marinakis holds and oversees certain shipping interests on behalf of the Marinakis family.
The principal business of Capital Maritime consists of shipping and transportation services.
The name, position, address and citizenship of the directors and executive officers of Capital Maritime are set forth on Schedule A attached hereto, and are incorporated herein by reference.
During the past five years, none of the Reporting Persons, and to the best of their knowledge, none of the Reporting Persons’ directors or executive officers (as applicable) (1) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (2) has been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration.
Item 3 is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following:
On September 3, 2021, 1,153,846 new Common Units were issued to CGC Operating Corp. (“CGC”), a Marshall Islands corporation, as further described in Item 4 below.
The information set forth in Item 4 of this Schedule 13D is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction.
Item 4 is hereby amended and supplemented by the following:
On August 31, 2021, the Issuer agreed to acquire three dual fuel X-DF LNG carriers from CGC, for a total consideration of $599.5 million. $15.0 million of the total consideration was paid in the form of 1,153,846 new Common Units, which were issued to CGC on September 3, 2021 (i.e., at an issuance price of $13.00 per new Common Unit), representing approximately 5.9% of the Common Units outstanding after such issuance. Mr. Miltiadis Marinakis, acting on behalf of the Marinakis family, is the indirect beneficial owner of 50% of CGC. CGC and the Issuer have agreed to enter into a registration rights agreement with respect to the common units issued to CGC.