UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 20-F/A
| o | REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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| x | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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| | For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 | |
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| o | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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| | For the transition period from to | |
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| o | SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 | |
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| | Date of event requiring this shell company report. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . | |
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| | Commission file number 001-33655 | |
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| | PARAGON SHIPPING INC. | |
| | (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) | |
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| | Paragon Shipping Inc. | |
| | (Translation of Registrant's name into English) | |
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| | Republic of the Marshall Islands | |
| | (Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | |
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| | 15 Karamanli Ave., GR 166 73, Voula, Greece | |
| | (Address of principal executive offices) | |
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| | Michael Bodouroglou, +30 210 891 4600, m.bodouroglou@paragonshipping.gr 15 Karamanli Ave., GR 166 73, Voula, Greece | |
| | (Name, Telephone, E-mail and/or Facsimile number and Address of Company Contact Person) | |
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Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class | | Name of each exchange on which registered |
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| Common shares, $0.001 par value | | New York Stock Exchange |
| Preferred stock purchase rights | | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act: None
Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: As of December 31, 2011, there were 60,898,297 shares of the registrant's Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, outstanding.
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.
o Yes No x
If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
o Yes Nox
Note-Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligations under those Sections.
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
x Yes No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
x Yes No o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See the definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o | | Accelerated filer x | | Non-accelerated filer o |
Indicate by check mark which basis of accounting the registrant has used to prepare the financial statements included in this filing:
U.S. GAAP x | | International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards o | | Other o |
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If "Other" has been checked in response to the previous question, indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.
o Item 17 Item 18 o
If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
o Yes No x
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Amendment No. 1 to the Annual Report on Form 20-F/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, on April 27, 2012, or the 2011 Form 20-F, is being filed solely for the purposes of furnishing Interactive Data File disclosure as Exhibit 101 in accordance with Rule 405 of Regulation S-T. This Exhibit was not previously filed.
Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any other item of the 2011 Form 20-F, or reflect any events that have occurred after the 2011 Form 20-F was originally filed.
Users of this data are advised that pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, these interactive data files are deemed not filed or part of any registration statement or prospectus for purposes of sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.
PART III
Item 19. Exhibits
| Description |
| 101 | The following financial information from Paragon Shipping Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, filed with the SEC on April 27, 2012, formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2010 and 2011; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2010 and 2011; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. |
SIGNATURES
The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F/A and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.
| | PARAGON SHIPPING INC. |
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| | By: | /s/ Michael Bodouroglou |
| | Name: | Michael Bodouroglou |
| | Title: | Chairman, President Chief Executive Officer and Interim Chief Financial Officer |
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| Dated: May 11, 2012 | | |
