| UNITED STATES |
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
| Washington, D.C. 20549 |
| SCHEDULE 13G |
| (Rule 13d-102) |
| Information Statement Pursuant to Rules 13d-1 and 13d-2 |
| Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 |
| (Amendment No. 1 )* |
| Paragon Shipping Inc. |
| (Name of Issuer) |
| Class A common shares, par value $0.001 per share |
| (Title of Class of Securities) |
| Y6728Q202 |
| (CUSIP Number) |
December 31, 2017 |
| Date of Event Which Requires Filing of the Statement |
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:
| x | Rule 13d-1(b) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(c) |
| ¨ | Rule 13d-1(d) |
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page2 of10 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel Securities LLC |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
|
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
29,518
| |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7%1 | |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON BD; OO | |
| 1 | The percentages reported in this Schedule 13G/A are based upon 4,012,321 shares of common stock outstanding as of October 3, 2017 according to OTC Markets. |
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page3 of10 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
CALC III LP |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
|
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
29,518
| |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7% | |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON PN; HC | |
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page4 of10 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Citadel Securities GP LLC |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
|
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
29,518
| |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above. |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above. | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7% | |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON OO; HC | |
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page5 of10 Pages |
| 1. | NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Kenneth Griffin |
| 2. | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) ¨
(b) ¨ |
| 3. | SEC USE ONLY
|
| 4. | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION U.S. Citizen |
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
| 5. | SOLE VOTING POWER 0 |
| 6. | SHARED VOTING POWER
29,518
| |
| 7. | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 0 | |
| 8. | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER See Row 6 above |
| 9. | AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON See Row 6 above | |
| 10. | CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES | ¨ |
| 11. | PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
0.7% | |
| 12. | TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN; HC | |
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page6 of10 Pages |
| Item 1(a) | Name of Issuer |
Paragon Shipping Inc.
| Item 1(b) | Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices |
15 Karamanli Ave., GR 166 73, Voula, Greece
| Item 2(a) | Name of Person Filing This Schedule 13G/A is being jointly filed by Citadel Securities LLC (“Citadel Securities”), CALC III LP (“CALC3”), Citadel Securities GP LLC (“CSGP”) and Mr. Kenneth Griffin (collectively with Citadel Securities, CALC3 and CSGP, the “Reporting Persons”) with respect to Class A common shares of the above-named issuer owned by Citadel Securities. |
CALC3 is the non-member manager of Citadel Securities. CSGP is the general partner of CALC3. Mr. Griffin owns a controlling interest in CSGP.
The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that any of the Reporting Persons is the beneficial owner of any securities covered by the statement other than the securities actually owned by such person (if any).
| Item 2(b) | Address of Principal Business Office |
The address of the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is 131 S. Dearborn Street, 32nd Floor, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
| Item 2(c) | Citizenship |
Each of Citadel Securities and CSGP is organized as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. CALC3 is organized as a limited partnership under the laws of the State of Delaware. Mr. Griffin is a U.S. citizen.
| Item 2(d) | Title of Class of Securities |
Class A common shares, $0.001 par value
| Item 2(e) | CUSIP Number |
Y6728Q202
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page7 of10 Pages |
| Item 3 | If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) | x | Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act; | |
| (b) | ¨ | Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act; | |
| (c) | ¨ | Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange Act; | |
| (d) | ¨ | Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act; | |
| (e) | ¨ | An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E); | |
| (f) | ¨ | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F); | |
| (g) | x | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G); | |
| (h) | ¨ | A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act; | |
| (i) | ¨ | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act; | |
| (j) | ¨ | Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). |
If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), please specify the type of institution: ____________.
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page8 of10 Pages |
| Item 4 | Ownership |
| A. | Citadel Securities LLC |
| (a) | Citadel Securities may be deemed to beneficially own 29,518 Class A common shares. |
| (b) | The number of shares CS may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 0.7% of the Class A common shares outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 29,518 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 29,518 |
| B. | CALC III LP |
| (a) | CALC3 may be deemed to beneficially own 29,518 Class A common shares. |
| (b) | The number of shares CALC3 may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 0.7% of the Class A common shares outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 29,518 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 29,518 |
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page9 of10 Pages |
| C. | Citadel Securities GP LLC and Kenneth Griffin |
| (a) | Each of CSGP and Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own 29,518 Class A common shares. |
| (b) | The number of shares CSGP and Mr. Griffin may be deemed to beneficially own constitutes approximately 0.7% of the Class A common shares outstanding. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which such person has: |
| (i) | sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0 |
| (ii) | shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 29,518 |
| (iii) | sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 0 |
| (iv) | shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 29,518 |
| Item 5 | Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class |
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the class of securities, check the followingx.
| Item 6 | Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person |
Not Applicable
| Item 7 | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company |
See Item 2 above
| Item 8 | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group |
Not Applicable
| Item 9 | Notice of Dissolution of Group |
Not Applicable
| Item 10 | Certification |
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.
| CUSIP No.Y6728Q202 | 13G/A | Page10 of10 Pages |
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated this 14th day of February, 2018.
| CITADEL SECURITIES LLC | CALC III LP | |||
| By: | /s/ Guy Miller | By: | /s/ Guy Miller | |
| Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | |||
| CITADEL SECURITIES GP LLC | KENNETH GRIFFIN | |||
| By: | /s/ Guy Miller | By: | /s/ Guy Miller | |
| Guy Miller, Authorized Signatory | Guy Miller, attorney-in-fact* | |||
| * | Guy Miller is signing on behalf of Kenneth Griffin as attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney incorporated by reference herein and attached as Exhibit 99.2 hereto. |
