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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 31, 2011
GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Republic of the Marshall Islands | | 001-34228 | | 66-071-6485 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
299 Park Avenue
New York, NY | | 10171 |
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) | | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 763-5600
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On March 31, 2011 General Maritime Corporation, a Marshall Islands company (the “Company”), entered into an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC, as representatives for the several underwriters referred to in the Underwriting Agreement (collectively, the “Underwriters”), pursuant to which the Company will sell to the Underwriters an aggregate of 23,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), for a purchase price of $1.89 per share (the “Purchase Price”), which reflects a price to the public of $2.00 per share less underwriting discounts and commissions. The Company has granted the Underwriters the right to purchase up to an additional 3,450,000 shares of Common Stock at a price per share equal to the Purchase Price. The Underwriters have 30 days from March 31, 2011 to exercise this option.
The shares are being sold pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3, as amended (Reg. No.333-157215) (the “Registration Statement”), which was declared effective by the SEC on April 8, 2009, as supplemented by the Company’s prospectus supplement dated March 31, 2011.
The Underwriting Agreement contains customary representations, warranties, conditions to closing, indemnification rights and obligations of the parties. The closing is expected to occur and delivery of the shares is expected to be made on or about April 5, 2011.
The Underwriting Agreement is filed as an exhibit with this Current Report.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In connection with the sale by the Company of the Common Stock, as described in Item 1.01 of this Current Report, the following exhibits are filed with this Current Report: (1) the opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C. as to the legality of the shares of Common Stock being sold by the Company; (2) the opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C. as to certain tax matters; (3) the opinion of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP as to certain tax matters; and (4) certain information relating to Part II, Item 14. “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement (Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report).
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No. | | Description |
1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement dated March 31, 2011 by and among the Company, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
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5.1 | | Opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C., Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, as to the legality of the shares of Common Stock being sold by the Company. |
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8.1 | | Opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C., Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, as to certain tax matters. |
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8.2 | | Opinion of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, United States tax counsel for the Company, as to certain tax matters. |
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99.1 | | Information relating to Part II, Item 14. “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement. |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, General Maritime Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| GENERAL MARITIME CORPORATION |
| (Registrant) |
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| By: | /s/ Jeffrey D. Pribor |
| Name: | Jeffrey D. Pribor |
Date: March 31, 2011 | Title: | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | | Description |
1.1 | | Underwriting Agreement dated March 31, 2011 by and among the Company, Jefferies & Company, Inc. and Dahlman Rose & Company, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
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5.1 | | Opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C., Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, as to the legality of the shares of Common Stock being sold by the Company. |
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8.1 | | Opinion of Reeder & Simpson P.C., Marshall Islands counsel for the Company, as to certain tax matters. |
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8.2 | | Opinion of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP, United States tax counsel for the Company, as to certain tax matters. |
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99.1 | | Information relating to Part II, Item 14. “Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution” of the Registration Statement. |
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