UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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)
June 1, 2017
INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission file number – 001-10852
| Delaware | | 36-2989662 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 601 Poydras Street, Suite 1850 | New Orleans, LA | 70130 |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
| (504) 249-6088 |
| (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
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:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR §230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR §240.12b-2).
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On June 2, 2017, Kevin M. Wilson resigned from his position as Corporate Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of International Shipholding Corporation (the “Company”).
| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
As previously reported by the Company, on July 31, 2016, the Company and certain of its direct and indirect subsidiaries filed voluntary petitions for relief under Chapter 11 of Title 11 of the U.S. Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York (the “Bankruptcy Court”). On June 1, 2017, the Company issued a press release announcing that it had received certain necessary approvals from the U.S. Department of Transportation Maritime Administration, thereby satisfying certain conditions precedent to the effectiveness of the First Amended Modified Joint Chapter 11 Plan of Reorganization for International Shipholding Corporation and its Affiliated Debtors (the “Plan of Reorganization”). The Plan of Reorganization was previously confirmed by the Bankruptcy Court on March 2, 2017. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 7.01 by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Press release |
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.
| | INTERNATIONAL SHIPHOLDING CORPORATION |
| | | |
| | By: | /s/ Manuel G. Estrada |
| | | Manuel G. Estrada |
| | | Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Date: June 6, 2017
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| | Press release |
