Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering of Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
13 November 2007 - 11:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
PIRAEUS, Greece, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Navios Maritime
Holdings Inc. ("Navios") (NYSE:NM) announced today that its
subsidiary, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE:NMM) (the
"Partnership") has priced the initial public offering of 10,000,000
of the Partnership's common units (the "Offering"), representing a
54.1% limited partner interest in the Partnership, at $20.00 per
unit. The Offering will increase to 11,500,000 common units if the
underwriters exercise in full their over-allotment option.
Concurrent with the Offering, Amadeus Maritime S.A., a corporation
owned by Angeliki Frangou, the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
of the Partnership, will acquire 500,000 common units, representing
a 2.7% limited partner interest in the Partnership, at the initial
public offering price. Navios owns the remaining interests in the
Partnership, including subordinated units, incentive distribution
rights and the 2.0% general partner interest. The common units have
been approved for listing on the New York Stock Exchange, subject
to official notice of issuance, under the symbol "NMM." Navios
Maritime Partners L.P., a Marshall Islands limited partnership, is
an international owner and operator of drybulk carriers recently
formed by Navios. Merrill Lynch & Co. and J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. acted as joint book runners and representatives of
the underwriters, who will include Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., S.
Goldman Advisors LLC and DVB Capital Markets LLC, in connection
with the Offering. This news release does not constitute an offer
to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities
issuable pursuant to the registration statement, nor will there be
any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which
such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to
registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such
state or jurisdiction. Any offer will be made only by means of a
written prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the
Securities Act of 1933. A copy of the prospectus relating to the
Offering, when available, may be obtained from Merrill Lynch &
Co., c/o Merrill Lynch & Co., Prospectus Department, 4 World
Financial Center, New York, New York 10080, telephone: 212-449-1000
or from J.P. Morgan Securities Inc. at National Statement
Processing, Prospectus Library, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level,
Brooklyn, NY 11245, telephone: 718-242-8002, fax: 718-242-1350.
Safe Harbor This press release may contain forward looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995. Forward looking statements are statements that
are not historical facts. Such forward looking statements, based
upon the current beliefs and expectations of management, are
subject to risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual
results to differ materially from the forward looking statements.
The information set forth herein should be read in light of such
risks. Navios does not assume any obligation to update the
information contained in this press release. Public & Investor
Relations Contact: Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Investor Relations
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