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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): February 27, 2006
STAR
MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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001-32685
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20-2873585
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification
No.)
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c/o
Schwartz & Weiss, P.C.
457
Madison Avenue
New
York, NY 10022
(Address
of principal executive offices and zip code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (212) 752-3100
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):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the
Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule
14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant
to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
communications pursuant
to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM
8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
Maxim
Group LLC, the lead managing underwriter for the initial public offering of
Star
Maritime Acquisition Corporation (the “Company”), which was consummated on
December 21, 2005, has notified the Company that commencing on Monday, February
27, 2006, there will be a mandatory separation of the Company’s units into
shares of common stock and warrants to purchase common stock. At the open of
the
market, the units shall cease trading and the shares of common stock and
warrants to purchase common stock included in the units will trade separately.
A
copy of
the Press Release issued by the Company announcing the separate trading of
the
securities underlying the units is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
| 99.1 |
Press
Release dated February 24, 2006
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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 hereunto
duly authorized.
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STAR
MARITIME ACQUISITION
CORPORATION
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| Dated:
February 27, 2006 |
By: |
/s/
Prokopios (Akis) Tsirigakis |
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Prokopios
(Akis) Tsirigakis |
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer |
EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
Number
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Description
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| 99.1 |
Press
Release dated February 24,
2006
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