Republic
of the Marshall Islands
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4412
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N/A
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(State
or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |
(Primary
Standard Industrial
Classification Code Number) |
(I.R.S.
Employer Identification No.)
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Euroseas
Ltd.
Aethrion
Center
40
Ag. Konstantinou Street
151
24 Maroussi, Greece
011
30 211 1804005
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Seward
& Kissel LLP
Attn:
Lawrence Rutkowski, Esq.
One
Battery Park Plaza
New
York, New York 10004
(212)
574-1200
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(Address
and telephone number of
Registrant’s principal executive offices) |
(Name,
address and telephone
number of agent for service) |
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Copies
to:
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Lawrence
Rutkowski, Esq.
Seward
& Kissel LLP
One
Battery Park Plaza
New
York, New York 10004
(212)
574-1200
(telephone number)
(212)
480-8421
(facsimile number)
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Stephen
P. Farrell, Esq.
Morgan,
Lewis & Bockius LLP
101
Park Avenue
New
York, New York 10178
(212)
309-6000
(telephone number)
(212)
309-6001
(facsimile number)
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Title
of Each Class of Securities to be Registered
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Amount
to be Registered(1)
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Proposed
Maximum Offering Price Per Security(2)
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Proposed
Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(2)
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Amount
of Registration Fee(3)
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Series
A Mandatory Convertible Limited Preferred Stock, par value $0.01
per
share
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$46,000,000 | $4,922 | |||||||||||
Common Stock, par value $0.03 per share | — | — | — |
Per
Share
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Total
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||||||
Public
Offering Price
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$
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$
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|
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Underwriting
Discount
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$
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$
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Proceeds,
Before Expenses, To Us
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$ |
$
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Cantor Fitzgerald & Co.
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Oppenheimer
& Co.
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Page
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ENFORCEABILITY
OF CIVIL LIABILITIES
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ii
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INTERNATIONAL
DRYBULK AND CONTAINER SHIPPING INDUSTRY DATA
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ii
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CURRENCY
TRANSLATION
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ii
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PROSPECTUS
SUMMARY
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1
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FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
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12
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RISK
FACTORS
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13
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PRICE
RANGE OF COMMON STOCK
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31
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DIVIDEND
POLICY
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32
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USE
OF PROCEEDS
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33
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CAPITALIZATION
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34
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RATIO
OF EARNINGS TO COMBINED FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED
DIVIDENDS
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35
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SELECTED
HISTORICAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND DATA
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36
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MANAGEMENT’S
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF
OPERATIONS
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39
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THE
INTERNATIONAL DRYBULK AND CONTAINER SHIPPING INDUSTRY
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59
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BUSINESS
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94
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MANAGEMENT
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107
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PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
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112
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
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114
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SHARES
ELIGIBLE FOR FUTURE SALE
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115
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DESCRIPTION OF CONVERTIBLE LIMITED PREFERRED STOCK |
117
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DESCRIPTION
OF CAPITAL STOCK
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123
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REGISTRAR
AND TRANSFER AGENT
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126
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MARSHALL
ISLANDS COMPANY CONSIDERATIONS
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127
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TAX
CONSEQUENCES
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130
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OTHER
EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION
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138
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UNDERWRITING
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139
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LEGAL
MATTERS
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142
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EXPERTS
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143
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WHERE
YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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144
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GLOSSARY
OF SHIPPING TERMS
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145
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INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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F-1
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Name |
Type
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DWT
|
TEU
|
Year
Built
|
Employment
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TCE
Rate ($ per day)
|
|||||||||||||
Drybulk
Carriers
|
|||||||||||||||||||
ARISTIDES
N.P.
|
Panamax
|
69,268
|
—
|
1993
|
Spot Charter
until
Jan. 2007
|
|
$26,000
|
||||||||||||
IRINI
|
Panamax
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69,734
|
—
|
1988
|
Baumarine
Pool
until
end 2008
|
|
$17,000
to $20,000 (*)
|
|
|||||||||||
NIKOLAOS
P.
|
Handysize
|
34,750
|
—
|
1984
|
Spot
Charter
until
Nov. 2006
|
|
$14,000
|
||||||||||||
ARIEL
|
Handysize
|
33,712
|
—
|
1977
|
Spot Charter
until Dec. 2006 |
|
$12,150
|
||||||||||||
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Total
Drybulk Carriers
|
4
|
207,464
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Container
Ships
|
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Period
Charter
|
|||||||||||||||||||
YM
XINGANG I
|
Handysize
|
23,596
|
1,599
|
1993
|
until July
2009
|
$26,650
|
|||||||||||||
Period
Charter
|
|
$16,000
until
Nov. 2006;
|
|||||||||||||||||
KUO
HSIUNG
|
Feeder
|
18,154
|
1,269
|
1993
|
until
Nov. 2007
|
|
$12,000
until Nov. 2007
|
||||||||||||
YM
QINGDAO I
|
Feeder
|
18,253
|
1,269
|
1990
|
Period
Charter
until Mar. 2007 |
|
$11,900
|
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ARTEMIS
|
Intermediate
|
29,693
|
2,098
|
1987
|
Period
Charter
until
Dec. 2008
|
|
$19,000
|
||||||||||||
|
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Total
Container Ships
|
4
|
89,696
|
6,235
|
|
|||||||||||||||
Multipurpose
Vessels
|
|||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||
TASMAN
TRADER
|
Multipurpose
|
22,568
|
950
|
1990
|
Period
Charter
until
Mar. 2012
|
$8,850
until Dec. 2008;
$9,950
until Dec. 2010;
$9,000
until Mar. 2012
|
|||||||||||||
Total Multipurpose Vessels |
1
|
22,568
|
950
|
||||||||||||||||
TOTAL
FLEET
|
9
|
319,728
|
7,185
|
·
|
Experienced
Management Team.
Our management team has significant experience in all aspects of
commercial, technical, operational and financial areas of our business.
Aristides J. Pittas, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer holds
a dual
graduate degree in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering and
Ocean
Systems Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
He has
worked in various technical, shipyard and ship management capacities
and
since 1991 has focused on the ownership and operation of vessels
carrying
dry cargoes. Dr. Anastasios Aslidis, our Chief Financial Officer,
holds a
Ph.D. in Ocean Systems Management also from Massachusetts Institute
of
Technology and has over 18 years of experience, primarily as a partner
at
a Boston based international consulting firm focusing on investment
and
risk management in the maritime industry. We believe their combined
experience, among other things, enables us to identify attractive
purchase
and sale opportunities and efficiently manage the commercial, technical
and financial aspects of our
business.
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·
|
Cost
Effective Vessel Operations.
We believe that because of the efficiencies afforded to us through
Eurobulk, the strength of our management team and the quality of
our
fleet, we are, and will continue to be, a reliable, low cost vessel
operator, without compromising our high standards of performance,
reliability and safety. Despite the average age of our fleet being
approximately 18 years, our total vessel operating expenses, including
management fees and general and administrative expenses were $4,511
per
day for the six month period ended June 30, 2006. We consider this
amount
to be among the lowest of the publicly listed drybulk shipping
companies
in the U.S. Our technical and operating expertise allows us to
efficiently
manage and transport a wide range of cargoes with a flexible trade
route
profile, which helps reduce ballast time between voyages and minimize
off-hire days. Our professional, well-trained masters, officers
and on
board crews further help us to control costs and ensure consistent
vessel
operating performance. We actively manage our fleet and strive
to maximize
utilization and minimize maintenance expenditures. For the six
month
period ended June 30, 2006, our fleet utilization was 99.9% and
our
vessels had only two unscheduled off-hire
days.
|
·
|
Strong
Relationships with Customers and Financial Institutions.
We believe Eurobulk and the Pittas family have developed strong industry
relationships and have gained acceptance with charterers, lenders
and
insurers because of their long-standing reputation for safe and reliable
service and financial responsibility through various shipping cycles.
Through Eurobulk, we offer reliable service and cargo carrying flexibility
that enables us to attract customers and obtain repeat business.
We also
believe that the established customer base and reputation of Eurobulk
and
the Pittas family helps us to secure favorable employment for our
vessels
with well known charterers.
|
·
|
Renew
and Expand our Fleet.
We expect to grow our fleet in a disciplined manner through timely
and
selective acquisitions of quality vessels. We perform in-depth technical
review and financial analysis of each potential acquisition and only
purchase vessels as market conditions and developments present themselves.
We will be initially focused on purchasing well-maintained, secondhand
vessels, which should provide a significant value proposition given
the
strong charter rates that exist currently. However, we will also
consider
purchasing younger vessels or newbuildings if the value proposition
exists
at the time. Furthermore, as part of our fleet renewal, we will continue
to sell certain vessels when we believe it is in the best interests
of the
Company and our shareholders.
|
·
|
Maintain
Balanced Employment.
We intend to strategically employ our fleet between period and
spot
charters. We actively pursue period charters to obtain adequate
cash flow
to cover our fleet’s fixed costs, consisting of vessel operating expenses,
management fees, general and administrative expenses, interest
expense and
drydocking costs for the upcoming 12-month period. We look to deploy
the
remainder of our fleet through period charters, spot charters,
shipping
pools or contracts of affreightment depending on our view of the
direction
of the markets and other tactical or strategic considerations.
We believe
this balanced employment strategy will provide us with more predictable
operating cash flows and sufficient downside protection, while
allowing us
to participate in the potential upside of the spot market during
periods
of rising charter rates. On the basis of our existing contracts,
our
current period charter coverage for the fourth quarter of 2006
is 76.5%
and 56.5% for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, which will
help protect us from market fluctuations, enable us to make significant
principal and interest payments on our debt and pay dividends to
our
shareholders.
|
·
|
Operate
a Fleet in Two Sectors.
While remaining focused on the dry cargo segment of the shipping
industry,
we intend to continue to develop a diversified fleet of drybulk carriers
and container ships of up to Panamax size. A diversified drybulk
fleet
profile will allow us to better serve our customers in both major
and
minor bulk trades, as well as to reduce any dependency on any one
cargo,
trade route or customer. We will remain focused on the smaller size
ship
segment of the container market, which has not experienced the same
level
of expansion in vessel supply that has occurred with larger container
ships. A diversified fleet, in addition to enhancing the stability
of our
cash flows, will also help us to reduce our exposure to unfavorable
developments in any one shipping sector and to benefit from upswings
in
any one shipping sector experiencing rising charter
rates.
|
·
|
Optimize
Use of Financial Leverage.
We will use bank debt to partly fund our vessel acquisitions and
increase
financial returns for our shareholders. We actively assess the level
of
debt we incur in light of our ability to repay that debt based on
the
level of cash flow generated from our balanced chartering strategy
and
efficient operating cost structure. Our debt repayment schedule as
of
September 30, 2006 calls for a reduction of more than 50% of our
then
outstanding debt by the end of 2008. We expect this will increase
our
ability to borrow funds to make additional vessel acquisitions in
order to
grow our fleet and pay consistent and possibly higher dividends to
our
shareholders.
|
·
|
Shipyards
where new ships are constructed are fully booked through 2008,
limiting
the number of new drybulk carriers that will enter the market in
coming
years. In 2006 the drybulk fleet is expected to increase by 7%
while in
2007 and 2008, 5% and 4.4%, respectively (assuming a low scrapping
rate of
1% for those three years, and
|
·
|
Port
congestion worldwide as a result of increased shipping activity and
the
implementation of stringent security measures has increased the number
of
days vessels are waiting to load or discharge their cargo, effectively
reducing the supply of drybulk carriers that are available for hire
at any
particular time.
|
·
|
In
general, the effects of the opening up of world trade and increasing
global production and consumption have driven the strong demand for
ships;
and
|
·
|
China
and India have helped drive demand for drybulk carriers as they continue
to expand iron ore imports and steel production, become net importers
of
coal, and increase their grain
inventories.
|
·
|
Overall
container ship capacity expanded at an annual average of 10% in
the period
2003−2005. As of September 1, 2006, scheduled deliveries through the
end
of 2008 for large container ships (3,000 + teu) represented 44%
of the
existing fleet, while intermediate, handysize and feeder (500-2,999
teu)
container ships represented 25% of the existing fleet;
and
|
·
|
The
greatest portion of the capacity growth has been and is expected
to be
provided by the large container ship sectors of the fleet operating
in the
transpacific and Europe to Far East routes. Capacity growth in
intermediate and feeder container ships that operate in separate
intermediate and intra−regional container trades has and is expected to be
more restrained.
|
·
|
In
the last three years demand for container shipping has accelerated
strongly. Estimated global container trade increased at a compound
average
annual growth rate of 12% in the period 2003−2005. This growth has been
relatively rapid in comparison with other major shipping sectors,
such as
tankers and bulk carriers;
and
|
·
|
In
recent years, container volumes to, from and within Asia have driven
most
of the increase in container trade largely influenced by the growth
of the
Chinese economy. Other recent growth areas include trade out of
Brazil, as
well as trade in and out of Russia and the
Baltic.
|
Issuer
|
Euroseas
Ltd.
|
Securities
Offered
|
shares of Series A Mandatory Convertible Limited Preferred
Stock, which we refer to as the convertible preferred stock (assuming
the
underwriters do not exercise their over-allotment option
for
shares of convertible preferred stock).
|
Initial
Offering Price
Common
Stock to be
Outstanding
Immediately
After
the Offering(1)
Dividends
|
$ for
each share of convertible preferred stock.
12,620,114
Cumulative
quarterly dividends in the minimum amount of $ per share
of
convertible preferred stock payable in cash on
each
,
, and
, to holders of record of the convertible preferred stock on
the
immediately
preceding
,
, and
, when, as and if declared by our Board of Directors. Our first
dividend
on the convertible preferred stock will be a partial dividend,
which will
accrue from the date of
issuance,
until December 31, 2006. Dividends will be paid in arrears on
the basis of
a 360−day year consisting of twelve 30−day months. Dividends on the
convertible preferred stock will accumulate and be cumulative
from the
date of issuance thereof until the mandatory conversion date.
Accumulated dividends on the convertible preferred stock will
not bear
interest. To the extent we declare any quarterly dividends on
any common
stock in excess of the amount declared on our convertible preferred
stock,
we will also pay such excess amount to holders of our convertible
preferred stock.
|
Liquidation
Preference
|
$
per share, plus accumulated and unpaid dividends until the mandatory
conversion date.
|
Ranking
|
Until
the mandatory conversion date, convertible preferred stock will
rank with respect to dividend rights and rights upon our liquidation,
winding−up or dissolution (after payment of our
creditors):
|
·
senior
to all of our common stock and to each other class of our capital
stock
issued in the future that expressly provides that it ranks junior
to the
convertible preferred stock;
·
on
a parity with any other series of preferred stock issued in the
future
unless the terms of such series of preferred stock expressly
provide that
it will rank other than on a parity with the convertible preferred
stock;
·
junior
to all of our capital stock the terms of which expressly provide
that such
stock will rank senior to the convertible preferred stock. Such
stock may
only be issued with the consent of 662/3%
of the outstanding convertible preferred stock; and
·
junior
to all of our existing and future indebtedness.
|
|
Redemption | Our convertible preferred stock will not be redeemable. |
Mandatory
Conversion
Date
|
, 2008. |
Conversion
Rights
|
The
shares of convertible preferred stock cannot be converted into
shares of
common stock unless and until the common stock has been approved
for
listing on the NASDAQ Global Market or another comparable
U.S. national securities exchange, such as the New York Stock
Exchange or the American Stock Exchange. On the Mandatory Conversion
Date,
the convertible preferred stock will automatically convert
into shares of
our common stock at a conversion rate of one share of common
stock for
each share of convertible preferred stock, if the common
stock has been approved for listing. If not converted on that
date, the convertible preferred stock will convert on the first
date
thereafter on which our common stock is approved for listing. Prior
to the Mandatory Conversion Date, you may convert shares of
convertible
preferred stock into shares of our common stock at a conversion
rate of
one share of common stock for each share of convertible preferred
stock,
subject to adjustment, at any time, if the common stock has
been approved
for listing. If we are unable to obtain approval to list the
common stock
on the NASDAQ Global Market or another comparable U.S. national
securities
exchange by the Mandatory Conversion Date, the convertible
preferred stock's liquidation preference will be reduced to
$ per share
and
it will lose certain of its preferential rights including, but not
limited to, the right to receive a preferential quarterly dividend.
Instead, our convertible preferred stock will thereafter be
on parity with
our common stock in all respects.
|
Voting
Rights; Amendments
|
Except
as required by Marshall Islands law and our amended and restated
articles
of incorporation, which include the statement of designations
establishing
the terms of the convertible preferred stock, the holders of
convertible
preferred stock will vote together as one class with the holders
of our
common stock on all matters submitted to a vote of our shareholders.
Each
holder of the convertible preferred stock will be entitled to
one vote for
each share of convertible preferred stock held of record by such
holder.
While
any shares of convertible preferred stock are outstanding,
the affirmative
consent of holders of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding convertible
preferred stock will be required for the issuance of any class
or series
of stock (or security convertible into stock) ranking senior
to the
convertible preferred stock as to dividend rights or rights
upon our
liquidation, winding-up or dissolution and for amendments to
our articles
of incorporation in a manner that would adversely affect the
rights of the
holders of the convertible preferred stock.
|
Tax
Consequences
|
The
U.S. federal income tax and Marshall Islands tax consequences
of
purchasing, owning and disposing of the convertible preferred
stock and
any common stock received upon its conversion are described under
“Tax
Consequences.” Prospective investors are urged to consult their own tax
advisors regarding the tax consequences of purchasing, owning
and
disposing of the convertible preferred stock and any common stock
received
upon its conversion in light of their personal investment circumstances,
including consequences resulting from the possibility that actual
or
constructive distributions on the convertible preferred stock
may exceed
our current and accumulated earnings and profits, as calculated
for U.S.
federal income tax purposes, in which case they would not be
treated as
dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes.
|
Use
of Proceeds
|
We
estimate that we will receive net proceeds of approximately
$
million from this offering assuming that the underwriters’ over-allotment
option is not exercised. We intend to use approximately $7.0
million of
the net proceeds to repay a portion of the debt that was used
to acquire
m/v YM
Xingang I,
with the remaining proceeds being used to acquire additional
vessels. Any
amounts not so used will be applied to general corporate
purposes.
|
Trading
|
We
will apply to list the convertible preferred stock on the NASDAQ
Global
Market under the symbol
“
.” The convertible preferred stock will be new securities for which
no
market currently exists. We cannot assure you that any active
or liquid
market will develop for the convertible preferred stock.
|
Common
Stock
|
Our
common stock is currently quoted on the Over the Counter Bulletin
Board
under the symbol “EUSEF.OB.”
|
·
|
600,000
shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
stock
options that may be granted under our stock incentive
plan;
|
·
|
585,581
shares of common stock reserved for issuance upon the exercise of
outstanding warrants, with an exercise price of $10.80 per share;
and
|
·
|
shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of the convertible preferred stock if the common stock has been approved for listing on a national securities exchange. |
Year
Ended
December 31, |
Six
Months Ended
June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
(Amounts
in U.S. dollars)
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2005
|
2006
|
|||||||||||
Income
Statement Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Voyage
revenues
|
$
|
25,951,023
|
$
|
45,718,006
|
$
|
44,523,401
|
$
|
23,833,736
|
$
|
20,421,220
|
||||||
Commissions
|
(906,017
|
)
|
(2,215,197
|
)
|
(2,388,349
|
)
|
(1,340,228
|
)
|
(895,968
|
)
|
||||||
Voyage
expenses
|
(436,935
|
)
|
(370,345
|
)
|
(670,551
|
)
|
(131,903
|
)
|
(866,365
|
)
|
||||||
Vessel
operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
expenses
shown separately below)
|
(8,775,730
|
)
|
(8,906,252
|
)
|
(8,610,279
|
)
|
(4,270,787
|
)
|
(5,055,753
|
)
|
||||||
Management
fees
|
(1,722,800
|
)
|
(1,972,252
|
)
|
(1,911,856
|
)
|
(965,384
|
)
|
(1,112,850
|
)
|
||||||
General and
administrative expenses
|
-
|
-
|
(420,755
|
)
|
-
|
(521,940
|
)
|
|||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization (1)
|
(4,757,933
|
)
|
(3,461,678
|
)
|
(4,208,252
|
)
|
(1,824,322
|
)
|
(3,195,074
|
)
|
||||||
Net
gain on sale of vessel
|
-
|
2,315,477
|
-
|
-
|
2,165,799
|
|||||||||||
Interest and
finance cost, net
|
(756,873
|
)
|
(521,215
|
)
|
(1,035,414
|
)
|
(456,021
|
)
|
(921,606
|
)
|
||||||
Other
income/(expenses), net
|
(690
|
)
|
25,221
|
(99,491
|
)
|
(81,717
|
)
|
(2,007
|
)
|
|||||||
Equity
in net gain (loss) of an associate
|
(167,433
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Net
income for period
|
$
|
8,426,612
|
$
|
30,611,765
|
$
|
25,178,454
|
$
|
14,763,374
|
$
|
10,015,456
|
||||||
Earnings
per share, basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.85
|
$
|
3.09
|
$
|
2.34
|
$
|
1.49
|
$
|
0.80
|
||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during period
|
9,918,056
|
9,918,056
|
10,739,476
|
9,918,056
|
12,449,194
|
|||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
9,409,339
|
$
|
16,461,159
|
$
|
25,350,707
|
$
|
11,276,109
|
$
|
23,535,104
|
||||||
Vessels,
net
|
41,096,067
|
34,171,164
|
52,334,897
|
32,978,300
|
59,679,713
|
|||||||||||
Total
assets
|
51,458,019
|
52,837,501
|
79,541,433
|
46,612,184
|
84,676,165
|
|||||||||||
Total
current liabilities, including current portion of long term
debt
|
8,481,773
|
13,764,846
|
18,414,877
|
18,341,155
|
18,917,393
|
|||||||||||
Long
term debt, including current portion
|
20,595,000
|
13,990,000
|
48,560,000
|
41,400,000
|
47,120,000
|
|||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
23,971,773
|
21,724,846
|
52,544,877
|
44,961,155
|
52,197,393
|
|||||||||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
$
|
27,486,246
|
$
|
31,112,655
|
$
|
26,996,556
|
$
|
1,651,029
|
$
|
32,478,772
|
||||||
Other
Financial Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA (2)
|
$
|
13,941,418
|
$
|
34,594,658
|
$
|
30,422,120
|
$
|
17,043,717
|
$
|
14,048,896
|
||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
10,956,132
|
34,208,693
|
20,594,782
|
8,157,781
|
11,508,281
|
|||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) investing activities
|
214,832
|
6,756,242
|
(21,833,616
|
)
|
(1,230,155
|
)
|
(5,735,387
|
)
|
||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
(4,778,000
|
)
|
(33,567,500
|
)
|
6,188,653
|
(16,972,500
|
)
|
(6,014,490
|
)
|
|||||||
Vessel
acquisition expenditures
|
-
|
-
|
(20,821,647
|
)
|
-
|
(10,854,321
|
)
|
|||||||||
Drydocking
expenditures
|
(972,671
|
)
|
(2,270,418
|
)
|
(1,076,233
|
)
|
(688,739
|
)
|
(299,322
|
)
|
||||||
Cash
paid for dividends/return of capital (3)
|
1,200,000
|
26,962,500
|
46,875,223
|
44,225,000
|
4,543,240
|
|||||||||||
Cash
paid for dividends/return of capital, per common share
|
0.12
|
2.72
|
4.36
|
4.46
|
0.36
|
|||||||||||
Ratio
of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred
dividends
|
11.8x | 44.2x | 17.8x | 28.1x | 8.2x |
Year
Ended
December 31, |
Six
Months Ended
June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
(Amounts
in U.S. dollars)
|
|
2003
|
|
2004
|
2005
|
2005
|
2006
|
|||||||||
Fleet
Data:
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
number of vessels
|
8.00
|
7.31
|
7.10
|
7.00
|
8.19
|
|||||||||||
Calendar
days
|
2,920
|
2,677
|
2,591
|
1,267
|
1,483
|
|||||||||||
Available
days
|
2,867
|
2,554
|
2,546
|
1,242
|
1,460
|
|||||||||||
Voyage
days
|
2,846
|
2,542
|
2,508
|
1,239
|
1,458
|
|||||||||||
Utilization
rate (4)
|
99.3
|
%
|
99.5
|
%
|
98.5
|
%
|
99.8
|
%
|
99.9
|
%
|
||||||
Average
Daily Statistics
|
||||||||||||||||
Average
TCE rate (5)
|
$
|
8,965
|
$
|
17,839
|
$
|
17,485
|
$
|
19,124
|
$
|
13,414
|
||||||
Operating
expenses
|
3,005
|
3,327
|
3,323
|
3,371
|
3,409
|
|||||||||||
Management
fees
|
590
|
737
|
738
|
762
|
750
|
|||||||||||
General
and administrative expenses
|
-
|
-
|
162
|
-
|
352
|
|||||||||||
Total
vessel operating expenses
|
3,595
|
4,064
|
4,223
|
4,133
|
4,511
|
(1)
|
In
2004, the estimated scrap value of the vessels was increased from
$170 to
$300 per lightweight ton to better reflect market price developments
in
the scrap metal market. The effect of this change in estimate was
to
reduce 2004 depreciation expense by $1,400,010 and increase 2004
net
income by the same amount. The m/v Widar
was sold in April 2004. Depreciation expenses for the m/v Widar
for 2004 amounted to $136,384 compared to $409,149 for 2003. The
m/v
Pantelis
P
was sold in May 2006. Depreciation expenses for the m/v Pantelis
P
for the six month period ended June 30, 2006 amounted to $107,587
compared
to $129,104 in the same period in
2005.
|
(2)
|
We
consider Adjusted EBITDA to represent net earnings before interest,
taxes,
depreciation and amortization including the amortization of deferred
revenue from a below market period charter when we acquired m/v
Tasman
Trader.
Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered
as an
alternative to net income or cash flow from operations, as determined
by
United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S.
GAAP, and
our calculation of Adjusted EBITDA may not be comparable to that
reported
by other companies. Adjusted EBITDA is included herein because
it is a
basis upon which we assess our liquidity position and because we
believe
that it presents useful information to investors regarding a company’s
ability to service and/or incur indebtedness. The Company’s definition of
Adjusted EBITDA may not be the same as that used by other companies
in the
shipping or other industries.
|
Year
Ended
December 31, |
Six
Months Ended
June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
(Amounts
in U.S. dollars)
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2005
|
2006
|
|||||||||||
Net
income
|
$
|
8,426,612
|
$
|
30,611,765
|
$
|
25,178,454
|
$
|
14,763,374
|
$
|
10,015,456
|
||||||
Depreciation
and amortization
|
4,757,933
|
3,461,678
|
4,208,252
|
1,824,322
|
3,195,074
|
|||||||||||
Interest
and finance cost, net
|
756,873
|
521,215
|
1,035,414
|
456,021
|
921,606
|
|||||||||||
Deferred
revenue amortization
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(83,240
|
)
|
||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
|
13,941,418
|
$
|
34,594,658
|
$
|
30,422,120
|
$
|
17,043,717
|
$
|
14,048,896
|
|
Year
Ended
December 31, |
Six
Months Ended
June 30, |
|||||||||||||||
(Amounts
in U.S.
dollars)
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2005
|
2006
|
|||||||||||
Cash
flow from operations
|
$
|
10,956,132
|
$
|
34,208,693
|
$
|
20,594,782
|
$
|
8,157,781
|
$
|
11,508,281
|
||||||
Net
increase/(decrease) in operating asset/liabilities
|
2,466,840
|
(2,427,953
|
)
|
8,975,697
|
8,573,728
|
(510,663
|
)
|
|||||||||
Loss
on derivative
|
-
|
-
|
(100,029
|
)
|
(82,029
|
)
|
-
|
|||||||||
Gain
(loss) from vessel sales
|
-
|
2,315,477
|
-
|
-
|
2,165,799
|
|||||||||||
Investment
in associate / provision for doubtful accounts
|
(171,025
|
)
|
27,907
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||
Interest,
net
|
689,471
|
470,534
|
951,670
|
394,237
|
885,479
|
|||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
$
|
13,941,418
|
$
|
34,594,658
|
$
|
30,422,120
|
$
|
17,043,717
|
$
|
14,048,896
|
(3)
|
The
dividend amounts for 2005 and, for the six months ended June 30,
2005
reflect aggregate dividends of $30,175,223 and $27,525,000, respectively,
and a return of capital in the amount of $16,700,000. The total payment
to
shareholders made in 2005 is in excess of previously retained earnings
because the Company decided to distribute to its original shareholders
in
advance of going public most of the profits relating to the Company’s
operations up to that time and to recapitalize the Company. This
one-time
dividend should not be considered indicative of future dividend payments
and the Company refers you to the other sections in this prospectus
for
further information on the Company’s dividend
policy.
|
(4)
|
During
the three month period ended September 30, 2006, m/v Ariel
was off-hire for 24 days for
repairs.
|
(5)
|
The
average TCE rate calculation shown above is based on the actual
number of
available and voyage days. In the above table, the number of available
voyage days was rounded to the nearest number of full
days.
|
|
·
|
our
future operating or financial
results;
|
|
·
|
future,
pending or recent acquisitions, business strategy, areas of possible
expansion, and expected capital spending or operating
expenses;
|
|
·
|
drybulk
and container shipping industry trends, including charter rates
and
factors affecting vessel supply and
demand;
|
|
·
|
our
financial condition and liquidity, including our ability to obtain
additional financing in the future to fund capital expenditures,
acquisitions and other general corporate
activities;
|
|
·
|
availability
of crew, number of off-hire days, drydocking requirements and insurance
costs;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations about the availability of vessels to purchase or the
useful
lives of our vessels;
|
|
·
|
our
expectations relating to dividend payments and our ability to make
such
payments;
|
|
·
|
our
ability to leverage to our advantage our manager’s relationships and
reputations in the drybulk and container shipping
industry;
|
|
·
|
changes
in seaborne and other transportation
patterns;
|
|
·
|
changes
in governmental rules and regulations or actions taken by regulatory
authorities;
|
|
·
|
potential
liability from future
litigation;
|
|
·
|
global
and regional political
conditions;
|
|
·
|
acts
of terrorism and other hostilities; and
|
|
·
|
other
factors discussed in the section titled “Risk
Factors.”
|
·
|
general
economic and market conditions affecting the shipping
industry;
|
·
|
supply
of drybulk, container and multipurpose
vessels;
|
·
|
demand
for drybulk, container and multipurpose
vessels;
|
·
|
types
and sizes of vessels;
|
·
|
other
modes of transportation;
|
·
|
cost
of newbuildings;
|
·
|
new
regulatory requirements from governments or self-regulated organizations;
and
|
·
|
prevailing
level of charter rates.
|
·
|
supply
and demand for drybulk and container ship commodities, and separately
for
containerized cargo;
|
·
|
global
and regional economic and political
conditions;
|
·
|
the
distance drybulk and containerized commodities are to be moved by
sea;
|
·
|
environmental
and other regulatory developments;
|
·
|
currency
exchange rates;
|
·
|
changes
in global production and manufacturing distribution patterns of finished
goods that utilize drybulk and other containerized commodities;
and
|
·
|
changes
in seaborne and other transportation
patterns.
|
·
|
the
number of newbuilding deliveries;
|
·
|
the
scrapping rate of older vessels;
|
·
|
the
price of steel and other materials;
|
·
|
port
congestion;
|
·
|
changes
in environmental and other regulations that may limit the useful
life of
vessels; and
|
·
|
the
number of vessels that are out of
service.
|
·
|
locating
and acquiring suitable vessels;
|
·
|
identifying
and consummating acquisitions or joint
ventures;
|
·
|
integrating
any acquired business successfully with our existing
operations;
|
·
|
enhancing
our customer base;
|
·
|
managing
our expansion; and
|
·
|
obtaining
required financing on acceptable
terms.
|
·
|
incur
additional indebtedness;
|
·
|
create
liens on our assets;
|
·
|
sell
capital stock of our subsidiaries;
|
·
|
make
investments;
|
·
|
engage
in mergers or acquisitions;
|
·
|
pay
dividends;
|
·
|
make
capital expenditures;
|
·
|
change
the management of our vessels or terminate or materially amend the
management agreement relating to each vessel;
and
|
·
|
sell
our vessels.
|
·
|
marine
disaster;
|
·
|
piracy;
|
·
|
environmental
accidents;
|
·
|
grounding,
fire, explosions and collisions;
|
·
|
cargo
and property losses or damage;
|
·
|
business
interruptions caused by mechanical failure, human error, war, terrorism,
political action in various countries, labor strikes or adverse weather
conditions; and
|
·
|
work
stoppages or other labor problems with crew members serving on our
vessels, substantially all of whom are unionized and covered by collective
bargaining agreements.
|
·
|
quarterly
variations in our results of operations;
|
·
|
changes
in sales or earnings estimates or publication of research reports
by
analysts;
|
·
|
speculation
in the press or investment community about our business or
the shipping
industry generally;
|
·
|
changes
in market valuations of similar companies and stock market
price and
volume fluctuations generally;
|
·
|
strategic
actions by us or our competitors such as acquisitions or restructurings;
|
·
|
regulatory
developments;
|
·
|
additions
or departures of key personnel;
|
·
|
general
market conditions; and
|
·
|
domestic
and international economic, market and currency factors unrelated
to our
performance.
|
·
|
actual
or anticipated fluctuations in quarterly and annual
results;
|
·
|
mergers
and strategic alliances in the shipping
industry;
|
·
|
market
conditions in the industry;
|
·
|
changes
in government regulation;
|
·
|
fluctuations
in our quarterly revenues and earnings and those of our publicly
held
competitors;
|
·
|
payment
of dividends;
|
·
|
shortfalls
in our operating results from levels forecasted by securities
analysts;
|
·
|
announcements
concerning us or our competitors;
and
|
·
|
the
general state of the securities
markets.
|
For
the period:
|
High
|
Low
|
|||||
Quarterly
for 2006:
|
|||||||
Second
Quarter (from May 5, 2006)
|
$
|
18.24
|
$
|
8.82
|
|||
Third
Quarter
|
$
|
9.15
|
$
|
8.55
|
|||
Monthly
for 2006:
|
|||||||
May
(from May 5, 2006)
|
$
|
18.24
|
$
|
9.39
|
|||
June
|
$
|
10.14
|
$
|
8.82
|
|||
July
|
$
|
9.12
|
$
|
8.97
|
|||
August
|
$
|
9.00
|
$
|
8.82
|
|||
September
|
$
|
9.15
|
$
|
8.55
|
|||
October
|
$
|
9.00
|
$
|
8.37
|
|||
November
(through November
15, 2006)
|
$ | 9.00 | $ | 8.25 |
·
|
on
a historical basis without any adjustment to reflect subsequent or
anticipated events;
|
·
|
as
adjusted for certain subsequent
events:
|
(a) |
repayment
of $1,500,000 to the Bank financing the m/v John
P
due to the delivery of the vessel
on July 5, 2006 to its buyer;
|
(b) |
cash
dividend of $2,271,621 paid on or about September 15, 2006;
|
(c) |
new
loans to finance acquisition of the m/v Aristides
N.P.
of
$15,500,000 which was drawn
down on September 4, 2006, and to finance the acquisition of m/v
YM
Xingang I of $20,000,000 which was drawn on November 15, 2006 and
repayments for loans outstanding at June 30, 2006
amounting to $2,730,000;
|
(d) |
cash
dividend of $2,271,621 to be paid on or about December 15,
2006;
|
·
|
on
an as further adjusted basis for the sale
of shares resulting in
$ million of net proceeds after
the underwriters’ discount and offering
expenses.
|
Actual
As
of June 30, 2006
|
As
Adjusted
|
As
Further Adjusted
|
||||||||
Debt:
|
||||||||||
Current
portion of long term debt
|
$
|
13,840,000
|
$
|
18,390,000
|
$
|
|
||||
Total
long term debt, net of current portion
|
33,280,000
|
60,000,000
|
|
|||||||
Total
debt
|
47,120,000
|
78,390,000
|
|
|||||||
Shareholders’
equity
|
||||||||||
Common
stock, $.03 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized on an actual
and as
adjusted basis; 12,620,114 shares issued and outstanding on an
actual
basis; 12,620,114 shares issued and outstanding on an as further
adjusted basis
|
378,603
|
378,603
|
|
|||||||
Preferred
stock, $0.01 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized on an actual
and
adjusted basis; 0 shares issued and
outstanding;
shares issued and outstanding on an as further adjusted
basis
|
||||||||||
Additional
paid-in capital
|
17,882,990
|
17,882,990
|
|
|||||||
Retained
earnings
|
14,217,179
|
14,217,179
|
|
|||||||
Dividends
declared August 7, 2006 and November 9, 2006
|
—
|
(4,543,242
|
)
|
|
|
|||||
Total
shareholders’ equity
|
32,478,772
|
27,935,530
|
|
|||||||
Total
capitalization
|
$
|
79,598,772
|
$
|
106,325,530
|
$
|
|
·
|
on
a historical basis for each of the four years 2002, 2003, 2004
and 2005
and for the six−month period ended June 30,
2006.
|
Year
Ended December
31,
|
Six
Months
Ended
June
30,
|
||||
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
|
Ratio
of Earnings to combined fixed
charges
and preferred dividends
|
2.1x
|
11.8x
|
44.2x
|
17.8x
|
8.2x
|
Year
Ended December 31,
|
Six
Months Ended June 30,
|
||||||||||||||||||
(Amounts
in U.S. dollars)
|
2002(1)
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2005
|
2006
|
|||||||||||||
Income
Statement Data:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Voyage
revenues
|
$
|
15,291,761
|
$
|
25,951,023
|
$
|
45,718,006
|
$
|
44,523,401
|
$
|
23,833,736
|
$
|
20,421,220
|
|||||||
Commissions
|
(420,959
|
)
|
(906,017
|
)
|
(2,215,197
|
)
|
(2,388,349
|
)
|
(1,340,228
|
)
|
(895,968
|
)
|
|||||||
Voyage
expenses
|
(531,936
|
)
|
(436,935
|
)
|
(370,345
|
)
|
(670,551
|
)
|
(131,903
|
)
|
(866,365
|
)
|
|||||||
Vessel
operating expenses (exclusive of depreciation and amortization
expenses
shown separately below)
|
(7,164,271
|
)
|
(8,775,730
|
)
|
(8,906,252
|
)
|
(8,610,279
|
)
|
(4,270,787
|
)
|
(5,055,753
|
)
|
|||||||
Management
fees
|
(1,469,690
|
)
|
(1,722,800
|
)
|
(1,972,252
|
)
|
(1,911,856
|
)
|
(965,384
|
)
|
(1,112,850
|
)
|
|||||||
General and
administrative expenses
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
(420,755
|
)
|
-
|
(521,940
|
)
|
|||||||||||
Depreciation
and amortization (2)
|
(4,053,049
|
)
|
(4,757,933
|
)
|
(3,461,678
|
)
|
(4,208,252
|
)
|
(1,824,322
|
)
|
(3,195,074
|
)
|
|||||||
Net
gain on sale of vessel
|
-
|
-
|
2,315,477
|
-
|
-
|
2,165,799
|
|||||||||||||
Interest and
finance cost, net
|
(793,732
|
)
|
(756,873
|
)
|
(521,215
|
)
|
(1,035,414
|
)
|
(456,021
|
)
|
(921,606
|
)
|
|||||||
Other
income/(expenses), net
|
2,849
|
(690
|
)
|
25,221
|
(99,491
|
)
|
(81,717
|
)
|
(2,007
|
)
|
|||||||||
Equity
in net gain (loss) of an associate
|
30,655
|
(167,433
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
||||||||||||
Net
income for period
|
$
|
891,628
|
$
|
8,426,612
|
$
|
30,611,765
|
$
|
25,178,454
|
$
|
14,763,374
|
$
|
10,015,456
|
|||||||
Earnings
per share, basic and diluted
|
$
|
0.09
|
$
|
0.85
|
$
|
3.09
|
$
|
2.34
|
$
|
1.49
|
$
|
0.80
|
|||||||
Weighted
average number of shares outstanding during period
|
9,918,056
|
9,918,056
|
9,918,056
|
10,739,476
|
9,918,056
|
12,449,194
|
|||||||||||||
Balance
Sheet Data:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Total
current assets
|
$
|
3,192,345
|
$
|
9,409,339
|
$
|
16,461,159
|
$
|
25,350,707
|
$
|
11,276,109
|
$
|
23,535,104
|
|||||||
Vessels,
net
|
45,254,226
|
41,096,067
|
34,171,164
|
52,334,897
|
32,978,300
|
59,679,713
|
|||||||||||||
Total
assets
|
50,259,121
|
51,458,019
|
52,837,501
|
79,541,433
|
46,612,184
|
84,676,165
|
|||||||||||||
Total
current liabilities, including current portion of long term
debt
|
10,878,488
|
8,481,773
|
13,764,846
|
18,414,877
|
18,341,155
|
18,917,393
|
|||||||||||||
Long
term debt, including current portion
|
23,845,000
|
20,595,000
|
13,990,000
|
48,560,000
|
41,400,000
|
47,120,000
|
|||||||||||||
Total
liabilities
|
28,973,488
|
23,971,773
|
21,724,846
|
52,544,877
|
44,961,155
|
52,197,393
|
|||||||||||||
Total
Shareholders’ Equity
|
$
|
21,285,634
|
$
|
27,486,246
|
$
|
31,112,655
|
$
|
26,996,556
|
$
|
1,651,029
|
$
|
32,478,772
|
|||||||
Other
Financial Data:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Adjusted
EBITDA (3)
|
$
|
5,738,409
|
$
|
13,941,418
|
$
|
34,594,658
|
$
|
30,422,120
|
$
|
17,043,717
|
$
|
14,048,896
|
|||||||
Net
cash provided by operating activities
|
5,631,343
|
10,956,132
|
34,208,693
|
20,594,782
|
8,157,781
|
11,508,281
|
|||||||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) from investing activities
|
(17,036,079
|
)
|
214,832
|
6,756,242
|
(21,833,616
|
)
|
(1,230,155
|
)
|
(5,735,387
|
)
|
|||||||||
Net
cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
12,247,355
|
(4,778,000
|
)
|
(33,567,500
|
)
|
6,188,653
|
(16,972,500
|
)
|
(6,014,490
|
)
|
|||||||||
Vessel
acquisition expenditures
|
(16,993,811
|
)
|
-
|
-
|
(20,821,647
|
)
|
-
|
(10,854,321
|
)
|
||||||||||
Drydocking
expenditures
|
-
|
(972,671
|
)
|
(2,270,418
|
)
|
(1,076,233
|
)
|
(688,739
|
)
|
(299,322
|
)
|
||||||||
Cash
paid for dividends/return of capital (4)
|
687,500
|
1,200,000
|
26,962,500
|
46,875,223
|
44,225,000
|
4,543,240
|
|||||||||||||
Cash
paid for dividends/return of capital, per common share
|
0.07
|
0.12
|
2.72
|
4.36
|
4.46
|
0.36
|
|||||||||||||
Ratio
of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred
dividends
|
2.1x | 11.8x | 44.2x | 17.8x | 28.1x | 8.2x |
Fleet
Data:
|
|||||||||||||||||||
Average
number of vessels
|
6.82
|
8.00
|
7.31
|
7.10
|
7.00
|
8.19
|
|||||||||||||
Calendar
days
|
2,490
|
2,920
|
2,677
|
2,591
|
1,267
|
1,483
|
|||||||||||||
Available
days
|
2,448
|
2,867
|
2,554
|
2,546
|
1,242
|
1,460
|
|||||||||||||
Voyage
days
|
2,440
|
2,846
|
2,542
|
2,508
|
1,239
|
1,458
|
|||||||||||||
Utilization
rate (5)
|
99.7
|
%
|
99.3
|
%
|
99.5
|
%
|
98.5
|
%
|