UNITED STATES



UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C.  20549


FORM 6-K


REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13A-16 OR 15D-16 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


For the month of May 2014


Commission File Number:  001-33283


EUROSEAS LTD.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

 

4 Messogiou & Evropis Street

151 24 Maroussi, Greece

(Address of principal executive office)


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INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT

Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a copy of the press release issued by Euroseas Ltd. (the “Company”) on May 20, 2014: Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2014. This report on Form 6-K , except for the paragraph beginning with  “Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented:” and  the paragraph beginning with “Tasos Aslidis, Chief Financial Officer of Euroseas commented”, is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 File No. 333-177014, initially filed with the Commission on September 27, 2011, as amended, and the Company’s Registration Statement  on Form F-3 File No. 333-194922 filed on March 31, 2014.







                                                                                                                                Exhibit 1



                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              


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Euroseas Ltd. Reports Results for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2014



Maroussi, Athens, Greece – May 20, 2014 – Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA), an owner and operator of drybulk and container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for drybulk and containerized cargoes, announced today its results for the three month period ended March 31, 2014.


First Quarter 2014 Highlights:


·

Net loss of $2.2 million or $0.05 loss per share basic and diluted on total net revenues of $9.5 million. Adjusted net loss1 for the period was the same.


·

Adjusted EBITDA1 was $1.0 million.


·

An average of 14.00 vessels were owned and operated during the first quarter of 2014 earning an average time charter equivalent rate of $7,969 per day.


·

The Company declared its first dividend of $0.3 million on its Series B Preferred shares; the dividend was paid in-kind by issuing additional Series B Preferred Shares.



Recent Developments:


·

March 2014: Sold 11,164,868 shares of its common stock shares in a private placement for aggregate net proceeds of approximately $14.4 million.


·

May 2014: Concluded the signing of a previously announced agreement to acquire the contracts for the construction of two Kamsarmax fuel efficient drybulk carriers of 82,000 dwt each scheduled to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2015 and in the fourth quarter of 2016; chartered the vessel to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2015 for 4 years with an additional year at charterer’s option with the contract expected to generate approximately of $20 million of revenues over the four years.



Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: “During the first four months of 2014, the drybulk market weakened whilst the containership market showed some signs of moving slightly up, away from its all-time lows. We expect both markets to show a slow gradual improvement over the remaining of 2014 and 2015 based on the expected demand and supply developments. Our chartering strategy remains to pursue short term charters of 3-12 months in order to retain the opportunity to take advantage of any rate increases.  


_____________________________

1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted net loss and Adjusted loss per share are not recognized measurements under GAAP. Refer to a subsequent section of the Press Release for the definitions and reconciliation of these measurements to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP.


“Over the last six months, we embarked on an investment program for the drybulk part of our fleet by ordering or acquiring the contracts of 4 newbuilding vessels and agreeing to acquire a second hand panamax vessel thus positioning Euroseas to take advantage of the expected recovery of the drybulk market; we focused mainly on newbuilding contracts as we believe that newbuilding prices have moved only modestly up as compared to secondhand prices. We have also raised more than $43m net proceeds through a preferred offering and a common share offering to finance the equity portion of these investments. In parallel, we pursued opportunities in the containership market via Euromar, our joint venture with 2 private equity firms, and acquired a 5,600 teu vessel with a 3-year charter. With all the above, we believe we made Euroseas a company with significant presence and exposure in the drybulk market -when our newbuilding program is complete- but also with an additional significant upside potential if the containership market recovers, through the vessels we directly own and our share in Euromar. We continue to look for additional opportunities to further expand our fleet in accretive ways.”


Tasos Aslidis, Chief Financial Officer of Euroseas commented: “The results of the first quarter of 2014 reflect the continued depressed state of the markets. Comparing our results for the first quarter of 2014 with the same period of 2013, our net revenues declined by about $1.4 million but we incurred lower drydocking expenses of approximately $1.7 million and lower depreciation expenses of approximately $1.4 million which overall resulted in a lower overall loss of $0.05 / share, taking also into account the increased number of shares during the first quarter of 2014 due to our recent common stock offering.  


“Total daily vessel operating expenses, including management fees and general and administrative (“G&A”) expenses increased by 1.2% on a per vessel per day basis during the first quarter of 2014 as compared to the first quarter of 2013. Our drydocking expenses in the first quarter of 2014 were only $68/day on a per vessel per day basis reflecting expenses for upcoming drydockings as there was no drydocking performed during the first quarter of 2014, a level that was significantly lower as compared to the $1,343/day for same period of 2013 during which three drydockings were performed. We believe that we continue to maintain one of the lowest operating cost structures amongst the public shipping companies which, we believe, is one of our competitive advantages.


“As of March 31, 2014, our outstanding debt is about $52.5 million versus restricted and unrestricted cash of about $62.3 million. We were in compliance with all our loan covenants.”



First Quarter 2014 Results:

For the first quarter of 2014, the Company reported total net revenues of $9.5 million representing a 12.5% decrease over total net revenues of $10.9 million during the first quarter of 2013. The Company reported loss for the period of $2.2 million as compared to a net loss of $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2013. The results for the first quarter of 2014 include a $0.2 million unrealized gain on derivatives as compared to $0.5 million unrealized gain on derivatives for the same period of 2013; and a $0.2 million realized loss on derivatives compared to a $0.4 million realized loss in the same period of 2013. Drydocking expenses of $0.09 million during the quarter were significantly lower than the $1.8 million incurred in the first quarter of 2013, since no vessel undertook drydock in the first quarter of the year 2014. Depreciation expense for the first quarter of 2014 was $2.9 million compared to $4.3 million during the same period of 2013 as a result of the lower number of vessels in the fleet but also due to lower cost base for nine of the containerships as a result of the impairment charge recorded as of December 31, 2013. On average, 14.00 vessels were owned and operated during the first quarter of 2014 earning an average time charter equivalent rate of $7,817 per day compared to 15.00 vessels in the same period of 2013 earning on average $8,718 per day.  


Adjusted EBITDA for the first quarter of 2014 was $1.0 million up from negative $0.1 million achieved during the first quarter of 2013. Please see below for Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation to net loss and cash flow provided by operating activities.


Basic and diluted loss per share for the first quarter of 2014 was $0.05, calculated on 47,956,229 weighted average number of shares outstanding compared to basic and diluted loss per share of $0.10 for the first quarter of 2013, calculated on 45,319,605 weighted average number of shares outstanding.  


Excluding the effect on the loss for the quarter of the unrealized gain and realized losses on derivatives, the adjusted loss per share for the quarter ended March 31, 2014 would have remained the same at $0.05 per share basic and diluted, compared to the loss, for the quarter ended March 31, 2013 of $0.10 per share basic and diluted. Usually, security analysts do not include the above items in their published estimates of earnings per share.








Fleet Profile:

The Euroseas Ltd. fleet profile including newbuild and secondhand vessels we agreed to construct or acquire is as follows:

Name

Type

Dwt

TEU

Year Built

Employment (*)


TCE Rate ($/day)

Dry Bulk Vessels

 

 

 

 

 

 

Vessels under constructions (**)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hull Number DY 160

Ultramax

63,500

 

2015

N/A

 

Hull Number DY 161

Ultramax

63,500

 

2016

N/A

 

Hull Number YZJ 1116

Kamsarmax

82,000

 

2015

4 year TC starting at delivery+ 1 year at charterer’s option

 

Hull Number YZJ 1153

Kamsarmax

82,000

 

2016

N/A

 


Vessels in the water

 

 

 

 

 

 

PANTELIS

Panamax

74,020

 

2000

TC ‘til Feb-15

105% average BPI 4 TC

ELENI P

Panamax

72,119

 

1997

TC 'till Oct-14

97% of average BPI 4TC

ARISTIDES N.P.

Panamax

69,268

 

1993

TC 'til Aug-14

$9,000

MONICA P  

Handymax

46,667

 

1998

TC ‘til Sep-14

$7,500

EIRINI P (**)

Panamax

76,466

 

2004

N/A

 

Total Dry Bulk Vessels

9

629,540

 


 

 

Container Carriers

 

 

 

 

 

 

EVRIDIKI G (ex.MAERSK NOUMEA)

Intermediate

34,677

2,556

2001


TC ‘til Apr-15


$8,200


TIGER BRIDGE


Intermediate


31,627


2,228


1990

 

TC till Jun-14

+6 months at charterer’s option

$6,800

 

$9,500


AGGELIKI P


Intermediate


30,360


2,008


1998

TC 'til Sep-14

$6,950


DESPINA P


Handy size


33,667


1,932


1990

 

TC 'til Sep-14

 

$6,950

CAPTAIN COSTAS
(ex-OEL TRANSWORLD)

Handy size

30,007

1,742

1992


TC 'til Jun-14

then ‘til Jul-15

 


$6,500

$7,750

JOANNA

Handy size

22,301

1,732

1999

TC ‘till Jun-14

$7,500

MARINOS


Handy size


23,596


1,599


1993


TC 'till Nov -14 +
5 months charterer’s option

 $7,150

$8,000

MANOLIS P

Handy size

20,346

1,452

1995


TC 'til Mar-15

 $7,200

NINOS
(ex-YM QINGDAO I)

Feeder

18,253

1,169

1990


TC 'til Oct-14

 

$8,200

KUO HSIUNG

Feeder

18,154

1,169

1993

TC till Jul-14

$7,700

 

Total Container Carriers

10

262,988

17,587

 

 

 

Fleet Grand Total

19

892,528

17,587

 

 

 

 Note: (*)  Charter duration indicates the earliest redelivery date unless the contract rate is lower than the current market rate in which cases the latest redelivery date is assumed; vessels with the latest redelivery date shown are marked by (*). Generally, charterers have a range of 15 days to 3 of months to redeliver the vessels depending on the length of the charter.

(**) Vessels are to be delivered in the fourth quarter of 2015 (one ultramax and one kamsarmax), the other ultramax in the first quarter of 2016 and the other kamsarmax in the fourth quarter of 2016. The Company expects to take delivery of Eirini P in May 2014.  Until delivery, the Company is not the owner of the vessels.



Summary Fleet Data:


 

Three months, ended March 31, 2013

Three months, ended  March 31, 2014

FLEET DATA

 

 

Average number of vessels (1)

15.00

14.00

Calendar days for fleet (2)

1,350.0

1,260.0

Scheduled off-hire days incl. laid-up (3)

66.1

-

Available days for fleet (4) = (2) - (3)

1,283.9

1,260.0

Commercial off-hire days (5)

8.42

-

Operational off-hire days (6)

16.45

2.3

Voyage days for fleet (7) = (4) - (5) - (6)

1,259.0

1,257.7

Fleet utilization (8) = (7) / (4)

98.1%

99.8%

Fleet utilization, commercial (9) = ((4) - (5)) / (4)

99.3%

100.0%

Fleet utilization, operational (10) = ((4) - (6)) / (4)

98.7%

99.8%

 

 

 

AVERAGE DAILY RESULTS

 

 

Time charter equivalent rate (11)

8,718

7,817

Vessel operating expenses excl. drydocking expenses (12)

5,554

5,548

General and administrative expenses (13)

715

800

Total vessel operating expenses excl. dd expenses (14)

6,269

6,348

Drydocking expenses (15)

1,343

68


(1) Average number of vessels is the number of vessels that constituted the Company’s fleet for the relevant period, as measured by the sum of the number of calendar days each vessel was a part of the Company’s fleet during the period divided by the number of calendar days in that period.


(2) Calendar days. The Company defines calendar days as the total number of days in a period during which each vessel in the Company’s fleet was in its possession including off-hire days associated with major repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys or days of vessels in lay-up. Calendar days are an indicator of the size of its fleet over a period and affect both the amount of revenues and the amount of expenses that the Company records during that period.


(3) The scheduled off-hire days including vessels laid-up are days associated with scheduled repairs, drydockings or special or intermediate surveys or days of vessels in lay-up. The Company uses available days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels were available to generate revenues.


(4) Available days. The Company defines available days as the total number of days in a period during which each vessel in the Company’s fleet was in its possession net of scheduled off-hire days including days of vessels laid-up.


(5) Commercial off-hire days. The Company defines commercial off-hire days as days waiting to find employment.   


(6) Operational off-hire days. The Company defines operational off-hire days as days associated with unscheduled repairs or other off-hire time related to the operation of the vessels.


(7) Voyage days. The Company defines voyage days as the total number of days in a period during which each vessel in the Company’s fleet was in its possession net of commercial and operational off-hire days. The Company uses voyage days to measure the number of days in a period during which vessels actually generate revenues.


(8) Fleet utilization. The Company calculates fleet utilization by dividing the number of the Company’s voyage days during a period by the number of its available days during that period. The Company uses fleet utilization to measure a company’s efficiency in finding suitable employment for its vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons such as unscheduled repairs or days waiting to find employment.


(9) Fleet utilization, commercial. The Company calculates commercial fleet utilization by dividing the Company’s available days net of commercial off-hire days during a period by its available days during that period.


(10) Fleet utilization, operational. The Company calculates operational fleet utilization by dividing the Company’s available days net of operational off-hire days during a period by its available days during that period.


(11) Time charter equivalent, or TCE, is a measure of the average daily revenue performance of a vessel on a per voyage basis. The Company’s method of calculating TCE is determined by dividing Voyage revenue net of voyage expenses by voyage days for the relevant time period. Voyage expenses primarily consist of port, canal and fuel costs that are unique to a particular voyage, which would otherwise be paid by the charterer under a time charter contract. TCE is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to compare period-to-period changes in a shipping company’s performance despite changes in the mix of charter types (i.e., spot voyage charters, time charters and bareboat charters) under which the vessels may be employed between the periods.


(12) Daily vessel operating expenses, which includes crew costs, provisions, deck and engine stores, lubricating oil, insurance, maintenance and repairs and management fees are calculated by dividing vessel operating expenses by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period. Drydocking expenses are reported separately.


(13) Daily general and administrative expense is calculated by dividing general and administrative expense by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period.


(14) Total vessel operating expenses, or TVOE, is a measure of the Company’s total expenses associated with operating its vessels. TVOE is the sum of vessel operating expenses excluding drydocking expenses and general and administrative expenses. Daily TVOE is calculated by dividing TVOE by fleet calendar days for the relevant time period.


(15) Drydocking expenses, which include expenses during drydockings that would have been capitalized and amortized under the deferral method divided by the fleet calendar days for the relevant period. Drydocking expenses could vary substantially from period to period depending on how many vessels underwent drydocking during the period.



Conference Call and Webcast:

Tomorrow, Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at 9:30 a.m. EDT, the Company's management will host a conference call to discuss the results.


Conference Call details:

Participants should dial into the call 10 minutes before the scheduled time using the following numbers: 1 866 819 7111 (from the US), 0800 953 0329 (from the UK) or +44 (0)1452 542 301 (international standard dial in). Please quote “Euroseas”.


A replay of the conference call will be available until May 28, 2014. The United States replay number is 1(866) 247-4222; from the UK 0(800) 953-1533; the standard international replay number is (+44) (0) 1452 550 000 and the access code required for the replay is: 6973591#.

Audio webcast – Slides Presentation:There will be a live and then archived audio webcast of the conference call, via the internet through the Euroseas website (www.euroseas.gr).  Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.  A slide presentation on the First Quarter 2014 results in PDF format will also be available 10 minutes prior to the conference call and webcast accessible on the company’s website (www.euroseas.gr) on the webcast page.  Participants to the webcast can download the PDF presentation.








Euroseas Ltd.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Operations

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars except number of shares)


 

Three Months Ended
March 31,

Three Months Ended
March 31,

 

2013

2014

 

 

 

Revenues

 

 

Voyage revenue

11,339,366

9,966,997

Related party revenue

60,000

60,000

Commissions

(487,743)

(528,138)

Net revenues

10,911,623

9,498,859

   

 

 

Operating expenses

 

 

Voyage expenses

249,076

136,296

Vessel operating expenses

6,257,587

5,798,619

Drydocking expenses

1,812,402

85,404

Depreciation

4,283,094

2,852,920

Management fees

1,240,725

1,191,806

Other general and administrative expenses


965,866


1,007,889

Total operating expenses

14,808,750

11,072,934

 

 

 

Operating loss

(3,897,127)

(1,574,075)

 

 

 

Other income/(expenses)

 

 

Interest and finance cost

(479,340)

(470,141)

Gain / (loss) on derivatives

20,775

(41,654)

Foreign exchange gain

6,695

1,106

Other investment income

-

237,500

Interest income

188,468

109,616

Other expenses, net

(263,402)

(163,573)

Equity loss in joint venture

(465,699)

(475,434)

 

 

 

Net loss

(4,626,228)

(2,213,082)


Dividend Series B Preferred shares



-



(264,361)

 

 

 

Net loss available to common shareholders

(4,626,228)

(2,477,443)


Loss per share, basic & diluted

(0.10)

(0.05)

Weighted average number of shares, basic & diluted

45,319,605

47,956,229








Euroseas Ltd.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheets

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars – except number of shares)


 

        December 31,
         2013

  March 31,
         2014

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

Current Assets:

 

 

    Cash and cash equivalents

11,400,237

53,276,020

    Trade accounts receivable

1,879,151

732,240

    Other receivables, net

1,440,833

622,599

    Due from related party

-

1,701,125

    Inventories

1,474,114

1,459,328

    Restricted cash

    Prepaid expenses

Total current assets

462,415

295,248

16,951,998

1,659,383

402,114

59,852,809

Fixed assets:

 

 

    Vessels, net

105,463,737

102,610,817

    Advances for vessels under construction and vessel acquisition

50,122

7,548,767

Long-term assets:

 

 

    Restricted cash

7,400,000

7,400,000

    Deferred charges, net

338,431

248,902

    Other investments

5,196,196

5,433,696

    Investment in joint venture

21,215,870

20,740,436

Total long-term assets

139,664,356

143,982,618

Total assets

156,616,354

203,835,427

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 

 

Current liabilities:

 

 

    Long term debt, current portion

12,862,000

14,362,000

    Trade accounts payable

2,336,952

2,404,023

    Accrued expenses

1,002,445

1,225,254

    Accrued dividends

13,050

13,050

    Deferred revenue

996,599

773,703

    Due to related company

903,478

-

    Derivatives

697,889

531,494

Total current liabilities

18,812,413

19,309,524

 

 

 

Long-term liabilities:

 

 

    Long term debt, net of current portion

32,782,000

38,089,000

    Derivatives

319,859

307,087

Total long-term liabilities

33,101,859

38,396,087

Total liabilities

51,914,272

57,705,611

 

 

 

Shareholders' equity:

 

 

    Common stock (par value $0.03, 200,000,000 shares authorized, 45,723,255 and 56,888,123 issued and outstanding, respectively)

    Preferred shares (par value $0.01, 20,000,000 shares authorized, 0 and 30,964 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)

1,371,698      



1,706,644      



310

    Additional paid-in capital

252,314,683

295,889,828

    Accumulated deficit

(148,984,299)

(151,466,966)

 Total shareholders' equity

104,702,082

146,129,816

 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity

156,616,354

203,835,427










Euroseas Ltd.

Unaudited Consolidated Condensed Statements of Cash Flows

 (All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)


 

 Three Months Ended March 31,

 Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 2013

 

 2014

 



Cash flows from operating activities:



Net loss

(4,626,228)

(2,213,082)

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities:



Depreciation of vessels

4,283,094

2,852,920

Amortization of deferred charges

50,281

30,850

Loss in investment in joint venture

465,699

475,434

Share-based compensation

208,746

146,040

Other income accrued

-

(237,500)

Unrealized gain on derivatives

(461,914)

(179,167)

Changes in operating assets and liabilities

1,695,654

(1,110,183)

Net cash provided by / (used in) operating activities

1,615,332

(234,688)

 



Cash flows from investing activities:



Contribution to joint venture

(6,250,000)

-

Advances for vessels under construction and vessel acquisition


-


(7,510,747)

Change in restricted cash

(658,761)

(1,196,968)

Net cash used in investing activities

(6,908,761)

(8,707,715)

 



Cash flows from financing activities:



Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net

-

14,550,000

Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock, net

-

29,700,000

Dividends paid

(678,191)

-

Offering expenses paid

-

(131,814)

Loan fees paid

-

(107,000)

Proceeds from long-term debt

-

8,000,000

Repayment of long-term debt

(2,118,000)

(1,193,000)

Net cash (used in) / provided by financing activities


(2,796,191)


50,818,186

 



Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash equivalents

(8,089,620)

41,875,783

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

33,374,960

11,400,237

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

25,285,340

53,276,020








Euroseas Ltd.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to

Net Loss and Cash Flow Provided By / (Used In) Operating Activities

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars)


 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2013

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2014


Net loss


(4,626,228)


(2,213,082)

Interest and finance costs, net (incl. interest income)

                            

290,872


360,525

Depreciation

4,283,094

2,852,920

Unrealized & realized  (gain) / loss on derivatives


(20,775)


41,654

Adjusted EBITDA

(73,037)

                1,042,017



 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2013

Three Months Ended

March 31,  2014

Net cash flow provided by / (used in) operating activities

1,615,332

(234,688)

Changes in operating assets / liabilities

                            

(1,695,654)


1,110,183

Loss on derivatives (realized)

441,139

220,821

Equity loss in joint venture and Other investment income, net

(465,699)

(237,934)

Share-based compensation

(208,746)

(146,040)

Interest, net

240,591

329,675

Adjusted EBITDA

(73,037)

                1,042,017



Adjusted EBITDA Reconciliation:

Euroseas Ltd. considers Adjusted EBITDA to represent net earnings / (loss) before interest, income taxes, depreciation, amortization, gain / loss in derivatives. Adjusted EBITDA does not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net income /(loss) or cash flow from operations, as determined by United States generally accepted accounting principles, or U.S. GAAP, and the Company's 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 the Company assesses its financial performance and liquidity position and because the Company believes 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.   









Euroseas Ltd.

Reconciliation of Net loss to Adjusted net loss

(All amounts expressed in U.S. Dollars except share data and per share amounts)


 

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2013

Three Months Ended

March 31, 2014


Net loss


(4,626,228)


(2,213,182)


Unrealized gain on derivatives


(461,914)                       


(179,167)


Realized loss on derivatives


441,139


220,821

Adjusted net loss

(4,647,003)

(2,171,428)

Preferred dividends

-

(264,361)

Adjusted net loss available to common shareholders

 

(2,435,789)

Adjusted net loss per share, basic & diluted

                            

(0.10)


(0.05)

Weighted average number of shares, basic & diluted


45,319,605


47,956,229


Adjusted Net loss and Adjusted Net loss per share Reconciliation:

Euroseas Ltd. considers Adjusted Net loss to represent net loss before gain / loss in derivatives. Adjusted Net loss and Adjusted Net loss per share is included herein because we believe it assists our management and investors by increasing the comparability of the Company's fundamental performance from period to period by excluding the potentially disparate effects between periods of gain / loss on derivatives, which items may significantly affect results of operations between periods.

 
Adjusted Net loss and Adjusted Net loss per share do not represent and should not be considered as an alternative to net loss or loss per share, as determined by U.S. GAAP. The Company's definition of Adjusted Net loss and Adjusted Net loss per share may not be the same as that used by other companies in the shipping or other industries.









About Euroseas Ltd.

Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 136 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker ESEA.


Euroseas operates in the dry cargo, drybulk and container shipping markets. Euroseas’ operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.


The Company has a fleet of 14 vessels, including 3 Panamax drybulk carriers and 1 Handymax drybulk carrier, 3 Intermediate containership, 5 Handysize containerships, 2 Feeder containerships. Euroseas` 4 drybulk carriers have a total cargo capacity of 262,074 dwt, its 10 containerships have a cargo capacity of 17,587 teu. The Company has also signed contracts for the construction of two Ultramax (63,500 dwt) fuel efficient drybulk carriers, two Kamsarmax (82,000 dwt) fuel efficient drybulk carriers and a second hand 76,000 dwt panamax drybulk vessel built in 2004, in Japan. Including the four new-buildings and the new second hand vessel, the total cargo capacity of the Company's drybulk vessels will be 629,540 dwt.


Forward Looking Statement

This press release contains forward-looking statements (as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) concerning future events and the Company’s growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including our expected joint venture and vessel acquisitions and time charters. Words such as “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. These statements involve known and unknown risks and are based upon a number of assumptions and estimates that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to changes in the demand for drybulk vessels and containerships, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company expressly disclaims any obligations or undertaking to release publicly any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect any change in the Company’s expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.


Visit our website www.euroseas.gr


Company Contact

Investor Relations / Financial Media

Tasos Aslidis

Chief Financial Officer

Euroseas Ltd.

11 Canterbury Lane,

Watchung, NJ 07069

Tel. (908) 301-9091

E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr

Nicolas Bornozis

President

Capital Link, Inc.

230 Park Avenue, Suite 1536

New York, NY 10169

Tel. (212) 661-7566

E-mail: euroseas@capitallink.com







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.




 

EUROSEAS LTD.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dated: May 21, 2014

By:

/s/ Dr. Anastasios Aslidis

 

 

Name:  

Dr. Anastasios Aslidis

 

 

Title:

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer