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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
Dated: October 21, 2011
Commission File No. 001-33811
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
85 Akti Miaouli Street, Piraeus, Greece 185 38
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-10.1
EX-10.2
EX-99.1


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     On October 21, 2011, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) entered into Amendment No.1 to the Administrative Services Agreement (the “Administrative Services Amendment”) with Navios Shipmanagement Inc. (the “Manager”), subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. The Administrative Services Amendment extends the duration of the existing Administrative Services Agreement between Navios Partners and the Manager, pursuant to the same terms, until December 31, 2017. The Administrative Services Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
     In addition, on October 21, 2011, Navios Partners entered into Amendment No. 2 to the Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement Amendment”) with the Manager. The Management Agreement Amendment extends the duration of the existing Management Agreement, as amended, between Navios Partners and the Manager, until December 31, 2017 and fixes the rate for ship management services of Navios Partners’ owned fleet through December 31, 2013. The new management fees are: (a) $4,650 daily rate per Ultra-Handymax vessel; (b) $4,550 daily rate per Panamax vessel; and (c) $5,650 daily rate per Capesize vessel. The Management Agreement Amendment is attached as Exhibit 10.2 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
     On October 24, 2011, Navios Partners issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.
     The information contained in this Report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form F-3, File No. 333-170284.

 


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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, thereunto duly authorized.
         
  NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Angeliki Frangou   
  Angeliki Frangou   
  Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 24, 2011
 
 

 


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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Exhibit
 
10.1
  Amendment No. 1 to the Administrative Services Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011
 
 
10.2
  Amendment No. 2 to the Management Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011
 
 
99.1
  Press Release dated October 24, 2011

 

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Exhibit 10.1
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT
     This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 21, 2011, is made by and between Navios Maritime Partners L.P., a Marshall Islands limited partnership (“NMLP”) and Navios ShipManagement Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (“NSM”, and together with NMLP, the “Parties”) and amends the Administrative Services Agreement (the “Agreement”) entered into among the Parties on November 16, 2007. Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
     1. Section 10 the Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:
     “Term And Termination. This Agreement shall have a term until December 31, 2017 unless terminated by either party hereto on not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days notice if:
     (a) in the case of NMLP, there is a Change of Control of NSM;
     (b) in the case of NSM, there is a Change of Control of NGP or NMLP;
     (c) the other party breaches this Agreement;
     (d) a receiver is appointed for all or substantially all of the property of the other party;
     (e) an order is made to wind-up the other party;
     (f) a final judgment, order or decree which materially and adversely affects the ability of the other party to perform this Agreement shall have been obtained or entered against that party and such judgment, order or decree shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed; or
     (g) the other party makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files a petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation, is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt, commences any proceeding for a reorganization or arrangement of debts, dissolution or liquidation under any law or statute or of any jurisdiction applicable thereto or if any such proceeding shall be commenced.
     At any time after the first anniversary of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto on not less than three hundred and sixty-five (365) days notice for any reason other than any of the reasons set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.

 


 

     2. Full Force and Effect. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions in the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
     3. Effect. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Agreement, as amended, and this Amendment shall be read together and shall have effect as if the provisions of the Agreement, as amended, and this Amendment were contained in one agreement. After the effective date of this Amendment, all references in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereto,” “hereof,” “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement, as amended, as further modified by this Amendment.
     4. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment effective as of the day and year first above written.
     
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
   
 
   
/s/ Efstratios Desypris
 
   
By: Efstratios Desypris
   
Title: Chief Financial Officer
   
 
   
NAVIOS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.
   
 
   
/s/ George Achniotis
 
   
By: George Achniotis
   
Title: President/Director
   
[Signature Page — Amendment No. 1 to Administrative Services Agreement]

 

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Exhibit 10.2
AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT
     This AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 21, 2011, is made by and between Navios Maritime Partners L.P., a Marshall Islands limited partnership (“NMLP”) and Navios ShipManagement Inc., a Marshall Islands corporation (“NSM”, and together with NMLP, the “Parties”) and amends the Management Agreement (the “Management Agreement”) entered into among the Parties on November 16, 2007 and the Amendment to the Management Agreement entered into among the Parties on October 27, 2009 (together, with the Management Agreement, the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used and not otherwise defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings given them in the Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H:
     WHEREAS, the Parties desire to amend the Agreement.
     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereby agree as follows:
1. Paragraph 4 of the Recitals of the Agreement shall be amended and restated as follows:
     “NOW THEREFORE, the parties agree that, in consideration for NSM providing the commercial and technical management services set forth in Schedule “A” to this Agreement (the “Services”), and subject to the Terms and Conditions set forth in Article I attached hereto, NMLP shall (i) from November 17, 2011 until December 31, 2013, pay to NSM the fees set forth in Schedule “B” to this Agreement (the “Fees”) and, if applicable, the Extraordinary Fees and Costs and (ii) from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2017, reimburse NSM for the actual costs and expenses incurred by NSM in the manner provided for in Schedule “B” to this Agreement (the “Costs and Expenses”).”
2. Section 6 shall be amended and restated as follows:
     “Service Fee/Reimbursement of Costs and Expenses. In consideration for NSM providing the Services, (i) from November 17, 2011 until December 31, 2013, NMLP shall pay NSM the Fees as set out in Schedule “B” to this Agreement and the Extraordinary Fees and Costs, if applicable, and (ii) from January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2017, NMLP shall reimburse NSM for the actual costs and expenses incurred by NSM in the manner provided for in Schedule “B”.”
3. Section 9 shall be amended and restated as follows:
“Term And Termination. With respect to each of the Vessels, this Agreement shall commence on the date hereof and shall continue until December 31, 2017, unless terminated by either party hereto on not less than one hundred and twenty (120) days notice if:
  (a)   in the case of NMLP, there is a Change of Control of NSM;

 


 

  (b)   in the case of NSM, there is a Change of Control of NGP or NMLP;
 
  (c)   the other party breaches a material provision of this Agreement;
 
  (d)   a receiver is appointed for all or substantially all of the property of the other party;
 
  (e)   an order is made to wind-up the other party;
 
  (f)   a final judgment, order or decree which materially and adversely affects the ability of the other party to perform this Agreement shall have been obtained or entered against that party and such judgment, order or decree shall not have been vacated, discharged or stayed; or
 
  (g)   the other party makes a general assignment for the benefit of its creditors, files a petition in bankruptcy or for liquidation, is adjudged insolvent or bankrupt, commences any proceeding for a reorganization or arrangement of debts, dissolution or liquidation under any law or statute or of any jurisdiction applicable thereto or if any such proceeding shall be commenced.
At any time following the first anniversary of this Agreement, this Agreement may be terminated by either party hereto on not less than three hundred and sixty-five (365) days notice for any reason other than any of the reasons set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph.
     This Agreement shall be deemed to be terminated with respect to a particular Vessel in the case of the sale of such Vessel or if such Vessel becomes a total loss or is declared as a constructive or compromised or arranged total loss or is requisitioned. Notwithstanding such deemed termination, any Fees outstanding at the time of the sale or loss shall be paid in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement.
For the purpose of this clause:
  (i)   the date upon which a Vessel is to be treated as having been sold or otherwise disposed of shall be the date on which NMLP ceases to be the legal owner of the Vessel;
 
  (ii)   a Vessel shall not be deemed to be lost until either she has become an actual total loss or agreement has been reached with her underwriters in respect of her constructive, compromised or arranged total loss or if such agreement with her underwriters is not reached it is adjudged by a competent tribunal that a constructive loss of the Vessel has occurred or the Vessel’s owners issue a notice of abandonment to the underwriters.
     The termination of this Agreement shall be without prejudice to all rights accrued due between the parties prior to the date of termination.”
4. Schedule “B” shall be amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
      “FEES AND COSTS AND EXPENSES
          In consideration for the provision of the Services listed in Schedule “A” by NSM to NMLP, NMLP shall, from November 17, 2011 until December 31, 2013, pay NSM a fixed daily

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fee of US$4,550 per owned Panamax Vessel, US$4,650 per Ultra-Handymax Vessel, and US$5,650 per owned Capesize Vessel, payable on the last day of each month.
          From January 1, 2014 until December 31, 2017, within thirty (30) days after the end of each month, NSM shall submit to NMLP for payment an invoice for reimbursement of the Costs and Expenses in connection with the provision of the Services listed in Schedule “A” by NSM to NMLP for such month. Costs and Expenses shall be determined in a manner consistent with how the fixed daily fee payable during the period from November 17, 2011 until December 31, 2013 was calculated and each statement will contain such supporting detail as may be reasonably required to validate such amounts due. NMLP shall make payment within fifteen (15) days of the date of each invoice. All invoices for Services are payable in U.S. dollars.”
     5. Full Force and Effect. Except as modified by this Amendment, all other terms and conditions in the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
     6. Effect. Unless the context otherwise requires, the Agreement, as amended, and this Amendment shall be read together and shall have effect as if the provisions of the Agreement, as amended, and this Amendment were contained in one agreement. After the effective date of this Amendment, all references in the Agreement to “this Agreement,” “hereto,” “hereof,” “hereunder” or words of like import referring to the Agreement shall mean the Agreement, as amended, as further modified by this Amendment.
     7. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in separate counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute a single instrument.
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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Amendment effective as of the day and year first above written.
         
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.    
 
       
 
  /s/ Efstratios Desypris
 
   
 
  By: Efstratios Desypris    
 
  Title: Chief Financial Officer    
 
       
NAVIOS SHIPMANAGEMENT INC.    
 
       
 
  /s/ George Achniotis
 
   
 
  By: George Achniotis    
 
  Title: President/Director    
[Signature Page — Amendment No. 2 to Management Agreement]

 

exv99w1
Exhibit 99
()
October 24, 2011 07:00 ET
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Reports
Financial Results for the Third Quarter and Nine Months ended September 30, 2011
    Cash Distribution of $0.44 per Unit for Q3 2011
 
    26.0% Increase in Quarterly Revenue to $48.0 Million
 
    24.1% Increase in Quarterly Operating Surplus to $29.4 Million
 
    24.1% Increase in Quarterly EBITDA to $36.0 Million
PIRAEUS, GREECE—(Marketwire — Oct 24, 2011) — Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) (NYSE: NMM), an owner and operator of dry cargo vessels, today reported its financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Ms. Angeliki Frangou, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Navios Partners, stated: “I am pleased with our strong results for the quarter. We increased EBITDA by 24%. These results and our stable business model allowed us to declare a quarterly distribution of $0.44, representing an annual distribution of $1.76.”
Ms. Frangou continued, “The recent strength in dry bulk shipping rates appears to reflect underlying economic activity. We see this through congestion at major Australian and Brazilian ports, increased Chinese thermal coal imports due to Chinese electricity demand, increased Chinese iron ore imports and a recovering Japan. However, we remain cautious as global growth appears to be threatened by the unresolved European financial crisis.”
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS
Amendment to Management Agreement
Navios Partners extended the duration of its existing Management Agreement with Navios Shipmanagement Inc. (the “Manager”), a subsidiary of Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”), until December 31, 2017 and fixed the rate for shipmanagement services of its owned fleet through December 31, 2013. The new management fees are: (a) $4,650 daily rate per Ultra-Handymax vessel; (b) $4,550 daily rate per Panamax vessel; and (c) $5,650 daily rate per Capesize vessel.
Amendment to Administrative Services Agreement
Navios Partners extended the duration of its existing Administrative Services Agreement with the Manager pursuant to the same terms, until December 31, 2017.
Cash Distribution
The Board of Directors of Navios Partners declared a cash distribution for the third quarter of 2011 of $0.44 per unit. The distribution is payable on November 11, 2011 to holders of record on November 8, 2011.
Long-Term and Insured Cash Flow
Navios Partners has entered into medium to long-term time charter-out agreements for its vessels with a remaining average term of four years, providing a stable base of revenue and distributable cash flow. Navios Partners has currently contracted out 100.0% of available days for 2011, 92.0% for 2012 and 73.7% for 2013, generating revenues of approximately $188.7 million, $188.8 million and $158.5 million, respectively. The average contractual daily charter-out rate for the fleet is $29,950, $31,146 and $32,732 for 2011, 2012 and 2013, respectively. The average daily charter-in rate for the active long-term charter-in vessels is $13,513 for 2011.
Navios Partners’ charter-out contracts are insured for credit default by an AA+ rated European Union governmental agency.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
For the following results and the selected financial data presented herein, Navios Partners has compiled consolidated statement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010. The quarterly and nine month 2011 and 2010 information was derived from the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the respective periods. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted Net Income, Adjusted Earnings per Common Unit and Operating Surplus are non-US GAAP financial measures and should not be used in isolation or substitution for Navios Partners’ results.

 


 

                                 
    Three Month   Three Month   Nine Month   Nine Month
    Period ended   Period ended   Period ended   Period ended
(in $‘000 except per   September 30, 2011   September 30, 2010   September 30, 2011   September 30, 2010
unit data)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)
Revenue
  $ 48,011     $ 38,074     $ 136,490     $ 100,742  
Net income
  $ 16,563     $ 16,345     $ 46,674     $ 42,114  
Adjusted Net income (1)
  $ 16,563     $ 16,345     $ 50,653     $ 42,114  
EBITDA
  $ 35,980     $ 28,967     $ 99,203     $ 74,900  
Adjusted EBITDA (1)
  $ 35,980     $ 28,967     $ 103,182     $ 74,900  
Earnings per Common unit
  $ 0.35     $ 0.38     $ 0.98     $ 1.13  
Adjusted Earnings per Common unit(1)
  $ 0.35     $ 0.38     $ 1.32     $ 1.13  
Operating Surplus
  $ 29,405     $ 23,716     $ 84,596     $ 60,601  
Maintenance and Replacement Capital expenditure reserve
  $ 4,828     $ 3,754     $ 13,740     $ 10,670  
 
(1)   Adjusted Net income, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted Earnings per Common unit (basic and diluted) for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, exclude a $4.0 million non-cash charge for the write-off of the intangible asset associated with the Navios Apollon charter-out contract.
Three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
Time charter revenues for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 increased by $9.9 million or 26.0% to $48.0 million, as compared to $38.1 million for the same period in 2010. The increase was mainly attributable to the acquisition of the Navios Fulvia and the Navios Melodia on November 15, 2010 and the Navios Luz and the Navios Orbiter on May 19, 2011. As a result of the vessel acquisitions, available days of the fleet increased to 1,656 days for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to 1,270 days for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. The increase in revenue was partially offset by the decrease of $3.8 million incurred due to unscheduled off hires. The time charter equivalent (“TCE”) decreased to $28,992 for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, from $29,978 for the three month period ended September 30, 2010.
EBITDA increased by $7.0 million to $36.0 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $29.0 million for the same period of 2010. The increase in EBITDA was due to a $9.9 million increase in revenue following the acquisitions of the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia in November 2010 and the Navios Luz and the Navios Orbiter in May 2011. The above increase was partially offset by a $1.9 million increase in management fees, a $0.5 million increase in time charter expenses and a $0.5 million increase in administrative and other expenses as a result of the increased number of vessels in Navios Partners’ fleet.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the three month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $4.8 million and $3.8 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Navios Partners generated an Operating Surplus for the three month period ended September 30, 2011 of $29.4 million, as compared to $23.7 million for the three month period ended September 30, 2010. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of Navios Partners and other master limited partnerships (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 amounted to $16.6 million compared to $16.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in net income by $0.3 million was due to a $7.0 million increase in EBITDA partially offset by:(i) a $0.1 million decrease in interest income; (ii) a $0.5 million increase in interest expense and finance cost, net; and (iii) a $6.2 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense due to the acquisition of the Navios Melodia, the Navios Fulvia, the Navios Orbiter and the Navios Luz and the favorable lease terms recognized in relation to these acquisitions.
Nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
Time charter revenues for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 increased by $35.8 million or 35.6% to $136.5 million, as compared to $100.7 million for the same period in 2010. The increase was mainly attributable to the acquisition of the Navios Hyperion on January 8, 2010, the Navios Sagittarius on January 12, 2010, the Navios Aurora II on March 18, 2010, the Navios Pollux on May 21, 2010, the Navios Fulvia and the Navios Melodia on November 15, 2010 and the Navios Luz and the Navios Orbiter on May 19, 2011. As a result of the vessel acquisitions, available days of the fleet increased to 4,604 days for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to 3,498 days for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. The increase in revenue was partially offset by the decrease of $6.9 million incurred due to unscheduled off hires. The time charter equivalent (“TCE”) increased to $29,646 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, from $28,801 for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010.
Adjusted EBITDA increased by $28.3 million to $103.2 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011, as compared to $74.9 million for the same period of 2010. The increase in Adjusted EBITDA was due to a $35.8 million increase in revenue following the acquisitions of the Navios Hyperion and the Navios Sagittarius in January 2010, the Navios Aurora II in March 2010, the Navios Pollux in May 2010, the Navios Melodia and the Navios Fulvia in November 2010 and the Navios Luz and

 


 

the Navios Orbiter in May 2011. The above increase was partially offset by a $5.5 million increase in management fees, a $0.9 million increase in time charter expenses and a $1.0 million increase in administrative and other expenses as a result of the increased number of vessels in Navios Partners’ fleet.
The reserve for estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $13.7 million and $10.7 million, respectively (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Navios Partners generated an Operating Surplus for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 of $84.6 million, as compared to $60.6 million for the nine month period ended September 30, 2010. Operating Surplus is a non-GAAP financial measure used by certain investors to measure the financial performance of Navios Partners and other master limited partnerships (please see Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures in Exhibit 3).
Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 amounted to $46.7 million which was negatively impacted by a $4.0 million non-cash charge for the write-off of the intangible asset associated with the Navios Apollon charter-out contract. Excluding this write-off, Adjusted Net income for the nine month period ended September 30, 2011 amounted to $50.7 million compared to $42.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. The increase in net income by $8.6 million was due to: (a) a $28.3 million increase in Adjusted EBITDA; and (b) a $0.2 million increase in interest income, partially offset by: (i) a $1.8 million increase in interest expense and finance cost, net; and (ii) a $18.1 million increase in depreciation and amortization expense due to the acquisition of the Navios Sagittarius, the Navios Hyperion, the Navios Aurora II, the Navios Pollux, the Navios Melodia, the Navios Fulvia, the Navios Orbiter and the Navios Luz and the favorable lease terms recognized in relation to these acquisitions.
Fleet Employment Profile
The following table reflects certain key indicators indicative of the performance of Navios Partners and its core fleet performance for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2011 and 2010.
                                 
    Three Month   Three Month   Nine Month   Nine Month
    Period ended   Period ended   Period ended   Period ended
    September 30, 2011   September 30, 2010   September 30, 2011   September 30, 2010
    (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)   (unaudited)
Available Days (1)
    1,656       1,270       4,604       3,498  
Operating Days (2)
    1,504       1,269       4,317       3,487  
Fleet Utilization (3)
    90.8 %     99.9 %     93.8 %     99.7 %
Time Charter Equivalent (per day)(4)
  $ 28,992     $ 29,978     $ 29,646     $ 28,801  
Vessels operating at period end
    18       14       18       14  
 
(1)   Available days for the fleet represent total calendar days the vessels were in our possession for the relevant period after subtracting off-hire days associated with scheduled repairs, drydockings or special surveys. The shipping industry uses available days to measure the number of days in a relevant period during which a vessel is capable of generating revenues.
 
(2)   Operating days is the number of available days in the relevant period less the aggregate number of days that the vessels are off-hire due to any reason, including unforeseen circumstances. The shipping industry uses operating days to measure the aggregate number of days in a relevant period during which vessels actually generate revenues.
 
(3)   Fleet utilization is the percentage of time that our vessels were available for revenue generating available days, and is determined by dividing the number of operating days during a relevant period by the number of available days during that period. The shipping industry uses fleet utilization to measure efficiency in finding employment for vessels and minimizing the amount of days that its vessels are off-hire for reasons other than scheduled repairs, drydockings or special surveys.
 
(4)   Time Charters Equivalents (“TCE”) rates are defined as voyage and time charter revenues less voyage expenses during a period divided by the number of available days during the period. The TCE rate is a standard shipping industry performance measure used primarily to present the actual daily earnings generated by vessels on various types of charter contracts for the number of available days of the fleet.
Conference Call details:
Navios Partners’ management will host a conference call today, Monday, October 24, 2011 to discuss the results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2011.
Conference Call details:
Call Date/Time: Monday, October 24, 2011 at 08:30 am ET
Call Title: Navios Partners Q3 2011 Financial Results Conference Call
US Dial In: +1.866.394.0817
International Dial In: +1.706.679.9759
Conference ID: 1227 6335
The conference call replay will be available two hours after the live call and remain available for one week at the following numbers:

 


 

US Replay Dial In: +1.800.585.8367
International Replay Dial In: +1.404.537.3406
Conference ID: 1227 6335
Slides and audio webcast:
There will also be a live webcast of the conference call, through the Navios Partners website (www.navios-mlp.com) under “Investors.” Participants to the live webcast should register on the website approximately 10 minutes prior to the start of the webcast.
A supplemental slide presentation will be available on the Navios Partners website under the “Investors” section by 7:45 am ET on the day of the call.
About Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
Navios Partners (NYSE: NMM) is a publicly traded master limited partnership which owns and operates dry cargo vessels. For more information, please visit our website at www.navios-mlp.com
Forward-Looking Statements
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 Navios Partners’ growth strategy and measures to implement such strategy; including expected vessel acquisitions and entering into further time charters. Words such as “may,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “anticipates,” “hopes,” “estimates,” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Such statements include comments regarding expected revenue and time charters. Although the Navios Partners 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 which are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of Navios Partners. 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 dry bulk vessels, competitive factors in the market in which Navios Partners operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Navios Partners’ filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Navios Partners 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 Navios Partners’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.

 


 

EXHIBIT 1
NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except unit data)
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (unaudited)        
ASSETS
               
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 49,501     $ 51,278  
Restricted cash
    8,467       824  
Accounts receivable, net
    5,948       936  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    2,052       2,574  
 
           
Total current assets
    65,968       55,612  
 
           
Vessels, net
    675,383       612,358  
Deferred financing costs, net
    2,602       2,582  
Other long term assets
    138       242  
Intangible assets
    185,561       170,091  
 
           
Total non-current assets
    863,684       785,273  
 
           
Total assets
  $ 929,652     $ 840,885  
 
           
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
               
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable
  $ 2,259     $ 1,076  
Accrued expenses
    2,417       1,941  
Deferred voyage revenue
    9,827       10,575  
Current portion of long-term debt
    31,700       29,200  
Amounts due to related parties
    9,445       2,633  
 
           
Total current liabilities
    55,648       45,425  
 
           
Long-term debt
    302,275       292,300  
Unfavorable lease terms
          665  
Deferred voyage revenue
    5,921       10,992  
 
           
Total non-current liabilities
    308,196       303,957  
 
           
Total liabilities
    363,844       349,382  
 
           
Commitments and contingencies
           
Partners’ capital:
               
Common Unitholders (46,887,320 and 41,779,404 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    733,770       651,965  
Subordinated Unitholders (7,621,843 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)
    (176,492 )     (168,229 )
General Partner (1,132,843 and 1,028,599 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively)
    2,448       1,685  
Subordinated Series A Unitholders (1,000,000 units issued and outstanding at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010)
    6,082       6,082  
 
           
Total partners’ capital
    565,808       491,503  
 
           
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
  $ 929,652     $ 840,885  
 
           

 


 

NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars except unit and per unit amounts)
                                 
                    Nine Month     Nine Month  
    Three Month Period     Three Month Period ended     Period ended     Period ended  
    ended September 30,2011     September 30,2010     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2010  
    ($‘000)     ($‘000)     ($‘000)     ($‘000)  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Time charter revenues
  $ 48,011     $ 38,074     $ 136,490     $ 100,742  
Time charter expenses
    (3,480 )     (2,986 )     (9,672 )     (8,808 )
Direct vessel expenses
    (13 )     (18 )     (48 )     (75 )
Management fees
    (7,093 )     (5,170 )     (19,607 )     (14,064 )
General and administrative expenses
    (1,186 )     (966 )     (3,578 )     (2,973 )
Depreciation and amortization
    (17,151 )     (10,966 )     (46,821 )     (28,675 )
Write-off of intangible asset
                (3,979 )      
Interest expense and finance cost, net
    (2,377 )     (1,862 )     (6,415 )     (4,566 )
Interest income
    124       224       755       530  
Other income
    4       27       37       85  
Other expense
    (276 )     (12 )     (488 )     (82 )
 
                       
Net income
  $ 16,563     $ 16,345     $ 46,674     $ 42,114  
 
                       
Earnings per unit:
                                 
    Three Month   Three Month   Nine Month   Nine Month
    Period ended September 30,   Period ended   Period ended   Period ended
    2011 (unaudited)   September 30, 2010 (unaudited)   September 30, 2011 (unaudited)   September 30, 2010 (unaudited)
Net income
  $ 16,563     $ 16,345     $ 46,674     $ 42,114  
Earnings attributable to:
                               
Common unit holders
    16,231       13,125       44,095       35,581  
Subordinated unit holders
          2,886       1,645       5,684  
General partner unit holders
    332       334       934       849  
Subordinated Series A unit holders
                       
Weighted average units outstanding (basic and diluted)
                               
Common unit holders
    46,887,320       34,666,034       44,911,890       31,428,339  
Subordinated unit holders
    7,621,843       7,621,843       7,621,843       7,621,843  
General partner unit holders
    1,132,843       883,428       1,092,528       817,352  
Subordinated Series A unit holders
    1,000,000       1,000,000       1,000,000       1,000,000  
Earnings per unit- overall (basic and diluted):
                               
Common unit holders
  $ 0.35     $ 0.38     $ 0.98     $ 1.13  
Subordinated unit holders
  $     $ 0.38     $ 0.22     $ 0.75  
General partner unit holders
  $ 0.29     $ 0.38     $ 0.85     $ 1.04  
Subordinated Series A unit holders
  $     $           $  

 


 

NAVIOS MARITIME PARTNERS L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(Expressed in thousands of U.S. Dollars)
                 
    Nine Month     Nine Month  
    Period Ended     Period Ended  
    September 30,     September 30,  
    2011     2010  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
               
Net income
  $ 46,674     $ 42,114  
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    46,821       28,675  
Write-off of intangible asset
    3,979        
Amortization of deferred financing cost
    394       302  
Amortization of deferred dry dock costs
    48       75  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
Increase in restricted cash
    (1 )     (2 )
Increase in accounts receivable
    (5,012 )     (325 )
Decrease/(increase) in prepaid expenses and other current assets
    522       (1,675 )
Decrease/(increase) in other long term assets
    56       (175 )
Increase in accounts payable
    1,183       361  
Increase in accrued expenses
    476       392  
Decrease in deferred voyage revenue
    (5,819 )     (5,416 )
Increase in amounts due to related parties
    6,812       984  
 
           
Net cash provided by operating activities
    96,133       65,310  
 
           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Acquisition of vessels
    (76,220 )     (174,591 )
Acquisition of intangibles
    (43,780 )     (111,165 )
 
           
Net cash used in investing activities
    (120,000 )     (285,756 )
 
           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Cash distributions paid
    (70,669 )     (51,338 )
Net proceeds from issuance of general partner units
    2,052       3,566  
Proceeds from issuance of common units, net of offering costs
    86,288       147,460  
Proceeds from long term debt
    35,000       89,000  
(Increase)/decrease in restricted cash
    (7,642 )     12,500  
Repayment of long-term debt and payment of principal
    (22,525 )     (12,500 )
Debt issuance costs
    (414 )     (1,025 )
 
           
Net cash provided by financing activities
    22,090       187,663  
 
           
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,777 )     (32,783 )
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    51,278       77,878  
 
           
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 49,501     $ 45,095  
 
           
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION
               
Cash paid for interest
  $ 5,596     $ 4,141  
Issuance of common units to Navios Holdings related to the acquisition of Navios Luz and Navios Orbiter in May 2011
  $ 9,960     $  
Issuance of common units to Navios Holdings related to the acquisition of Navios Aurora II in March 2010
  $     $ 20,325  

 


 

EXHIBIT 2
                                         
Owned Vessels   Type     Built     Capacity (DWT)     Charter Expiration Date     Charter-Out Rate(1)  
Navios Apollon(2)
  Ultra-Handymax     2000       52,073     March 2012   $ 13,775  
Navios Gemini S
  Panamax     1994       68,636     February 2014   $ 24,225  
Navios Libra II
  Panamax     1995       70,136     November 2012   $ 18,525  
Navios Felicity
  Panamax     1997       73,867     June 2013   $ 26,169  
Navios Galaxy I
  Panamax     2001       74,195     February 2018   $ 21,937  
Navios Hyperion
  Panamax     2004       75,707     April 2014   $ 37,953  
Navios Alegria
  Panamax     2004       76,466     February 2014   $ 16,984 (3)
Navios Orbiter
  Panamax     2004       76,602     April 2014   $ 38,052  
Navios Hope
  Panamax     2005       75,397     August 2013   $ 17,562  
Navios Sagittarius
  Panamax     2006       75,756     November 2018   $ 26,125  
Navios Fantastiks
  Capesize     2005       180,265     February 2014   $ 36,290  
Navios Aurora II
  Capesize     2009       169,031     November 2019   $ 41,325  
Navios Pollux
  Capesize     2009       180,727     July 2019   $ 42,250  
Navios Fulvia
  Capesize     2010       179,263     September 2015   $ 50,588  
Navios Melodia(4)
  Capesize     2010       179,132     September 2022   $ 29,356 (5)
Navios Luz
  Capesize     2010       179,144     November 2020   $ 29,356 (6)
 
                                       
Long-term Chartered-in Vessels
                                       
Navios Prosperity (7)
  Panamax     2007       82,535     July 2012   $ 24,000  
Navios Aldebaran (8)
  Panamax     2008       76,500     March 2013   $ 28,391  
 
(1)   Net time charter-out rate per day (net of commissions). Represents the charter-out rate during the time charter period prior to the time charter expiration date and, if applicable, the charter-out rate under new time charter.
 
(2)   The vessel was delivered to new charterers on September 8, 2011 upon completion of main engine repairs.
 
(3)   Profit sharing 50% above $16,984/ day based on Baltic Exchange Panamax TC Average.
 
(4)   In January 2011, Korea Line Corporation (“KLC”) filed for receivership. The charter was affirmed and will be performed by KLC on its original terms, provided that during an interim suspension period the sub-charterer of the Navios Melodia will pay us directly.
 
(5)   Profit sharing 50% above $37,500/ day based on Baltic Exchange Capesize TC Average.
 
(6)   Profit sharing 50% above $38,500/ day based on Baltic Exchange Capesize TC Average.
 
(7)   The Navios Prosperity is chartered-in for seven years until June 2014 and we have options to extend for two one-year periods. We have the option to purchase the vessel after June 2012 at a purchase price that is initially 3.8 billion Yen declining each year by 145 million Yen.
 
(8)   The Navios Aldebaran is chartered-in for seven years until March 2015 and we have options to extend for two one-year periods. We have the option to purchase the vessel after March 2013 at a purchase price that is initially 3.6 billion Yen declining each year by 150 million Yen.

 


 

EXHIBIT 3
Disclosure of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
1. EBITDA
EBITDA represents net income plus interest and finance costs plus depreciation and amortization and income taxes. EBITDA is included because it is used by certain investors to measure a company’s financial performance. EBITDA is a “non-GAAP financial measure” and should not be considered a substitute for net income, cash flow from operating activities and other operations or cash flow statement data prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States or as a measure of profitability or liquidity.
Navios Partners believes EBITDA provides additional information with respect to Navios Partners’ ability to satisfy its obligations including debt service, capital expenditures, working capital requirements and determination of cash distribution. While EBITDA is frequently used as a measure of operating results and the ability to meet debt service requirements, the definition of EBITDA used here may not be comparable to that used by other companies due to differences in methods of calculation.
Adjusted EBITDA
Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA plus the non-cash charge for the write-off of the intangible asset associated with the Navios Apollon charter-out contract.
2. Operating Surplus
Operating Surplus represents net income adjusted for depreciation and amortization expense, non-cash interest expense and estimated maintenance and replacement capital expenditures. Maintenance and replacement capital expenditures are those capital expenditures required to maintain over the long term the operating capacity of, or the revenue generated by, Navios Partners’ capital assets.
Operating Surplus is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Operating Surplus is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other indicator of Navios Partners’ performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
3. Available Cash
Available Cash generally means, for each fiscal quarter, all cash on hand at the end of the quarter:
  less the amount of cash reserves established by the Board of Directors to:
    provide for the proper conduct of Navios Partners’ business (including reserve for maintenance and replacement capital expenditures);
    comply with applicable law, any of Navios Partners’ debt instruments, or other agreements; or
    provide funds for distributions to the unitholders and to the general partner for any one or more of the next four quarters;
  plus all cash on hand on the date of determination of available cash for the quarter resulting from working capital borrowings made after the end of the quarter. Working capital borrowings are generally borrowings that are made under any revolving credit or similar agreement used solely for working capital purposes or to pay distributions to partners.
Available Cash is a quantitative measure used in the publicly-traded partnership investment community to assist in evaluating a partnership’s ability to make quarterly cash distributions. Available cash is not required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and should not be considered as an alternative to net income or any other indicator of Navios Partners’ performance required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.

 


 

4. Reconciliation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
                                 
    Three Month                    
    Period ended     Three Month     Nine Month     Nine Month  
    September 30,     Period ended     Period ended     Period ended  
    2011     September 30, 2010     September 30, 2011     September 30, 2010  
    ($ ‘000)     ($ ‘000)     ($ ‘000)     ($ ‘000)  
    (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)     (unaudited)  
Net Cash from Operating Activities
  $ 34,263     $ 14,884     $ 96,133     $ 65,310  
Net increase/ (decrease) in operating assets
    1,764       (127 )     4,435       2,177  
Net (increase)/ decrease in operating liabilities
    (2,160 )     12,671       (2,652 )     3,679  
Net interest cost
    2,253       1,638       5,660       4,036  
Write-off of intangible asset
                (3,979 )      
Deferred finance charges
    (140 )     (99 )     (394 )     (302 )
 
                       
EBITDA
  $ 35,980     $ 28,967     $ 99,203     $ 74,900  
Write-off of intangible asset
                3,979        
 
                       
Adjusted EBITDA
  $ 35,980     $ 28,967     $ 103,182     $ 74,900  
Cash interest income
    157       243       750       512  
Cash interest paid
    (1,904 )     (1,740 )     (5,596 )     (4,141 )
Maintenance and replacement capital expenditures
    (4,828 )     (3,754 )     (13,740 )     (10,670 )
 
                       
Operating Surplus(1)
  $ 29,405     $ 23,716     $ 84,596     $ 60,601  
Cash distribution paid relating to the first half of the year
                (48,768 )     (36,251 )
Cash reserves
    (4,576 )     (2,738 )     (10,999 )     (3,372 )
 
                       
Available cash for distribution
  $ 24,829     $ 20,978     $ 24,829     $ 20,978  
 
(1)   Excludes expansion capital expenditures.
Contact Information
  Contacts
Investor Relations Contact:
Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
+1 (212) 906 8645
Investors@navios-mlp.com

Nicolas Bornozis
Capital Link, Inc.
naviospartners@capitallink.com