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:
May 4, 2009
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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On May
4, 2009, Navios Maritime Partners L.P. issued a press release announcing
its public offering of 3,500,000 common units. A copy of the press
release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Report and is incorporated herein
by reference.
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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.
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/s/ Angeliki Frangou | |
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Angeliki
Frangou
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Chief
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Date:
May 5, 2009
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Exhibit
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99.1
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Press
Release dated May 4, 2009
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NAVIOS
MARITIME PARTNERS L.P. ANNOUNCES
PUBLIC OFFERING OF 3,500,000 COMMON
UNITS
Piraeus, Greece, May 4, 2009 -
Navios Maritime Partners L.P. (“Navios Partners”) (NYSE: NMM) announced today
that it plans to offer 3,500,000 common units representing limited partnership
interests in a public offering. Navios Partners expects to grant the
underwriters a 30-day option to purchase an additional 525,000 common units to
cover over-allotments, if any. Navios Partners expects to use the net proceeds
from the public offering to fund its fleet expansion and/or for general
partnership purposes.
Navios
Maritime Partners L.P. is an international owner and operator of Capesize and
Panamax vessels formed by Navios Maritime Holdings Inc., a vertically integrated
seaborne shipping and logistics company with over 50 years of operating history
in the dry bulk shipping industry.
Navios
Partners’ common units trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
“NMM”.
The joint
book running managers for this offering are Citi, J.P.Morgan and Merrill Lynch
& Co. and the co-managers are S. Goldman Advisors LLC and DVB Capital
Markets.
When
available, copies of the prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus
related to this offering may be obtained from: Citi, Brooklyn Army Terminal, 140
58th Street, 8th Floor, Brooklyn, NY 11220 (tel: 718-765-6732); J.P.Morgan,
Attention: Prospectus Department, J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., 4 Chase Metrotech
Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11425, Attention: Prospectus Library, (tel:
718-242-8002); Merrill Lynch & Co., c/o Merrill Lynch & Co., Prospectus
Department, 4 World Financial Center, New York, New York 10080, (tel:
212-449-1000).
This news
release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to
buy the securities described herein, nor shall there be any sale of these
securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or
sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the
securities laws of any such jurisdiction. This offering may be made only by
means of a prospectus supplement and accompanying base prospectus.
ABOUT NAVIOS MARITIME
PARTNERS L.P.
Navios
Maritime Partners L.P. (NYSE: NMM), a publicly traded master limited partnership
formed by Navios Maritime Holdings Inc (NYSE: NM) is an owner and operator of
Capesize and Panamax 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 "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.
Contacts
Public
& Investor Relations Contact:
Navios
Maritime Partners L.P.
Nicolas
Bornozis
Capital
Link, Inc.
Tel.
(212) 661-7566
E-mail:
naviospartners@capitallink.com