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: April 3, 2013
Commission File No. 001-34104
NAVIOS MARITIME ACQUISITION CORPORATION
85 Akti Miaouli Street, Piraeus, Greece 185 38
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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On April 3, 2013, Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (“Navios”) issued a press release announcing that it has agreed to acquire five MR2 product tankers, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $143.8 million. The purchase price is expected to be financed from a combination of existing cash on its balance sheet and debt consistent with Navios’ existing facilities. Two of the vessels are 2007-built MR2 product tankers of about 51,000 dwt each with expected delivery in June 2013. The purchase price for each vessel is approximately $23.2 million. One of the vessels is a newbuilding MR2 Eco Type product tanker of 50,000 dwt for approximately $34.3 million. The vessel is expected to be delivered in the third quarter of 2013. Two of the vessels are newbuilding MR2 Eco Type product tankers of 51,200 dwt each, with estimated deliveries in each of the third and fourth quarter of 2014, and the purchase price for each vessel is approximately $31.5 million. In addition, Navios has also been granted the option to acquire two additional MR2 Eco Type product tankers.
A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
This information contained in this report is hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statements on Form F-3, File Nos. 333-151707, 333-169320 and 333-170896.
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 ACQUISITION CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Angeliki Frangou | |
| Angeliki Frangou | ||
| Chief Executive Officer | ||
| Date: April 5, 2013 | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated April 3, 2013 | |