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Navios Maritime Partners L.P. Announces Public Offering of 3,500,000 Common Units
| Source: Navios Maritime Partners L.P.
PIRAEUS, GREECE--(Marketwire - 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.