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
Dated: November 15, 2017
Commission File No. 001-33311
NAVIOS MARITIME HOLDINGS INC.
7 Avenue de Grande Bretagne, Office 11B2
Monte Carlo, MC 98000 Monaco
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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On November 14, 2017, Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings”) issued a press release announcing that it and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Navios Maritime Finance II (US) Inc. (“Navios Finance,” and together with Navios Holdings, the “Co-Issuers”) priced $305.0 million of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes will be secured by a first priority lien on the capital stock owned by certain of the subsidiary guarantors of Navios Holdings in each of Navios Maritime Partners, L.P., Navios GP L.L.C., Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, Navios South American Logistics Inc. and Navios Maritime Containers Inc. The Co-Issuers intend to use the net proceeds from the offering of the Notes to complete a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8 1⁄8% Senior Notes due 2019 and to redeem any and all such notes that are not purchased in the tender offer after all conditions to the tender offer are satisfied or waived, including the payment of related fees and expenses and any redemption premium, with any remaining proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. The consummation of the offering of the Notes is conditioned upon customary closing conditions. The offering is being made pursuant to an offering memorandum in a private placement to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A, as well as pursuant to Regulation S, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Such offering memorandum includes information about the Notes, as well as information about Navios Holdings.
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 incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-202141, the Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-147186, and the related prospectuses.
Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated November 14, 2017. | |
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 HOLDINGS INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Angeliki Frangou | |
| Name: | Angeliki Frangou | |
| Title: | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | |
| Date: | November 15, 2017 | |
Exhibit 99.1
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. Announces Pricing of
$305 Million of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes Due 2022
MONACO, Nov. 14, 2017 — Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (“Navios Holdings” or the “Company”) (NYSE: NM) announced today that the Company and Navios Maritime Finance II (US) Inc., its wholly owned finance subsidiary, priced $305 million of 11.25% Senior Secured Notes due 2022 (the “Notes”). The Notes were offered and sold in the United States only to persons reasonably believed to be qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and in offshore transactions to non-United States persons in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act.
The Notes will be secured by a first priority lien on the capital stock owned by certain of the subsidiary guarantors of Navios Holdings in each of Navios Maritime Partners, L.P., Navios GP L.L.C., Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation, Navios South American Logistics Inc. and Navios Maritime Containers Inc. The Notes will be guaranteed by all of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, except for certain subsidiaries designated as unrestricted subsidiaries, including Navios South American Logistics Inc.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used to complete a cash tender offer for any and all of its outstanding 8 1⁄8% Senior Notes due 2019 and to redeem any and all such notes that are not purchased in the tender offer after all conditions to the tender offer are satisfied or waived, including the payment of related fees and expenses and any redemption premium, with any remaining proceeds to be used for general corporate purposes. The consummation of the offering of the Notes is conditioned upon customary closing conditions.
Neither the Notes and related guarantees nor their offering have been registered under the Securities Act or the securities laws of any other jurisdiction and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to or for the benefit of U.S. persons unless so registered except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable securities laws in other jurisdictions.
This press release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the Notes or any other securities, and does not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale of any Notes or other securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any offer of the Notes will be made only by means of a private offering memorandum. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act.
About Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc. (NYSE:NM) is a global, vertically integrated seaborne shipping and logistics company focused on the transport and transshipment of drybulk commodities including iron ore, coal and grain.
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 Holdings’ subsidiaries. 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 completion of the offering of the Notes. Although Navios Holdings 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 Holdings, including market conditions. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Navios Holdings 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 Holdings’ expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
Contact:
Navios Maritime Holdings Inc.
+1.212.906.8643
investors@navios.com
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