Euroseas Ltd 6-K, filed May 29, 2025
Euroseas Ltd. (ESEA)
About this 6-K
Euroseas Ltd filed this 6-K on May 29, 2025.
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
For the month of May 2025
Commission File Number: 001-33283
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EUROSEAS LTD. |
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4 Messogiou & Evropis Street |
151 24 Maroussi, Greece |
(Address of principal executive office) |
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F [X] Form 40-F [ ]
INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM 6-K REPORT
Attached to this Report on Form 6-K as Exhibit 1 is a copy of the press release issued by Euroseas Ltd. (the “Company”) on May 29, 2025: Euroseas Ltd. Announces Agreement to Sell its 2005-built 6,350 teu Intermediate Containership, M/V Marcos V.
This Report on Form 6-K (which includes Exhibit 1), except for the paragraph in Exhibit 1 beginning with “Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented:” is hereby incorporated by reference into the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-268708) filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 7, 2022 and the Company’s Registration Statement on Form F-3 (File No. 333-269066) filed with the Commission on December 29, 2022.
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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Dated: May 29, 2025 | By: | /s/ Aristides J. Pittas |
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| Name: | Aristides J. Pittas |
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| Title: | President |
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Exhibit 1
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Euroseas Ltd. Announces Agreement to Sell its 2005-built 6,350 teu Intermediate Containership, M/V Marcos V
Maroussi, Athens, Greece – May 29, 2025 – Euroseas Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESEA, the “Company” or “Euroseas”), an owner and operator of container carrier vessels and provider of seaborne transportation for containerized cargoes, announced today that it has signed an agreement to sell M/V Marcos V, an 6,350 teu intermediate containership built in 2005, to an unaffiliated third party, for $50 million. The vessel is scheduled to be delivered to its buyer in October 2025. The Company is expected to recognize a gain on the sale in excess of $8.50 million, or $1.20 per share.
Aristides Pittas, Chairman and CEO of Euroseas commented: “We are pleased to announce our agreement to sell our M/V Marcos V for a total price consideration of $50 million. The vessel was acquired in Q4 2021 for $40m, attached with a time charter contract at a rate of $42,000 per day for three years, plus a fourth year at the option of the charterer at $15,000 per day which was exercised. M/V Marcos V, upon its delivery to its new owners in October 2025, will have generated exceptional returns to our shareholders, realizing more than five times our original equity investment.”
Fleet Profile:
The Euroseas Ltd. fleet profile is currently as follows:
Name | Type | Dwt | TEU | Year Built | Employment (*) | TCE Rate ($/day) |
Container Carriers |
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MARCOS V(+)(***) | Intermediate | 72,968 | 6,350 | 2005 | TC until Oct-25 | $15,000 |
SYNERGY BUSAN(*) | Intermediate | 50,726 | 4,253 | 2009 | TC until Dec-27 | $35,500 |
SYNERGY ANTWERP(*) | Intermediate | 50,726 | 4,253 | 2008 | TC until May-28 | $35,500 |
Intermediate | 50,787 | 4,253 | 2009 | TC until May-26 | $42,000 | |
SYNERGY KEELUNG(+)(*) | Intermediate | 50,969 | 4,253 | 2009 | TC until Jun-25 then until Jun-28 | $23,000 $35,500 |
EMMANUEL P(+) | Intermediate | 50,796 | 4,250 | 2005 | TC until Aug-25 | $21,000 |
RENA P(+) | Intermediate | 50,796 | 4,250 | 2007 | TC until Aug-25 then until Aug-28 | $21,000 $35,500 |
EM KEA(*) | Feeder | 42,165 | 3,100 | 2007 | TC until May-26 | $19,000 |
GREGOS(*) | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2023 | TC until Apr-26 | $48,000 |
TERATAKI(*) | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2023 | TC until Jul-26 | $48,000 |
TENDER SOUL(*) | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2024 | TC until Oct-27 | $32,000 |
LEONIDAS Z(*) | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2024 | TC until Mar-26 | $20,000 |
DEAR PANEL | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2025 | TC until Nov-27 | $32,000 |
SYMEON P | Feeder | 37,237 | 2,800 | 2025 | TC until Nov-27 | $32,000 |
EVRIDIKI G(*) | Feeder | 34,677 | 2,556 | 2001 | TC until Apr-26 | $29,500 |
EM CORFU(*) | Feeder | 34,654 | 2,556 | 2001 | TC until Aug-26 | $28,000 |
STEPHANIA K(*) | Feeder | 22,262 | 1,800 | 2024 | TC until May-26 | $22,000 |
MONICA(*) | Feeder | 22,262 | 1,800 | 2024 | TC until May-27 | $23,500 |
PEPI STAR(*) | Feeder | 22,262 | 1,800 | 2024 | TC until Jun-26 | $24,250 |
EM SPETSES(*) | Feeder | 23,224 | 1,740 | 2007 | TC until Feb-26 | $18,100 |
JONATHAN P(*) | Feeder | 23,357 | 1,740 | 2006 | TC until Sep-25 | $20,000 |
EM HYDRA(*) | Feeder | 23,351 | 1,740 | 2005 | TC until May-27 | $19,000 |
Total Container Carriers on the Water | 22 | 849,404 | 67,494 |
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Vessels under construction | Type | Dwt | TEU | To be delivered | Employment | TCE Rate ($/day) |
ELENA (H1711) | Intermediate | 55,200 | 4,300 | Q4 2027 |
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NIKITAS G (H1712) | Intermediate | 55,200 | 4,300 | Q4 2027 |
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Total under construction | 2 | 110,400 | 8,600 |
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Notes:
(*)TC denotes time charter. Charter duration indicates the earliest redelivery date; all dates listed are the earliest redelivery dates under each TC unless the contract rate is lower than the current market rate in which cases the latest redelivery date is assumed; vessels with the latest redelivery date shown are marked by (+).
(**) Rate is net of commissions (which are typically 5-6.25%)
(***) The vessel is sold and is expected to be delivered to its new owners in the fourth quarter of 2025
About Euroseas Ltd.
Euroseas Ltd. was formed on May 5, 2005 under the laws of the Republic of the Marshall Islands to consolidate the ship owning interests of the Pittas family of Athens, Greece, which has been in the shipping business over the past 140 years. Euroseas trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the ticker ESEA.
Euroseas operates in the container shipping market. Euroseas' operations are managed by Eurobulk Ltd., an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certified affiliated ship management company, which is responsible for the day-to-day commercial and technical management and operations of the vessels. Euroseas employs its vessels on spot and period charters and through pool arrangements.
The Company has a fleet of 22 vessels, including 15 Feeder containerships and 7 Intermediate containerships with a cargo capacity of 67,494 teu. After the sale of M/V Marcos V and the delivery of the two intermediate containership newbuildings in 2027, Euroseas’ fleet will consist of 23 vessels with a total carrying capacity of 69,744 teu.
Forward Looking Statement
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 the Company's 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. Although the Company 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 that are inherently subject to significant uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are beyond the control of the Company. 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 containerships, competitive factors in the market in which the Company operates; risks associated with operations outside the United States; and other factors listed from time to time in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company 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 the Company's expectations with respect thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any statement is based.
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Tasos Aslidis Chief Financial Officer Euroseas Ltd. 11 Canterbury Lane, Watchung, NJ 07069 Tel. (908) 301-9091 E-mail: aha@euroseas.gr | Nicolas Bornozis / Markella Kara Capital Link, Inc. 230 Park Avenue, Suite 1540 New York, NY 10169 Tel. (212) 661-7566 E-mail: euroseas@capitallink.com |